Patent ID: 7165721

Claim:
A disposal and provisioning system comprising: a waste disposal unit, the waste disposal unit including: a processor; a scanner couple to the processor, the scanner configured to scan a code on items deposited in the waste disposal unit; a network interface coupled to the processor, the network interface configured to transmit and receive information over a network; and a remote processing system configured to be coupled to the waste disposal unit via the network, the remote processing system including: a database storing sample preference associate with a user of the waste disposal unit, wherein the sample preferences are stored at least in part to select samples to be provided to the user; a first instruction configured to receive scanned information from the waste disposal unit for at least a first item; a second instruction configured to determine from the received scanned information that the first item is a sample; a third instruction configured to receive an indication via the waste disposal unit whether the user wants to order a replacement for the sample; a fourth instruction configured to locate replacement options for the sample; a fifth instruction configured to transmit the replacement options to the waste disposal unit; a sixth instruction configured to receive from the waste disposal unit an option selection by the user.