EP 2038791 A1 20090325 - RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
Title (en)
RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
Title (de)
RECYCLINGSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME DE RECYCLAGE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2008055689 W 20080303
- US 89285207 P 20070303
- US 85438707 A 20070912
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2008109542A1] Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of implementing an incentive-based recycling system. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of implementing a system of incentive-based recycling comprises dispatching a vehicle on a route, lifting a pickup cart comprising a volume of collectable recyclable material and having a radio frequency identification (RFID) readable tag disposed thereon, weighing the collectable recyclable material on a weighing device, using a radio frequency identification reader to obtain a unique set of identification data from the pickup cart, removing the pickup cart from the weighing device, transporting a volume of collectable recyclable material to a drop-off facility, validating collected weight data and identification data, uploading the data to a central database, generating at least one report from the data uploaded to the central database, and allocating rewards to a customer corresponding to a unique set of identification data.
IPC 8 full level
G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65F 1/1484 (2013.01); B65F 3/041 (2013.01); G06Q 50/10 (2013.01); B65F 2003/022 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2008109542 A1 20080912; WO 2008109542 A9 20090820; EP 2038791 A1 20090325; EP 2038791 A4 20110420
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2008055689 W 20080303; EP 08747881 A 20080303