Global Patent Index - EP 1603688 A2

EP 1603688 A2 20051214 - NETWORKED WASTE PROCESSING APPARATUS

Title (en)

NETWORKED WASTE PROCESSING APPARATUS

Title (de)

VERNETZTE ABFALLVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE DECHETS EN RESEAU

Publication

EP 1603688 A2 20051214 (EN)

Application

EP 04713957 A 20040224

Priority

  • IB 2004001076 W 20040224
  • US 44946203 P 20030224
  • US 47013803 P 20030513

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004074964A2] The present invention is related to methods and systems for waste disposal and replacement of disposed of items. In one embodiment, a waste disposal system comprises a waste disposal unit including a processor, an item code scanner, and a network interface coupled to the processor. The system further comprises a remote processing system configured to be coupled to the waste disposal unit via a network, the remote processing system including a database that stores product preferences associated with a user of the waste disposal unit, and instructions configured to receive scanned information from the waste disposal unit for at least a first item, to select at least a first potential substitute item to replace the first item based at least in part on the scanned information and the user preferences, and to add the potential substitute item to a user order.

IPC 1-7

B07C 7/04

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G06Q 10/06 (2013.01 - EP); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01 - KR); G06Q 50/26 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004074964 A2 20040902; WO 2004074964 A3 20050721; BR PI0408040 A 20060214; CA 2516974 A1 20040902; EP 1603688 A2 20051214; EP 1603688 A4 20081001; JP 2007535716 A 20071206; KR 20050115250 A 20051207

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2004001076 W 20040224; BR PI0408040 A 20040224; CA 2516974 A 20040224; EP 04713957 A 20040224; JP 2006502506 A 20040224; KR 20057015728 A 20050824