| US 7,561,045 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for indicating a quality of grouped items | ||
| Timothy A. Langlois, Fair Haven, Vt. (US); John Cronin, Jericho, Vt. (US); and John A. Kintzer, Waterbury, Vt. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Rutland, Vt. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/515,789. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0061124 A1, Mar. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 13/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—572.1 [340/572.4] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A computer-implemented method for determining a relative weight of recyclable items with respect to a weight of a total
number of items, comprising:
reading an identifier respectively associated with at least some of the total number of items;
determining by the computer a number of identifiers associated with the recyclable items;
determining by the computer a total weight of the recyclable items by multiplying the number of identifiers associated with
the recyclable items by the weight of each recyclable item;
receiving a weight of the total number of items; and
computing the relative weight by dividing the total weight of the recyclable items by the weight of the total number of items.
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