MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641042568 A) filed by Cmr College Of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, on April 2, for 'smart expiry tracking and location-based eco-disposal guidance system with incentive-driven waste management.'
Inventor(s) include B. Venkateshwar Rao; T. Lavanya; C. Somasankarappa; P. Mahesh Babu; K. Raju; K. Varsha; G. Deekshitha; G. Praneeth; J. Abhinaya; K. Venu; and K. Mokshith.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses TimeDock, an intelligent web-based platform designed to address the dual challenges of consumer product expiry management and environmentally responsible waste disposal. The system enables users to register consumer products across categories including food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and household chemicals by providing product-specific details such as name, category, expiry date, quantity, and geographic location. A continuously operating backend monitoring engine tracks registered product data and generates automated, personalized expiry alerts delivered through in-app notifications, email communications, and cloud-based push notification services integrated with Firebase Cloud Messaging and OneSignal. A geolocationaware disposal guidance module leverages the user's geographic location data, retrieved through browser-integrated Geolocation APIs, to cross-reference regional waste management regulations and recycling facility directories, thereby generating category-specific, regulation-compliant disposal instructions and rendering an interactive map of nearby recycling facilities. A multidimensional reward and gamification engine assigns configurable point values and achievement badges to user engagement actions including product registration, alert acknowledgment, disposal instruction completion, and community challenge participation, fostering sustained behavioral change toward sustainable consumption. The system architecture employs a modular technology stack comprising a React.js frontend, a Node.js or Django backend, a hybrid MySQL and MongoDB database infrastructure, and cloud deployment on platforms such as Netlify, Heroku, or Render, ensuring high availability, scalability, and global accessibility across diverse user environments."
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