MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641123147 A) filed by Srm University- Ap on October 14, 2026, for System And Method For Waste Collection And Reward Processing With Vision-Based Identification.
Inventors include Mohammad, Akbar Shareef; K, Chandu; K, Naga Pranav; S, Hameed C; and Dr. Sunil Chinnadurai.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: A waste collection and reward processing system (100) comprises a kiosk enclosure (102) housing a deposit opening, an internal waste bin (104), and a camera (106). User identification is facilitated through a user identification unit (108) comprising a QR-based user identification arrangement (110) and an NFC-based user identification arrangement (112) with an NFC reader for user cards (138), all centrally managed by a controller (114). For item processing, an image processing and waste identification unit (116) comprising a machine-learning based image processing arrangement determines waste identity or category, and a vision-based weight estimation unit (118) analyses image-derived dimensions and geometry to estimate weight. A reward calculation unit (120) generates user-specific rewards with flexible conversion options into cash rewards (122) or charitable donations (124). Operational reliability is maintained via a local data and offline synchronization unit (126) that stores transactions locally before synchronizing with cloud storage (128), complemented by an admin dashboard (130) for comprehensive administrative oversight. (FIGURE 1)
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