Systems for and methods of asset management in a waste management service environment

One embodiment of the present invention includes an identification mechanism, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or barcode, associated with a waste container. The identification mechanism contains an identifier that can be used to identify the waste container, and that can be read...

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Main Authors HEWITT JESSICA, SABINO ALAN, PETROW WILLIAM
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.11.2007
Subjects
INFORMATION STORAGE
PHYSICS
STATIC STORES
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Summary:One embodiment of the present invention includes an identification mechanism, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or barcode, associated with a waste container. The identification mechanism contains an identifier that can be used to identify the waste container, and that can be read by a vehicle with an identification reader. In addition, the location of the waste container can be determined using a GPS receiver. The waste container identifier and its corresponding location can then be stored in a computer for later transmission to a second computer, for example, by using a wireless communication link. The second can be used to associate the waste container identifier and the waste container's position with a customer.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060435688