Patent ID: 11907318
Assignee: ADVANCED CUSTOM ENGINEERED SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT CO.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A waste container monitoring system for monitoring a waste container for storing waste comprising:
a camera positioned and operative so as to record images proximate to the waste container;
a memory associated with the camera for recording camera-recorded images for a preselected interval associated with a triggering event, wherein the preselected interval comprises a first preselected time before the triggering event and a second preselected time after the triggering event, and wherein the preselected interval is set according to a type of the triggering event detected;
a plurality of sensors configured for detecting the triggering event, the plurality of sensors comprising:
at least one hazardous or non-compliant material sensor for detecting for hazardous or non-compliant material, wherein the at least one hazardous or non-compliant material sensor for detecting for hazardous or non-compliant material detects for a tag associated with hazardous or non-compliant material placed inside the waste container, and
a system overload sensor for detecting for a power spike or power outage associated with a compactor attached to the waste container;

a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the camera, and the memory, and configured to:
based on data received by the controller from at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors, select the triggering event from a group of triggering events, the group of triggering events comprising (i) the at least one hazardous or non-compliant material sensor detecting a presence of hazardous or non-compliant material in the waste container, and (ii) the system overload sensor detecting an overload of the compactor, and
in response to selecting the triggering event:
setting the preselected interval according to the type of the triggering event selected from the group of triggering events,
controlling the camera to record images proximate to the waste container for the set preselected interval, and
storing, in the memory, the camera-recorded images for the set preselected interval,

wherein the controller has access to event information correlating each triggering event of the group of triggering events with a respective preselected interval, and
wherein selecting the triggering event and setting the preselected interval are performed based on the event information.