System and method of monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency for use in conjunction with various modes of transit comprising:
- a mobile location data module couplable to a cargo container, said mobile location data module determining and recording position and time data on an interval basis;
a data processing means for processing said position and time data into efficiency track information for post-transit analysis;
a data presentation means for presenting said efficiency track information to a user for facilitating post-transit analysis.
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Abstract
A system and method of monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency for facilitating post-transit analysis of cargo shipments. The system and method of monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency includes a mobile location data module which is couplable to a cargo container and is used for determining and recording position and time data on an interval basis as well as supplemental information, a data processing means for processing the position and time data into efficiency track information for post-transit analysis, and a data presentation means for presenting the efficiency track information to a user for facilitating post-transit analysis.
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46 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency for use in conjunction with various modes of transit comprising:
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a mobile location data module couplable to a cargo container, said mobile location data module determining and recording position and time data on an interval basis;
a data processing means for processing said position and time data into efficiency track information for post-transit analysis;
a data presentation means for presenting said efficiency track information to a user for facilitating post-transit analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency for use in conjunction with various modes of transit comprising:
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a mobile location data module couplable to a cargo container, said mobile location data module determining and recording position and time data on an interval basis;
a data processing means for processing said position and time data into efficiency track information for post-transit analysis;
a data presentation means for presenting said efficiency track information to a user for facilitating post-transit analysis;
said mobile location data module further comprises;
a housing couplable to a cargo container;
a position locating means for determining a current position of the cargo container, said position locating means being positioned substantially within said housing;
a data logging and storage means for recording position and time information from said position location means, said data logging and storage means being operationally coupled to said position locating means, said data logging and storage means being positioned substantially within said housing;
wherein said position locating means further comprises at least one global positioning system (GPS) receiver, said GPS receiver being positioned substantially within said housing, said GPS receiver being operationally coupled to at least one antenna member for facilitating reception of GPS signals;
wherein said data logging and storage means further comprises a compact flash card;
wherein said compact flash card being for storing position and time information from said position location means on an interval basis, said compact flash card facilitating transportation of said position and time information from said position location means to said data processing means in a nonvolatile format;
wherein said compact flash card being for supplemental data from said cargo container in addition to said position and time information;
wherein said supplemental data further comprises a cargo loading input, a cargo unloading input, and a cargo quantity input for recording changes in cargo status and time of change information;
said data processing means further comprises a personal computer having a data input means, said personal computer having a geographic information software for providing geographic information of an area transited by the cargo container;
said data input means is a compact flash card reader, said compact flash card reader being for facilitating operationally coupling to a compact flash card;
wherein said data processing means further comprises track software for overlaying said position and time data against said geographic information; and
wherein said data presentation means comprises a monitor for displaying a graphic representation of geographic information of an area transited by the cargo container and an overlay of said position and time data recorded by the mobile location data module. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency for use in conjunction with various modes of transit comprising:
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selecting a cargo container to be monitored for post-transit analysis;
providing a position locating means for determining a current location on an interval basis;
coupling said position locating means to the cargo container;
transiting said cargo container;
collecting location and time information from said position locating means;
processing said location and time information into processed data;
presenting processed data to a user for post transit analysis. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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