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 ...