Patent ID: 9721342
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06K,G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: detecting, by a computer system comprising one or more processors coupled to at least one memory, a user device positioned within a predetermined distance of a waste container; determining a user identifier associated with the user device; determining, using a camera, that a prohibited waste item has been placed in the waste container; capturing a first image of the prohibited waste item using the camera; capturing a second image of an ambient environment of the waste container; determining that a waste level of waste in the waste container has decreased; determining that a user removed the prohibited waste item from the waste container; capturing a third image of the user; storing the user identifier and a timestamp for the third image in a data log associated with the waste container; and generating a violation report comprising the first image, the second image, and the third image.