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

Claim 0:
1. A method for monitoring a waste container for storing waste, the method comprising:
receiving data from at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises:
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 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;

based on the data, selecting a 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;
in response to selecting the triggering event, setting a preselected interval according to a type of the triggering event selected from the group of triggering events, wherein the preselected interval comprises a first preselected time before the triggering event and a second preselected time after the triggering event;
controlling a camera to record images proximate to the waste container for the set preselected interval; and
storing, in a memory, the camera-recorded images for the set preselected interval,
wherein the method is performed by a computing device that has access to event information, the 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.