Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Identification of overfilled containers is useful in many ind ustries. For example, in the refuse industry,refuse container overages, contain er damage, and misplacement, may pose complications for refuse collectionand cu stomer billing. A refuse collection company may operate a fleet of refuse collec tion vehiclesthat operate regularly to collect refuse from the containers of va rious customers and transport the refuseto a processing site. An overage can oc cur, for example, when a container is filled above its rim, e.g.,causing the li d to not close completely. If a customer consistently overfills their container( s), creatingan overage, the refuse collection company may lose revenue by colle cting more refuse than the companyagreed to collect from the customer. Moreover , an overfilled container may lead to operational problemsin the mechanism(s) t hat empty the container into the vehicle. Contracts between the company and itscustomers are priced, and the containers are sized, based on an expected amount of refuse to be collected.Accordingly, a refuse collection company typically ch arges an overage fee for an overfilled container.”
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