Patent ID: 11952212
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a dumpster monitoring apparatus, that an amount of garbage in a dumpster exceeds a threshold level;
transmitting, to a dumpster management apparatus, upon determining that the amount of garbage in the dumpster exceeds the threshold level, a request to dispatch a garbage truck to service the dumpster;
determining, by the dumpster monitoring apparatus, whether the dumpster has been serviced by the garbage truck;
determining, by the dumpster monitoring apparatus, that a first location at which the dumpster is stationed is inaccessible to the garbage truck;
transmitting, to a robot vehicle, a first request to move the dumpster from the first location to a second location that is accessible to the garbage truck;
determining, by the dumpster monitoring apparatus, that the robot vehicle has moved the dumpster from the first location to the second location; and
informing the dumpster management apparatus of the second location along with the request to dispatch the garbage truck to service the dumpster.