Apparatus and method for updating directions to a container
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for updating directions to a container. In one embodiment an apparatus for updating directions to a container comprises a container housing, a movement sensor attached to the container housing, a wireless transceiver; and a control circuit coupled to the movement sensor and the wireless transceiver. The control circuit being configured to: detect a relocation of the container housing via the movement sensor, determine an estimated new location of the container, and send, via the wireless transceiver, the estimated new location to a computing device to initiate an update of a direction to the container.
1. An apparatus for updating directions to a container, comprising:
a container housing;
a movement sensor attached to the container housing;
a wireless transceiver; and
a control circuit coupled to the movement sensor and the wireless transceiver, the control circuit being configured:
detect a relocation of the container housing via the movement sensor;
detect a completion of the relocation based on the movement sensor not detecting movement for a set period of time;
determine an estimated new location of the container housing after the completion of the relocation;
cause power to be supplied to the wireless transceiver only after the completion of the relocation; and
send, via the wireless transceiver, the estimated new location to a computing device.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the movement sensor comprises an accelerometer.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the estimated new location is determined via the movement sensor by dead reckoning from a known initial location.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, and wherein the estimated new location is determined based the GPS sensor.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to turn on one or more of a GPS sensor and the wireless transceiver in response to detecting the completion of the relocation of the container.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a lid sensor configured to detect an opening of a lid of the container housing, wherein the control circuit is further configured to send a notification to the computing device when the lid of the container is opened.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is configured to update a direction to the container based on the estimated new location and one or more of a satellite image of a location associated with the container, a location of a portable device when the container is opened, and a manually entered description.
8. A method for updating directions to a container, comprising:
detecting, by a control circuit, a relocation of the container via a movement sensor attached to the container;
detecting a completion of the relocation based on the movement sensor not detecting movement for a set period of time;
determining an estimated new location of the container after the completion of the relocation;
causing power to be supplied to a wireless transceiver coupled to the control circuit only after the completion of the relocation; and
sending, via the wireless transceiver, the estimated new location to a computing device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the movement sensor comprises an accelerometer.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the estimated new location is determined via the movement sensor by dead reckoning from a known initial location.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the estimated new location is determined based a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising: turning on one or more of a GPS sensor and the wireless transceiver in response to detecting the completion of the relocation of the container.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
detecting that a lid of the container is opened; and
sending a notification to the computing device to cause the computing device to retrieve a location of a portable device of a person opening the lid.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the computing device is configured to update a direction to the container based on the estimated new location and one or more of a satellite image of an address associated with the container, a location of a portable device when the container is opened, and manually entered description.
15. A method for updating directions to a container comprising:
establishing a connection with the container in response to the container detecting a completion of a relocation of the container wherein the container is configured to cause power to be supplied to a wireless transceiver only after detecting the completion of the relocation based on a movement sensor of the container not detecting movement for a set period of time;
receiving an estimated new location of the container from the container; and
updating a direction to the container based on the estimated new location.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
generating a natural language direction based on the updated direction.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
providing the direction to an autonomous vehicle as machine readable instructions.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the updating of the direction is further based on satellite images of a residence associated with the container.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the updating of the direction is further based on manually entered description.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving a notification from the container that a lid of the container is opened; and
retrieving a location information of a portable device associated with a person opening the lid;
wherein the updating of the direction is further based on the location information of the portable device.