[0001]The present disclosure relates to garbage collection system, and
more specifically, to a garbage collection system or an Internet of things (IoT) based trash management system (hereinafter interchangeably referred as "Internet of things (IoT) based trash management system") and method that incorporates Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and global positioning system (GPS) enabled dustbin containers or garbage container (hereinafter interchangeably referred as "garbage container") and drones.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in
understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the
information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed
invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] As human population grows, as human population's standard of
living improves resulting in more use of Earth's resources, and Earth's resources become increasing depleted with progression of time, there arises an increased need to recycle materials and reduce generation of waste. Moreover, there is also an increasing need to ensure that such recycling is executed in a manner which itself employs as few resources as possible, namely in manner which is most efficient.
[0004] In technologically-advanced countries, waste management
industries are growing in importance and need to employ increasingly efficient processes to increase revenue margins, namely such waste management industries need to optimize their resource utilization, for example use of waste collection vehicles, use of waste collection personnel and similar. Based upon contemporary data from Environmental Business International, the United States of America (USA) has a solid-waste management industry which has grown in

value from 39.4 billion US dollars in the year 2000 to 52.40 billion US dollars in the year 2010.
[0005] In the traditional system where the municipalities use to follow the
manual way for collecting the garbage from the particular cities, transportation and segregation of waste and disposal of wastage. As the increase population day to day it is also reflected on the waste dumped by them. Due to improper maintenance of the garbage bins and the disposal of wastage is not done on time which is reflected in major health issues in the cities. Next, a lot of fuel is wasted by the transportation if the truck frequently visits the bin if the bin is not completely filled. As all the waste is dumped into a single bin, there would be different types of materials which cause in chemical reactions with one another and causes severe pollution around the bin. Some of the useful items such as metals and so on are also wasted because of these chemical reactions that go on in the bin. Due to a lot of pollutions is taking place in air, land, soils and water, which in cause reflected in the health issues of the human where a lot of people are getting infected with several diseases caused due to the environmental pollution every year.
[0006] However, waste collection companies face various challenges
when implementing collection of waste from various sites and recycling stations at different locations; the challenges include the following, for example: (i) planning and scheduling routes for waste haulers to employ for ensuring maximum waste collection; (ii) avoiding penalties, for example fines from municipal authorities, for delayed collection of waste, for example where waste overflows from waste containers and potentially represents a safety and/or health hazard; (iii) predicting customer waste generation patterns, for example based upon daily usage of waste containers, or during festivals and weekends when increased customer consumption of resources, for example food and drinks products, occurs; and (iv) saving resources, and hence money, and reducing environmental impact of waste collection processes, for example less fuel consumption in waste collection vehicles, using less waste collection equipment, and optimizing waste collection intervals. Conventionally, a smart waste device

and waste tracking system are available in the market. Further, these conventional device and system lack a feature of smart tracking of the bins, and also the solutions provided are not intelligent and smart. Furthermore, there is no system and method available in the market that is completely automatic starting from picking garbage from a dustbin deployed near houses to its final disposal at a dumping area.
[0007] In the traditional system where the municipalities use to follow
the manual way for collecting the garbage from the particular cities, transportation and segregation of waste and disposal of wastage. As the increase population day to day it is also reflected on the waste dumped by them. Due to improper maintenance of the garbage bins and the disposal of wastage is not done on time which is reflected in major health issues in the cities. Next, a lot of fuel is wasted by the transportation if the truck frequently visits the bin if the bin is not completely filled. As all the waste is dumped into a single bin, there would be different types of materials which cause in chemical reactions with one another and causes severe pollution around the bin. Some of the useful items such as metals and so on are also wasted because of these chemical reactions that go on in the bin. Due to a lot of pollutions is taking place in air, land, soils and water, which in cause reflected in the health issues of the human where a lot of people are getting infected with several diseases caused due to the environmental pollution every year.
[0008] Therefore, there exists a need of an efficient, effective and
improved garbage collection system and method that incorporates Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and global positioning system (GPS) enabled dustbin containers or garbage (hereinafter interchangeably referred as "garbage") and drones. Further, there is a need of a garbage collection system and method that is completely automatic starting from picking garbage from a dustbin deployed near houses to its final disposal at a dumping area. Furthermore, there is a need of a garbage collection system and method that and reduces human/ labor intervention/participation in the process of garbage collection and management.

[0009] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that
follow, the meaning of "a," "an," and "the" includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0010] In some embodiments, the numerical parameters set forth in the
written description and attached claims are approximations that can vary
depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by a particular
embodiment. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should be
construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying
ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and
parameters setting forth the broad scope of some embodiments of the invention
are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are
reported as precisely as practicable. The numerical values presented in some
embodiments of the invention may contain certain errors necessarily resulting
from the standard deviation found in their respective testing measurements.
[0011] The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to
serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value
falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value
is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All
methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless
otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use
of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g. "such as") provided with
respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the
invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise
claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any
non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[0012] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the
invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more

members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all groups used in the appended claims.
SUMMARY
[0013] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a
simplified form to be further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identity key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0014] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an Internet of things
(IoT) based trash management system. The Internet of things (IoT) based trash management system includes a platform to receive a trash collector container. The platform has a pressure sensor and a transceiver device. The pressure sensor senses a pressure exerted by the trash collector container. The transceiver device communicably coupled with the pressure sensor and monitors the sensed pressure exerted by the trash collector container. The transceiver device generates a plurality of packets to be transmitted over the network upon detecting that the sensed pressure exerted exceeds a pre-determined pressure value. The system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to intercept a first packet from the plurality of packets to determine location co-ordinates of the trash collector container and find a real-time location of the trash collector container based on the determined location co-ordinates to collect at least trash available in the trash collector container.
[0015] In an aspect, the trash collector container at least partially overlaps
upon its receipt overlap with the pressure sensor.
[0016] In an aspect, the transceiver device is a global system for
mobile communication (GSM) module.
[0017] In an aspect, the plurality of packets includes one or more details
of the trash collector container, the one or more details are selected from any or a

combination of location coordinates, identification number, a weight thereof, a
size thereof, a quantity of the trash therein, and a height thereof.
[0018] In an aspect, each of the plurality of packets includes one or more
details of the trash collector container, the one or more details are selected from
any or a combination of location coordinates, identification number, a weight
thereof, a size thereof, a quantity of the trash therein, and a height thereof.
[0019] In an aspect, the at least a first packet from the plurality of packets
includes at least location coordinates of the of the trash collector container.
[0020] In an aspect, the trash collector container includes at least one
magnetic strip disposed on each of one or more handles of the trash collector container.
[0021] In an aspect, at least one magnetic strip generates a magnetic field,
wherein the generated magnetic field is detected by the UAV to enable one or
more hooks of the UAV to connect with the one or more handles to thereby
collect at least rash available in the trash collector container.
[0022] In an aspect, the UAV comprises one or more hall-effect sensors
to enable the one or more hooks to accurately connect with the one or more
handles to thereby collect at least rash available in the trash collector container.
[0023] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method of
collecting trash using an Internet of things (IoT) based trash management system. The method includes the following steps: a pressure sensor of a platform senses a pressure exerted by a trash collector container on the platform, wherein the pressure exerted is indicative of a trash available in the trash collector container; a transceiver device coupled with the pressure sensor passively monitors the sensed pressure exerted by the trash collector container, wherein the transceiver device is configure to generate, upon detecting that the sensed pressure exerted exceeds a pre-determined pressure value, a plurality of packets to be transmitted over the network and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) intercepts at least a first packet from the plurality of packets to determine location co-ordinates of the trash collector container and find a real-time location of the trash collector

container based on the determined location co-ordinates to collect at least rash available in the trash collector container.
[0024] Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present
disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like features.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0026] In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the
same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.
[0027] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary smart garbage collection system,
in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of a smart garbage
collection system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] Embodiments of the present disclosure include various steps,
which will be described below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed

with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed
by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware or by human operators.
[0030] If the specification states a component or feature "may", "can",
"could", or "might" be included or have a characteristic, that particular
component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0031] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully
hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the disclosure, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).
[0032] Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill
in the art that the diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems and methods embodying this disclosure. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any electronic code generator shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this disclosure. Those of ordinary skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not intended to be limited to any particular named.

[0033] Various terms as used herein are shown below. To the extent a
term used in a claim is not defined below, it should be given the broadest
definition persons in the pertinent art have given that term as reflected in printed
publications and issued patents at the time of filing.
5 [0034] Problems to be solved in the present invention are that: However,
waste collection companies face various challenges when implementing collection of waste from various sites and recycling stations at different locations; the challenges include the following, for example: (i) planning and scheduling routes for waste haulers to employ for ensuring maximum waste collection; (ii)
10 avoiding penalties, for example fines from municipal authorities, for delayed collection of waste, for example where waste overflows from waste containers and potentially represents a safety and/or health hazard; (iii) predicting customer waste generation patterns, for example based upon daily usage of waste containers, or during festivals and weekends when increased customer
15 consumption of resources, for example food and drinks products, occurs; and (iv) saving resources, and hence money, and reducing environmental impact of waste collection processes, for example less fuel consumption in waste collection vehicles, using less waste collection equipment, and optimizing waste collection intervals. Conventionally, a smart waste device and waste tracking system are
20 available in the market. Further, these conventional device and system lack a feature of smart tracking of the bins, and also the solutions provided are not intelligent and smart. Furthermore, there is no system and method available in the market that is completely automatic starting from picking garbage from a dustbin deployed near houses to its final disposal at a dumping area.
25 [0035] Therefore, there exists a need of an efficient, effective and
improved garbage collection system and method that incorporates Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and global positioning system (GPS) enabled dustbin containers or garbage (hereinafter interchangeably referred as “garbage”) and drones. Further, there is a need of a garbage collection system
30 and method that is completely automatic starting from picking garbage from a dustbin deployed near houses to its final disposal at a dumping area. Furthermore,
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there is a need of a garbage collection system and method that and reduces human/ labor intervention/participation in the process of garbage collection and management.
[0036] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a garbage collection
5 system. The garbage collection system includes small dustbins, small dustbin
containers, small unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e. small capacity drones), large
dustbins, large dustbin containers, and large unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e. large
capacity drones).
[0037] In an aspect, large and small dustbin containers are configured
10 with a GPS module, a GSM module, solar panels, and a pressure sensor and respectively hold the large and small dustbins.
[0038] In an aspect, large and small dustbins are configured with a
magnetic strip on their handles.
[0039] In an aspect, the small and large drones are configured with a
15 GSM module, a GPS module, solar panels, a Hall Effect sensor, and a microcontroller.
[0040] In an aspect, when the weight of any of the said small dustbins
crosses the weight threshold, the respective dustbin container’s pressure sensor senses it. The said container’s GSM module shoots a message/signal to the
20 nearest available small drone. The signal encapsulates the dustbin’s GPS collected location information. As soon as a small drone receives the signal, it gets deployed to the location. On reaching the location, the drone aligns itself with the dustbin’s handle. For the alignment, dustbin’s handle installed magnetic strip and drone’s Hall Effect sensor play a vital role. The Hall Effect sensor
25 senses the magnetic field intensity, and at the point where the highest magnetic field intensity is found, the drone infers that it is the correct alignment position. Accordingly, the drone opens its jaws in order to get attached to the dustbin and lift it upward. Now, the drone deploys to the nearest available large dustbin to dump the garbage into it and deploy back to the dustbin container’s location. In a
30 similar way, the garbage from the large dustbins can be dumped to a landfill site or dumping field/ground by the incorporation of the large drones.
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[0041] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary smart garbage collection system or
Internet of things (IoT) based trash management system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0042] In an exemplary embodiment, the smart garbage collection system
5 100 can include a small dustbin, a large dustbin, a small unmanned aerial vehicle and a large unmanned aerial vehicle.
[0043] The deployment of pickable dustbin within a container is shown in
FIG. 1. The dustbin container or platform (hereinafter interchangeably referred as “platform”) 102 uses three components: GPS-I 104, GSM-I 106 and a pressure
10 sensor 108. The communication with the UAV 116 can be established with the
help of GSM-II 120 using GPS-II 118. The waste can be accumulated in the large
dustbin and is finally disposed of at a dumping field. All these tasks can be
carried out in an automatic manner and require no human effort at all.
[0044] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary small and/or large dustbin and
15 small and/or large UAV.
[0045] In another embodiment, the dustbin container 102 can have a GPS
1 module 104, GSM 1 module 106, solar panels and a pressure sensor 108.
[0046] In another embodiment, the dustbin 110 can have a magnetic strip
112 on its handle 114. The dustbin 110 can be placed in the dustbin container 102
20 through the drone 116.
[0047] In another embodiment, the drone 116 can have GPS module 2
118, solar panels, hall effect sensor, a microcontroller with LED and GSM
module 2 120.
[0048] The main steps in the evolution of this innovative product include
25 two phases:
Phase I- For picking garbage from homes:
1) Pressure Sensor (PS) in small dustbin containers can sense the weight of
garbage.
2) If weight is more than threshold, then GSM-I will send the message to GSM-II 30 located at small drone.
3) Position of container is also taken using GPS-I.
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4) The position coordinates are also sent from GSM-I to GSM-II.
5) GSM-II can get the information regarding filling of dustbin and its location coordinates.
6) Small Drones can reach to required location with the help of GPS-II. A small
5 magnet strip can be deployed on the bucket handle. Hall-effect sensor can be
deployed on the drone so that jaws below drone can pick the bucket of garbage.
7) The drone can come near the bucket using GPS-II and start roam around the
bucket to locate the magnet. When the drone comes exactly above the magnet of
the bucket handle, the magnetic field intensity (sensed by the sensor) can be
10 maximum at that location. At this point, an LED on the drone can glow and using microcontroller programming, jaws will get open and capture the handle of bucket.
8) The Drone can pick the dustbin and dump it to the large dustbin. Finally, drone
will place the dustbin in its original position.
15 Phase II- Picking garbage from society dustbin:
1) In the same manner, the garbage can be collected from the large dustbins and can be sent to the dumping area with the help of large drone. Large drones and large dustbins can be equipped with pressure sensor, GPS and GSM module etc. like small drones and dustbins.
20 [0049] In another embodiment, UAV includes one or more hall-effect
sensors 122 to enable the one or more hooks to accurately connect with the one
or more handles to thereby collect at least rash available in the trash collector
container.
[0050] In an exemplary embodiment, the Hall Effect sensor 122 senses
25 the highest magnetic field intensity and opens its jaws to uplift the dustbin.
[0051] In another exemplary embodiment, Hall Effect sensor 122 is used
to measure the magnitude of a magnetic field. Its output voltage is directly proportional to the magnetic field strength through it. Hall Effect sensors are used for proximity sensing, positioning, speed detection, and current sensing
30 applications. Frequently, a Hall sensor is combined with threshold detection so that it acts as and is called a switch. Commonly seen in industrial applications
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such as the pictured pneumatic cylinder, they are also used in consumer
equipment; for example some computer printers use them to detect missing paper
and open covers. They can also be used in computer keyboards, an application
that requires ultra-high reliability.
5 [0052] An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a flying device that does
not require an onboard pilot, and is typically piloted by remote control, autonomously, or some combination thereof. UAVs often include cameras. In recent years, UAVs have become increasingly affordable and popular in part due to the proliferation of smaller, more powerful, more energy-efficient, and more
10 affordable computers, GPS receivers, cameras, and other electronic components.
[0053] UAVs are also sometimes popularly referred to as “drones,”
though some consider the term “drone” to refer to a subset of UAVs that can be
operated out of eyeshot of an operator and beyond line of sight.
[0054] In an embodiment, for household consumers smaller commercial
15 users, the trash cans with permanent lid may offer a terrific combination of strength, lightweight durability, and security in a rolling, one-piece unit that may last for many years. The unique, interlocking lid design offers a tight seal against precipitation and pest infestation yet will open easily and stay open when the can is to be emptied. Novel in conception, conceived to meet a real need shared by
20 millions, and built to last, the trash cans with permanent lid may be produced in a
variety of sizes, shapes, and styles to meet the range of consumer requirements,
and may clearly outperform conventional, plastic trash receptacles.
[0055] According to another embodiment the preferred shape of the
dustbin is any regular geometrical contour, circular, square, rectangular, a regular
25 polygon.
[0056] According to an embodiment the content in the dustbin is garbage.
[0057] According to another embodiment the garbage of waste is a dry
waste, wet waste.
[0058] In another preferred embodiment the dustbin is used in running
30 trains for efficient waste management and thereby maintains cleanliness and hygiene.
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[0059] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram of a smart garbage
collection system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0060] At step 202, a pressure sensor of a platform senses a pressure
5 exerted by a trash collector container on the platform, wherein the pressure
exerted is indicative of a trash available in the trash collector container.
[0061] At step 204, a transceiver device coupled with the pressure sensor
passively monitors the sensed pressure exerted by the trash collector container, wherein the transceiver device is configure to generate, upon detecting that the
10 sensed pressure exerted exceeds a pre-determined pressure value, a plurality of packets to be transmitted over the network.
[0062] At step 206, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) intercepts at least
a first packet from the plurality of packets to determine location co-ordinates of the trash collector container and find a real-time location of the trash collector
15 container based on the determined location co-ordinates to collect at least rash available in the trash collector container.
[0063] As used herein throughout, the term magnetic material may refer
to any of a wide variety of magnetic and/or magnetizable materials. Such materials may include conventional magnets which may be magnetically
20 attractive to certain non-magnetized metallic materials such as steel, metalized foils and the like.
[0064] In another preferred aspect, the magnetic materials may be
materials which are magnetizable so as to be magnetically attracted to one another.
25 [0065] More specifically, in the present invention, the magnetic material
may include any materials having magnetic and/or magnetizable properties, including but not limited to, ferromagnetic materials which may include magnetic or magnetizable elements such as ferrite members which are placed, incorporated, deposited, suspended, embedded or otherwise carried by a binding
30 material or carrier. The carrier permits placement of the magnetic material on the
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package. The ferrite material may be arranged to have mobility within the carrier for magnetizable purposes.
[0066] As noted above, in one preferred embodiment, the magnetic
material may include ferrite material arranged in a binder or carrier for mobility
5 within the carrier for magnetizable purposes. Also, it is contemplated that the
magnetic material may be placed on the package substrate such that the ferrites
are aligned in the carrier and which is subsequently more fully magnetized on the
substrate.
[0067] In addition, while the magnetic field strength of the magnetic
10 strips in the closed condition should be sufficient to maintain adequate closure,
the magnetic field strength at a distance therefrom should rapidly dissipate.
[0068] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the
invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the
15 components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. These together with other objects of the invention, along
20 with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
25 [0069] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been set
forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiment of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments, which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
30 [0070] The foregoing object, features and advantages will be able to
easily carry out self-technical features of the present invention one of ordinary
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skill in the art are described later in detail with reference to the accompanying
drawings, accordingly. If the detailed description of the known art related to the
invention In the following description of the present invention that are
determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention,
5 and detailed description thereof will not be given. It will be described in the
following, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention with
reference to the accompanying drawings, for example, in detail. Like reference
numerals in the drawings it is used to refer to same or similar elements.
[0071] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more
10 modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the
15 terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refers to at least one of something
20 selected from the group consisting of A, B, C ….and N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc. The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific
25 embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments
30 herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in
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the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with
modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
[0072] While embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated
and described, it will be clear that the disclosure is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, as described in the claims.

We Claim:

An Internet of things (IoT) based trash management system (100), comprising:
a platform (102) to receive a trash collector container (110), the platform having:
a pressure sensor (108) positioned such that the trash collector container (110) upon its receipt overlap with the pressure sensor at the platform (102) to sense a pressure exerted by the trash collector container (110), wherein the pressure exerted is indicative of a trash available in the trash collector container; and
a transceiver device (106) communicably coupled with the pressure sensor (108) and configured to passively monitor the sensed pressure exerted by the trash collector container, wherein the transceiver device (106) is configured to generate, upon detecting that the sensed pressure exerted exceeds a pre-determined pressure value, a plurality of packets to be transmitted over the network;
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (116) configured to intercept at least a first packet from the plurality of packets to determine location co-ordinates of the trash collector container (110) and find a real-time location of the trash collector container (110) based on the determined location co-ordinates to collect at least trash available in the trash collector container.
2. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the trash collector container (110) at least partially overlaps upon its receipt overlap with the pressure sensor (108).
3. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transceiver device (106) is a global system for mobile communication (GSM) module.

4. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of packets comprises one or more details of the trash collector container, the one or more details are selected from any or a combination of location coordinates, identification number, a weight thereof, a size thereof, a quantity of the trash therein, and a height thereof.
5. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of packets comprises one or more details of the trash collector container, the one or more details are selected from any or a combination of location coordinates, identification number, a weight thereof, a size thereof, a quantity of the trash therein, and a height thereof.
6. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least a first packet from the plurality of packets comprises at least location coordinates of the of the trash collector container.
7. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the trash collector container (110) comprises at least one magnetic strip (112) disposed on each of one or more handles (114) of the trash collector container (110).
8. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one magnetic strip (112) generates a magnetic field, wherein the generated magnetic field is detected by the UAV (116) to enable one or more hooks of the UAV to connect with the one or more handles to thereby collect at least rash available in the trash collector container.
9. The IoT based trash management system (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the UAV (116) comprises one or more hall-effect sensors (122) to enable

the one or more hooks to accurately connect with the one or more handles to thereby collect at least rash available in the trash collector container.
10. A method of collecting trash using an Internet of things (IoT) based trash management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method comprising:
sensing (202), at a pressure sensor of a platform, a pressure exerted by a trash collector container on the platform, wherein the pressure exerted is indicative of a trash available in the trash collector container;
passively monitoring (204), at a transceiver device coupled with the pressure sensor, the sensed pressure exerted by the trash collector container, wherein the transceiver device is configure to generate, upon detecting that the sensed pressure exerted exceeds a pre-determined pressure value, a plurality of packets to be transmitted over the network;
intercepting (206), at an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at least a first packet from the plurality of packets to determine location co-ordinates of the trash collector container and find a real-time location of the trash collector container based on the determined location co-ordinates to collect at least rash available in the trash collector container.