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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Wastequip Llc, Charlotte, NC (US);
Michael Marchetti, Charlotte, NC (US);
J. Cody Collins, Charlotte, NC (US);
Martin Damon Bryant, Mint Hill, NC (US);
Wastequip LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Container tracking systems and related methods. A container tracking assembly comprises a processor having a powered-off state and a sleep state, at least one sensor, a radio frequency transceiver, and a power source in electrical communication with the processor, the at least one sensor, and the radio frequency transceiver. Additionally, the container tracking assembly comprises a non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, are operative to acquire, via the radio frequency transceiver, a current location of the container and cause the processor to enter the powered-off state if the current location of the container does not differ from a previously-acquired location of the container by more than a threshold amount. If the current location of the container differs from the previously-acquired location of the container by more than the threshold amount, the processor enters the sleep state for a first period of time.