Method and mobile transceiver providing container security
First Claim
1. A method of operating a mobile transceiver, the method comprising:
- providing a mobile transceiver mounted at least partially to an interior of a shipping container, the shipping container having two doors located at one end thereof in a side-by-side arrangement, wherein a radioactive emitter is located in a mating edge of one of the two doors and a radiation detector is located in a mating edge of the other of the two doors, wherein the radioactive emitter and radiation detector are aligned with each other in response to the doors of the shipping container being closed, wherein the mobile transceiver is located on the same door as the radiation detector, the mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a wireless transceiver, a satellite receiver, the radiation detector, and a non-rechargeable battery coupled to the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector for exclusively powering the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector, the radioactive emitter being provided by a fastener formed at least partially from a radioactive alloy;
detecting, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from the radioactive emitter, wherein the radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected in response to the doors of the shipping container being closed;
in response to the detected radiation being within a tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the doors being closed,updating an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door close event;
in response to the detected radiation being outside of the tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to at least one of the door being at least partially open,waking up the processor and satellite receiver from a low power mode,determining, via the satellite receiver, a location of the mobile transceiver, andat least one of updating the asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record, which record stores the determined location and a time associated with the determined location, representing a door open event, or sending, by the wireless transceiver, a notification message to an asset tracking service.
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Abstract
A method and mobile transceiver providing container security is described. In accordance with one aspect, there is provided a method of operating a mobile transceiver comprising a processor, memory, wireless transceiver and radiation detector. The method comprises detecting, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from a radioactive emitter. The radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected when one or more doors of the shipping container are closed. When the detected radiation is outside a tolerance of the constant rate, the processor wakes up the processor from a low power mode, and updates an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door open event.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a mobile transceiver, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile transceiver mounted at least partially to an interior of a shipping container, the shipping container having two doors located at one end thereof in a side-by-side arrangement, wherein a radioactive emitter is located in a mating edge of one of the two doors and a radiation detector is located in a mating edge of the other of the two doors, wherein the radioactive emitter and radiation detector are aligned with each other in response to the doors of the shipping container being closed, wherein the mobile transceiver is located on the same door as the radiation detector, the mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a wireless transceiver, a satellite receiver, the radiation detector, and a non-rechargeable battery coupled to the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector for exclusively powering the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector, the radioactive emitter being provided by a fastener formed at least partially from a radioactive alloy; detecting, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from the radioactive emitter, wherein the radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected in response to the doors of the shipping container being closed; in response to the detected radiation being within a tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the doors being closed, updating an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door close event; in response to the detected radiation being outside of the tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to at least one of the door being at least partially open, waking up the processor and satellite receiver from a low power mode, determining, via the satellite receiver, a location of the mobile transceiver, and at least one of updating the asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record, which record stores the determined location and a time associated with the determined location, representing a door open event, or sending, by the wireless transceiver, a notification message to an asset tracking service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile transceiver, comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor; a satellite receiver coupled to the processor; a radiation detector coupled to the processor; a non-rechargeable battery coupled to the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector for exclusively powering the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector; wherein the memory includes executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile transceiver to; detect, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from a radioactive emitter, the mobile transceiver being mounted at least partially to an interior of a shipping container, the shipping container having two doors located at one end thereof in a side-by-side arrangement, wherein the radioactive emitter is located in a mating edge of one of the two doors and the radiation detector is located in a mating edge of the other of the two doors, wherein the radioactive emitter and radiation detector are aligned with each other in response to the doors of the shipping container being closed, wherein the mobile transceiver is located on the same door as the radiation detector, the radioactive emitter being provided by a fastener formed at least partially from a radioactive alloy, wherein the radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected in response to the doors of shipping container being closed; in response to the detected radiation being within a tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the doors being closed, updating an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door close event; in response to the detected radiation being outside of the tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to at least one of the doors being at least partially open, wake up the processor and satellite receiver from a low power mode, determine, via the satellite receiver, a location of the mobile transceiver, and at least one of update the asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record, which record stores the determined location and a time associated with the determined location, representing a door open event, or send, by the wireless transceiver, a notification message to an asset tracking service. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions for performing a method of operating a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver comprising at least a processor, a memory, a wireless transceiver, a satellite receiver a radiation detector, and a non-rechargeable battery coupled to the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector for exclusively powering the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile transceiver to:
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detect, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from a radioactive emitter, the mobile transceiver being mounted at least partially to an interior of a shipping container, the shipping container having two doors located at one end thereof in a side-by-side arrangement, wherein the radioactive emitter is located in a mating edge of one of the two doors and the radiation detector is located in a mating edge of the other of the two doors, wherein the radioactive emitter and radiation detector are aligned with each other in response to the doors of the shipping container being closed, wherein the mobile transceiver is located on the same door as the radiation detector, the radioactive emitter being provided by a fastener formed at least partially from a radioactive alloy, wherein the radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected in response to the doors of the shipping container being closed; in response to the detected radiation being within a tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the doors being closed, update an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door close event; in response to the detected radiation being outside of the tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to at least one of the doors being at least partially open, wake up the processor and satellite receiver from a low power mode, determine, via the satellite receiver, a location of the mobile transceiver, and at least one of update the asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record, which record stores the determined location and a time associated with the determined location, representing a door open event, or send, by the wireless transceiver, a notification message to an asset tracking service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a mobile transceiver, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile transceiver mounted at least partially to an interior of a door of a shipping container, wherein one of a radioactive emitter and a radiation detector is located in a door frame of the shipping container and the other of the radioactive emitter and the radiation detector is located in an outer edge of the door, wherein the radioactive emitter and radiation detector are aligned with each other in response to the door of the shipping container being closed, the mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a wireless transceiver, a satellite receiver, the radiation detector, and a non-rechargeable battery coupled to the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector for exclusively powering the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector, the radioactive emitter being provided by a fastener formed at least partially from a radioactive alloy; detecting, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from the radioactive emitter, wherein the radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected in response to the door of the shipping container being closed; in response to the detected radiation being within a tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the door being closed, updating an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door close event; in response to the detected radiation being outside of the tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the door being at least partially open, waking up the processor and satellite receiver from a low power mode, determining, via the satellite receiver, a location of the mobile transceiver, and at least one of updating the asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record, which record stores the determined location and a time associated with the determined location, representing a door open event, or sending, by the wireless transceiver, a notification message to an asset tracking service. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A mobile transceiver, comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor; a satellite receiver coupled to the processor; a radiation detector coupled to the processor; a non-rechargeable battery coupled to the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector for exclusively powering the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector; wherein the memory includes executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile transceiver to; detect, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from a radioactive emitter, the mobile transceiver being mounted at least partially to an interior of a door of a shipping container, wherein one of the radioactive emitter and the radiation detector is located in a door frame of the shipping container and the other of the radioactive emitter and the radiation detector is located in an outer edge of the door, wherein the radioactive emitter and radiation detector are aligned with each other in response to the door of the shipping container being closed, the radioactive emitter being provided by a fastener formed at least partially from a radioactive alloy, wherein the radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected in response to the door of the shipping container being closed; in response to the detected radiation being within a tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the door being closed, update an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door close event; in response to the detected radiation being outside of the tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the door being at least partially open; wake up the processor and satellite receiver from a low power mode, determine, via the satellite receiver, a location of the mobile transceiver, and at least one of update the asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record, which record stores the determined location and a time associated with the determined location, representing a door open event, or send, by the wireless transceiver, a notification message to an asset tracking service. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A non-transitory machine readable medium having tangibly stored thereon executable instructions for performing a method of operating a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver comprising at least a processor, a memory, a wireless transceiver, a satellite receiver a radiation detector, and a non-rechargeable battery coupled to the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector for exclusively powering the processor, memory, wireless transceiver, satellite receiver and radiation detector, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile transceiver to:
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detect, by the radiation detector, radiation emitted from a radioactive emitter, the mobile transceiver being mounted at least partially to an interior of a door of a shipping container, wherein one of the radioactive emitter and the radiation detector is located in a door frame of the shipping container and the other of the radioactive emitter and the radiation detector is located in an outer edge of the door, wherein the radioactive emitter and radiation detector are aligned with each other in response to the door of the shipping container being closed, the radioactive emitter being provided by a fastener formed at least partially from a radioactive alloy, wherein the radiation detector and the radioactive emitter are arranged such that a substantially constant rate of radiation from the radioactive emitter is detected in response to the door of the shipping container being closed; in response to the detected radiation being within a tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the door being closed, update an asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record representing a door close event; in response to the detected radiation being outside of the tolerance of the substantially constant rate in response to the door being at least partially open, waking up the processor and satellite receiver from a low power mode, determining, via the satellite receiver, a location of the mobile transceiver, and at least one of update the asset tracking log stored in the memory by adding a record, which record stores the determined location and a time associated with the determined location, representing a door open event, or send, by the wireless transceiver, a notification message to an asset tracking service. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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