Cargo restraint with RF beacon
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- placing a plurality of cargo units into a shipping container;
placing a plurality cargo restraint components in the shipping container;
wherein each of the cargo restraint components comprises an air bag;
wherein, after placement of the cargo units and the cargo restraint components in the shipping container, the cargo units are restrained by the plurality of the cargo restraint components; and
wherein each of the cargo restraint components comprises an attached radio frequency (RF) beacon;
determining, by a first RF beacon attached to one of the cargo restraint components, and based on a measured value of an environmental parameter being outside of an allowable range, an out-of-range condition, wherein the allowable range is defined by one or more threshold values, and wherein the environmental parameter comprises acceleration, temperature, or humidity; and
outputting, by the first RF beacon and based on the determining, a signal comprising data indicating the out-of-range condition and an identification associated with the first RF beacon.
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Abstract
A cargo restraint component such as a cargo restraint panel or a component of a load restraint strip system (e.g., a connecting strip or a load restraint strip) may comprise an attached RF beacon. Additional non-limiting examples of cargo restraint components that can comprise an attached RF beacon include a fluid filled member (e.g. an inflatable air bag), a layered structure (e.g. cardboard dunnage material with an internal honeycomb structure), a cargo retaining strap, a bracing member, a portable bulkhead, an non-skid mat, and an expandable load stabilizer. An RF beacon attached to a cargo restraint component can be configured to transmit identifying data. In some embodiments, an RF beacon attached to a cargo restraint component may include one or more sensors that can measure one or more environmental parameters.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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placing a plurality of cargo units into a shipping container; placing a plurality cargo restraint components in the shipping container; wherein each of the cargo restraint components comprises an air bag; wherein, after placement of the cargo units and the cargo restraint components in the shipping container, the cargo units are restrained by the plurality of the cargo restraint components; and wherein each of the cargo restraint components comprises an attached radio frequency (RF) beacon; determining, by a first RF beacon attached to one of the cargo restraint components, and based on a measured value of an environmental parameter being outside of an allowable range, an out-of-range condition, wherein the allowable range is defined by one or more threshold values, and wherein the environmental parameter comprises acceleration, temperature, or humidity; and outputting, by the first RF beacon and based on the determining, a signal comprising data indicating the out-of-range condition and an identification associated with the first RF beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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