Patent ID: 11861647
Assignee: COX ENTERPRISES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive, from a sensor of a device, an image of a first waste item of a user;
determine, based on a comparison of the image to images of waste items input to a machine learning algorithm, a product characteristic of the first waste item, the product characteristic indicative of a tear in the first waste item;
determine a geolocation of the device;
select, based on the geolocation of the device, a first rule from two or more rules for a determination of which waste receptacle of a plurality of waste receptacles a waste item is to be deposited, wherein the first rule indicates that a torn waste item is recyclable, and wherein the two or more rules include a second rule for a second geolocation indicating that a torn waste item is not recyclable;
determine, based on the product characteristic of the first waste item and the first rule, that the first waste item is to be disposed of using a first waste receptacle of the plurality of waste receptacles, wherein the first waste receptacle is a recycling receptacle;
cause presentation of an indication of the first waste receptacle to the user at the device; and
re-train the machine learning algorithm using the image.