Patent ID: 7119688
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: A61B,B65F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium for use with a processor associated with a waste receptacle, the waste receptacle having a first detector configured to receive an identification signal from a transmitter associated with a person proximate to the waste receptacle and at least a first compartment with an associated first waste detector and a second compartment with an associated second waste detector, the computer readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to: process information received by the first detector to determine the identity of the person; process information received from the first waste detector and the second waste detector to determine if waste has been deposited in the respective first compartment and second compartment; in response to a determination that waste has been deposited in the waste receptacle, associating the identified person with the deposited waste; and providing information representative of the identity of the person and into which of first compartment and second compartment waste was deposited to a remote computer.