TW201417061A - Garbage truck arrival reminding system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a garbage truck arrival reminding system and a method thereof. The system comprises: a network server, including a database; a garbage truck reminding device, installed in a garbage truck, wherein the garbage truck reminding device is connected to the network server, and the garbage truck reminding device includes a first processing unit, a first GPS unit and a first wireless transmission unit; and a handheld electronic device, including a second GPS unit, a second processing unit, a second wireless transmission unit and an operation interface. The garbage truck reminding device transmits a current location of the garbage truck to the handheld electronic device of a user. When the garbage truck arrives at a garbage collection reminding site, the handheld electronic device issues a reminder sound in order to remind the user to take out the garbage and to reduce waiting time.

Description

Garbage truck arrival prompt system and method thereof

The invention relates to a garbage truck arrival reminding system and a method thereof, in particular, before the garbage truck arrives, the person who refuses the garbage can be reminded to drop the garbage on time to reduce the waiting time of the garbage truck.

In daily life, a lot of garbage is generated. In order to keep the environment clean and tidy, it is necessary to clean up the garbage and then discard the collected garbage in the garbage truck to prevent the environment from being messy. However, the garbage on the garbage will have a fixed driving path. And the time when the garbage is transported, the person who wants to discard the garbage often needs to cooperate with the garbage truck to travel the path and time to the garbage dump to wait for the garbage truck, but the garbage truck may still have a delay condition, and the person who dumps the garbage must be dumped. The location is waiting for the arrival of the garbage truck, which is not only easy to forget to discard the garbage, but also wastes time waiting for the garbage truck to arrive.

However, people living in buildings or lanes must go out of the building and outside the roadway to dump garbage. If the garbage truck arrives for too long, it is not only a waste of time, but also waiting for the garbage truck at the road junction. There are quite a lot of vehicles on the road. So there is still the possibility of accidents waiting for the garbage truck to arrive.

For example, the Republic of China Invention Patent Application No. 097132912 "Garbage Truck Reminder System and Radio Transmitter and Radio Receiving Device Used Therefor" is a garbage truck reminding system, including a radio transmitting device disposed on a garbage truck and being disposed at the user end. Radio receiving device. The radio transmitting device can transmit a particular signal on a selected channel, the radio receiving device can select its receiving channel and receiving distance to receive the particular signal. When the distance between the garbage truck with the same transceiver channel and the user terminal is less than a preset receiving distance, the radio receiving device will send a reminder sound or light signal to receive the specific signal to remind the user that the garbage truck is approaching. .

In the above case, the radio system can be used to remind the user that the garbage truck is approaching, and the user terminal goes to the garbage disposal site to discard the garbage. However, the user terminal must use the radio receiving device to receive the radio transmission set on the garbage truck. Device, the user needs to purchase a radio receiver separately to use the garbage truck reminder, and the radio may not receive the signal due to the weather, so that the garbage truck may be almost empty, or After the garbage dump site, the radio transmitter on the garbage truck notifies the user to dump the garbage, so that the user end is too late to dump the garbage.

In view of the above disadvantages, the present invention provides a garbage truck arrival reminder system, which is implemented in conjunction with a garbage truck, wherein: a network server includes a database; a garbage truck prompt The device is installed in the garbage truck, and the garbage truck prompting device is connected to the network server, and the garbage truck prompting device comprises a first processing unit, a first global positioning unit and a first wireless device. a transmission unit, wherein the first global positioning unit is configured to locate a latitude and longitude coordinate of the garbage truck, wherein the first wireless transmission unit is configured to connect to the network server, and the first processing unit passes the first a wireless transmission unit transmits the current location of the garbage truck to a database of the network server; a handheld electronic device includes a second global positioning unit, a second processing unit, a second wireless transmission unit, and an operation The second processing unit is configured to execute an application that logs into the network server, and the second processing unit generates a map information. And a plurality of virtual vehicles for selecting the garbage trucks to be displayed in the map information; the setting information is generated by selecting a virtual icon on the map information by the operation interface, and the second processing unit stores the setting information, the setting information system Contains a dumping reminder location.

The above handheld electronic device is one of a tablet computer, a smart phone or a notebook computer.

The first wireless transmission unit and the second wireless transmission unit are one of 3G, WiFi, WIMAX or LTE communication protocols.

The above database contains a garbage truck driving information, and the garbage truck driving information includes the current location of the garbage truck.

The present invention relates to a garbage truck arrival prompting method, which comprises the following steps: A. A garbage truck prompting device and a handheld electronic device are respectively connected to a network server via a first transmission unit and a second transmission unit. The second processing unit of the handheld electronic device executes an application program for the garbage truck to reach the prompt, and the second processing unit generates map information near the user's home, and a plurality of virtual icons for the selected garbage truck. In the map information; C. the user sets a specific latitude and longitude coordinate of the garbage reminding location, and the user generates a setting information according to the driving route of the garbage truck and selects the garbage truck virtual icon on the map information through the operation interface, the first The second processing unit stores the setting information; D. the garbage truck is equipped with a first global positioning unit, and the first global positioning unit continuously transmits the current location of the garbage truck to the network server, and the network The server will continue to transmit the current position of the garbage truck to the handheld electronic device; E. when the garbage truck passes a predetermined specific latitude and longitude coordinate, the hand Electronic device emits a beep to remind the user to take out the garbage site waiting garbage truck.

The above handheld electronic device is one of a tablet computer, a smart phone or a notebook computer.

The first wireless transmission unit and the second wireless transmission unit are one of 3G, WiFi, WIMAX or LTE communication protocols.

The network server described above is provided with a database for storing a garbage truck driving information, and the garbage truck driving information includes a current location of the garbage truck.

The above-mentioned latitude and longitude coordinate method for setting the dumping reminding location includes the input of the latitude and longitude coordinates, the storage of the latitude and longitude coordinates to the dumping reminding location, or the selection of the dumping reminding location in the map information.

The second processing unit of the handheld electronic device calculates the estimated arrival time of the garbage truck based on the speed of the garbage truck, the current location of the garbage truck, and the location of the garbage dump.

The invention has the following effects:

1. The present invention continuously transmits the current location of the garbage truck to the user's handheld electronic device through the network server, and can cause the handheld electronic device to emit a prompt sound after the garbage truck reaches the dumping prompt location of the specific latitude and longitude coordinates. Remind users to dump garbage at the dumping site.

2. The invention can transmit the prompting sound of prompting garbage dumping, so that the user can measure the time of going to the garbage truck location and dump the garbage on time to reduce the time for the user to wait for the garbage truck to arrive.

3. The present invention can provide the user's current location of the garbage truck in its driving path so that the user can control the time of going out to trash.

4. The invention can conveniently select the latitude and longitude coordinate method of the garbage dumping location according to the needs of the user, and the latitude and longitude coordinate method of setting the dumping location includes the input latitude and longitude coordinates, the location of the latitude and longitude coordinates or the point of dumping the garbage. In the map information.

5. The invention can promptly prompt the user to dump the garbage time, and the handheld electronic device receives the current position of the garbage truck, and can calculate the time when the garbage truck is expected to arrive at the garbage dumping place, as long as the garbage truck passes the relative garbage dumping location. At the same latitude or the same longitude on the latitude and longitude coordinates, the handheld electronic device can emit a prompt to remind the user.

6. The present invention can shorten the waiting time for the garbage truck to arrive due to the possibility of a traffic accident when the garbage truck arrives, so as to reduce the probability of a traffic accident.

First, as shown in the first figure, the present invention is a garbage truck arrival reminder system, which is implemented in conjunction with a garbage truck (A), which includes a network server (1), a garbage truck prompting device (2), and a handheld electronic device (3), wherein:

The network server (1) includes a database (11), the database (11) includes a garbage truck driving information, and the garbage truck driving information includes a current location of the garbage truck.

The garbage truck prompting device (2) is installed in the garbage truck (A), and the garbage truck prompting device (2) is connected to the network server (1), and the garbage truck prompting device (2) is A first processing unit (21), a first global positioning unit (22) and a first wireless transmission unit (23) are included, wherein the first global positioning unit (22) is used to locate the garbage truck (A). The first WTRU is connected to the network server (1), and the first WTRU (23) is 3G, WiFi, WIMAX or LTE. A communication protocol, and the first processing unit (21) transmits the current location of the garbage truck to the database (11) of the network server (1) via the first wireless transmission unit (23).

The handheld electronic device (3) includes a second global positioning unit (31), a second processing unit (32), a second wireless transmission unit (33), and an operation interface (34). The second processing unit (32) for executing an application including a login connection to the network server (1), the second processing unit (32) of the handheld electronic device (3) generates a map information, and a plurality of The selected garbage truck (A) is a virtual icon in the map information, the handheld electronic device (3) is a smart phone, and the handheld electronic device (3) can also be a tablet computer or a notebook computer. The operation interface (34) selects a garbage truck virtual icon on the map information to generate a setting information, and the second processing unit (32) stores the setting information, and the setting information includes a garbage dumping location.

The invention relates to a method for the arrival of a garbage truck, as shown in the second figure, which comprises the following steps:

A. A garbage truck prompting device and a handheld electronic device are respectively connected to a network server via a first transmission unit and a second transmission unit; the handheld electronic device is a tablet computer, a smart phone or a note One of the types of computers, and the first wireless transmission unit and the second wireless transmission unit are one of 3G, WiFi, WIMAX or LTE, and the network server is provided with a database, and the database is used To store a garbage truck driving information and the garbage truck driving information includes the current location of the garbage truck.

B. The second processing unit of the handheld electronic device executes an application including a garbage truck arrival prompt, and the second processing unit generates map information near a user's home, and a plurality of virtual vehicles for selecting the garbage truck. In the map information.

C. The user sets a specific latitude and longitude coordinate of the location of the garbage reminder, and the user generates a setting information according to the driving route of the garbage truck and selects a virtual icon of the garbage truck on the map information by using the operation interface, and the second processing unit is Save the setting information.

D. The first global positioning unit is installed on the garbage truck, and the current position of the garbage truck is continuously transmitted to the network server by the first global positioning unit, and the network server continuously transmits the current position of the garbage truck. To the handheld electronic device;

E. The garbage truck travels through the above specific latitude and longitude coordinates of the map information, and the handheld electronic device sends a prompt tone to remind the user to wait for the garbage truck at the dumping location; and the latitude and longitude coordinate method for setting the trash reminding location includes inputting the latitude and longitude coordinates to the downside The junk reminder location stores the latitude and longitude coordinates or clicks on the trash reminder location in the map information.

When using the handheld electronic device (3) to remind the user to dump the garbage, as shown in the third figure [please refer to the first figure and the second figure at the same time], the user first executes the garbage truck installed in the handheld electronic device (3). Reaching the prompting application, and the handheld electronic device (3) is connected to the network server (1) via the second wireless transmission unit (33), and the second processing unit (32) of the handheld electronic device (3) A map information (B) near a user's home and a virtual icon (C) of a garbage truck corresponding to the garbage truck are generated in the map information (B), and the network server (1) provides a plurality of available icons. The garbage truck virtual icon (C) code is displayed on the operation interface (34), and the garbage truck virtual icon (C) code corresponds to the different driving path (D) garbage truck (A), and the user can be based on the garbage truck (A) the driving route (D), and selecting a garbage truck virtual icon (C) on the map information (B) by the operation interface (34) to generate a setting information, the second processing unit (32) is stored The setting information is for the user to set the latitude and longitude coordinates of the trash reminding location (E), and the network server (1) may not be sustainable. Providing the current location of the user garbage truck (A) in a disconnected manner so that the user controls the time of going out to trash, and the second processing unit (32) of the handheld electronic device (2) according to the speed of the garbage truck (A), the garbage truck (A) Estimated arrival time of the garbage truck (A) at the current location and dumping location (F) [For example, the operation interface (34) can show the virtual map of the garbage truck (C) and the estimated arrival at the dumping site (F) The arrival time is 20 minutes], at which time the user can process other transactions according to the estimated arrival time, and the garbage truck virtual icon (C) will show the driving route corresponding to the garbage truck (A) carrying the garbage (D) As shown in the fourth figure, when the current position of the garbage truck (A) reaches the specific latitude and longitude coordinates of the pre-set trash reminding location (E) of the handheld electronic device (3), or the current position of the garbage truck (A) The user's handheld electronic device (3) receives the current location of the garbage truck (A) relative to the same latitude or the same longitude on the latitude and longitude coordinates of the dumping reminder location (E), and the user's handheld electronic device (3) issues a prompt Tone, and display the garbage truck (A) on the operation interface (34) The time [for example, the garbage truck (A) is expected to arrive within 5 minutes], the sound of the prompt sounds to remind the user to the garbage dump (F) waiting for the garbage truck (A), then the user immediately walks out of the home and arrives at the dumping site (F) At the time, the garbage truck (A) will also arrive at the dumping site (F) within the scheduled time, so that the user does not forget to notice the time when the garbage truck (A) carries the garbage, and does not dump the garbage, and can reduce the user to dump the garbage. Location (F) Waiting for the arrival time of the garbage truck (A).

It should be noted that the user can pre-calculate the time from the home to the dumping location (F) to determine the specific latitude and longitude coordinates of the set dumping reminder location (E), for example, the user walks from the home to the dumping location (F) The time is 3 to 5 minutes, and the garbage truck (A) travels from the dumping reminder location (E) to the dumping location (F) for about 5 minutes. When the user walks to the dumping site (F), the garbage The car (A) can also reach the dumping site (F) relatively at the same time, which can reduce the time for the user to wait for the garbage truck (A) to arrive and reduce the probability of a traffic accident.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the present invention and the description of the invention are the present invention. Within the scope of the patent.

(1). . . Web server

(11). . . database

(2). . . Garbage truck reminder

(twenty one). . . First processing unit

(twenty two). . . First global positioning unit

(twenty three). . . First wireless transmission unit

(3). . . Handheld electronic device

(31). . . Second global positioning unit

(32). . . Second processing unit

(33). . . Second wireless transmission unit

(34). . . Operation interface

(A). . . rubbish truck

(B). . . Map information

(C). . . Garbage truck virtual icon

(D). . . Driving path

(E). . . Trash location

(F). . . Dumping location

The first figure is a schematic view of the apparatus of the present invention.

The second figure is a flow chart of the steps of the present invention.

The third figure is a use diagram (1) for the use of the present invention, and illustrates that the operation interface provides a garbage truck for selection.

The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of the use of the present invention (2), illustrating that the handheld electronic device reminds the user to dump the garbage.

(1). . . Web server

(11). . . database

(2). . . Garbage truck reminder

(twenty one). . . First processing unit

(twenty two). . . First global positioning unit

(twenty three). . . First wireless transmission unit

(3). . . Handheld electronic device

(31). . . Second global positioning unit

(32). . . Second processing unit

(33). . . Second wireless transmission unit

(34). . . Operation interface

(A). . . rubbish truck

Claims (10)

A garbage truck arrival reminder system is implemented in conjunction with a garbage truck, wherein:
a network server, comprising a database;
a garbage truck prompting device is installed in the garbage truck, and the garbage truck prompting device is connected to the network server, and the garbage truck prompting device comprises a first processing unit, a first global positioning unit, and a first wireless transmission unit, wherein the first global positioning unit is configured to locate a latitude and longitude coordinate of the garbage truck, the first wireless transmission unit is configured to be connected to the network server, and the first processing The unit transmits the current location of the garbage truck to the database of the network server via the first wireless transmission unit;
A handheld electronic device includes a second global positioning unit, a second processing unit, a second wireless transmission unit, and an operation interface, and the second processing unit is configured to perform a connection including the login to the network servo. An application, and the second processing unit generates a map information and a garbage truck virtual icon in the map information;
A setting information is generated by selecting a virtual icon of the garbage truck on the map information by using the operation interface, and the second processing unit stores the setting information, and the setting information includes a garbage dumping place. The garbage truck arrival reminder system of claim 1, wherein the handheld electronic device is one of a tablet computer, a smart phone or a notebook computer. The garbage truck arrival reminder system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless transmission unit and the second wireless transmission unit are one of 3G, WiFi, WIMAX or LTE communication protocols. The garbage truck arrival reminding system described in claim 1, wherein the database includes a garbage truck driving information, and the garbage truck driving information includes a current position of the garbage truck. A method for a garbage truck to reach a prompt includes the following steps:
A. a garbage truck prompting device and a handheld electronic device are respectively connected to a network server via a first transmission unit and a second transmission unit;
B. The second processing unit of the handheld electronic device executes an application including a garbage truck arrival prompt, and the second processing unit generates map information near a user's home, and a plurality of virtual vehicles for selecting the garbage truck. In the map information;
C. The user sets a specific latitude and longitude coordinate of the garbage reminding location, and the user generates a setting information according to the driving route of the garbage truck and selects the garbage truck virtual icon on the map information through the operation interface, and the second processing unit stores Setting information;
D. The garbage truck is equipped with a first global positioning unit, and the first global positioning unit continuously transmits the current position of the garbage truck to the network server, and the network server continuously transmits the current position of the garbage truck. To the handheld electronic device;
E. When the garbage truck passes a predetermined specific latitude and longitude coordinate, the handheld electronic device sends a prompt to remind the user to wait for the garbage truck at the dumping location. The method for claiming a garbage truck according to claim 5, wherein the handheld electronic device is one of a tablet computer, a smart phone or a notebook computer. The method for claiming a garbage truck according to claim 5, wherein the first wireless transmission unit and the second wireless transmission unit are one of 3G, WiFi, WIMAX or LTE. The method for claiming a garbage truck according to claim 5, wherein the network server is provided with a database for storing a garbage truck driving information, and the garbage truck driving information includes There is a current position of the garbage truck. The method for claiming the garbage truck according to the fifth aspect of the patent application, wherein the latitude and longitude coordinate method of setting the garbage reminding location includes inputting the latitude and longitude coordinates, storing the latitude and longitude coordinates to the dumping reminding location, or selecting the dumping garbage prompting point In the map information. The method for claiming a garbage truck according to claim 5, wherein the second processing unit of the handheld electronic device calculates the estimated garbage truck based on the speed of the garbage truck, the current location of the garbage truck, and the location of the garbage dump. Time of arrival.