MUMBAI, India, Aug. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621080956 A) filed by Symbiosis International Deemed University on June 30, 2026, for Gamified Civic Waste Management System With Ai-Based Waste Scanning.
Inventors include Prof. Nitin Gawai; Dr. Manohar Desai; Hana Habeeb; and Megan Rangel.
The application for the patent was published on August 21, 2026, under issue no. 34/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT GAMIFIED CIVIC WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AI-BASED WASTE SCANNING The present invention discloses a gamified civic waste management system (100) providing a mobile application platform for citizen participation in waste management. The system (100) comprises a waste detection and scanning module (120) with an AI waste classification engine (124) for camera-based waste type identification, a smart bin integration module (130) with QR- based bin interaction (134) and segregation guidance (136), a gamification engine (140) with point allocation (142) and leaderboards (144), an area guardian module (150) assigning region-specific virtual mascot characters that visually evolve through stages based on cumulative community participation, an education module (160) with quiz-based learning (162), a reward module (170) with voucher redemption (172), a reporting module (180) with community-based multi-report verification (184) and impact statistics (186), and a partner ecosystem module (190) coordinating municipal authorities and waste workers for verified report resolution. [
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