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

Claim 6:
7. A method comprising:
receiving, from a dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to dispatch a garbage truck to service a first dumpster stationed at a first location;
transmitting, to the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to provide information comprising an accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck;
receiving, from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information comprising the accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck; and
dispatching the garbage truck to the first location, subject to the first location being accessible by the garbage truck,
wherein the first location is accessible to the garbage truck, the method further comprising:
transmitting, to the garbage truck, an instruction to travel on a first pickup route that includes a stop for servicing the first dumpster;
receiving, from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information that an object has rendered the first location temporarily inaccessible to the garbage truck; and
receiving, from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to schedule an arrival of the garbage truck at the first location at a first time after the object has been moved and the first location becomes accessible.