Active truck tracking and alerts for residential refuse can collection
US12335807B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for tracking refuse collection vehicles includes one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including receiving, from a user device, a first user input indicating one or more parameters of a geofence, the geofence defining a virtual perimeter around a geographical location, determining whether the refuse collection vehicle is within the virtual perimeter of the geofence based on a current location of the refuse collection vehicle, and transmitting, to the user device, a first notification based on a determination that the refuse collection vehicle is within the geofence, the first notification indicating to a user of the user device that the refuse collection vehicle is within the geofence.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.