Patent ID: 8020767
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring waste at a waste transfer station that includes a scale area and a municipal solid waste (MSW) floor, comprising: a reader for reading at a scale area: i) a first plurality of identifiers, each of the first plurality of identifiers storing a vehicle identifier associated with a respective plurality of waste collection vehicles; ii) a second plurality of identifiers, each of the second plurality of identifiers storing a waste receptacle identifier associated with a respective plurality of waste receptacles; a second reader for reading at the MSW floor: a general purpose computer comprising a scale interface utilizing a data repository that stores: iii) the read vehicle identifier associated with respective waste collection vehicles; iv) the read waste receptacle identifier associated with respective waste receptacles; v) a first plurality of values representing a weight difference, between a respective plurality of non-empty and substantially empty waste collection vehicles, at respective times within the waste transfer station, wherein the first plurality of values respectively correspond to a weight of material deposited within the MSW floor; and vi) a second plurality of values representing a weight difference, between a respective plurality of substantially non-empty and substantially empty waste receptacles, at respective times within the waste transfer station, wherein the second plurality of values correspond to a weight of material removed from the MSW floor, vii) the computer maintaining a running total by utilizing the weight differences at the respective times, in a time sequenced manner, to add each of the first plurality of values and subtract each of the second plurality of values from the first plurality of values, wherein the running total is calculated in real time; and further wherein a running total value of zero indicates that no material is within the MSW floor; and at least one camera and video recording device configured to capture at least one image of the MSW floor when the running total value is equal to zero.