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

Claim 11:
12. A system comprising:
a robot vehicle;
a dumpster monitoring apparatus; and
a dumpster management apparatus comprising a first computer that includes a memory that stores computer-executable instructions and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
receive from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to dispatch a garbage truck to service a dumpster stationed at a first location;
transmit to the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to provide information comprising an accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck;
receive from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information comprising the accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck;
dispatch the garbage truck to the first location, subject to the first location being accessible by the garbage truck;
receive from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information that the first location is inaccessible to the garbage truck;
transmit to the robot vehicle, a first instruction to move the dumpster from the first location to a second location that is accessible to the garbage truck; and
dispatch the garbage truck to the second location upon receiving a confirmation from the robot vehicle that the dumpster has been moved to the second location.