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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gabriel P. Borges, Sumare, BR;
Claude Falbriard, Cananeia, BR;
Grant D. Miller, Arvada, CO (US);
Nader M. Nassar, Yortown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/12 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/12 (2013.01); G06Q 10/30 (2013.01); Y02W 90/20 (2015.05);
Abstract
A method to identify and manage recyclable materials provides a recyclable material with a quartz crystal identification element configured to oscillate at a predetermined frequency associated with the recyclable material. A mobile device detects the oscillation frequency of the quartz crystal, identifies the recyclable material based on the detected oscillation frequency, and sends that information to a controller.