Low power remote asset monitoring
First Claim
1. An asset including an arrangement for monitoring the asset and an interior of the asset, comprising:
- an interior sensor system arranged on the asset, said interior sensor system being arranged to obtain information about contents in the interior of the asset;
a location determining system arranged on the asset, said location determining system being arranged to monitor the location of the asset; and
a communication system arranged on the asset and coupled to said interior sensor system and said location determining system, said communication system being arranged to transmit the information about the contents in the interior of the asset and the location of the asset to a remote facility.
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Abstract
Arrangement for monitoring an asset including an interior sensor system arranged on the asset to obtain information about contents in the interior of the asset, a location determining system arranged on the asset to monitor the location of the asset and a communication system arranged on the asset and coupled to the interior sensor system and the location determining system. The communication system operatively transmits the information about the contents in the interior of the asset and the location of the asset to a remote facility. The interior sensor system may include at least one wave transmitter arranged to transmit waves into the interior of the asset and at least one wave receiver arranged to receive waves from the interior of the asset. A processor may be provided to compare waves received by the wave receiver(s) at different times or analyze the waves received by the wave receiver(s).
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54 Claims
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1. An asset including an arrangement for monitoring the asset and an interior of the asset, comprising:
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an interior sensor system arranged on the asset, said interior sensor system being arranged to obtain information about contents in the interior of the asset;
a location determining system arranged on the asset, said location determining system being arranged to monitor the location of the asset; and
a communication system arranged on the asset and coupled to said interior sensor system and said location determining system, said communication system being arranged to transmit the information about the contents in the interior of the asset and the location of the asset to a remote facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An arrangement for monitoring an asset, comprising:
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a location determining system adapted to be arranged on the asset, said location determining system being arranged to monitor the location of the asset;
at least one environment sensor adapted to be arranged on the asset, said at least one environment sensor being arranged to obtain information about the environment in which the asset is located;
a communication system adapted to be arranged on the asset and coupled to said at least one environment sensor and said location determining system, said communication system being arranged to transmit the information about the location of the asset and the environment in which the asset is located to a remote facility.
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36. A method for monitoring movable assets and contents in the assets;
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assigning a unique identification code to each asset;
determining the location of each asset;
determining at least one property or characteristic of the contents of each asset; and
transmitting the location of each asset along with the at least one property or characteristic of the contents of the asset to a data processing facility to form a database of information about the use of the assets or to retransmit the data to another location. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
- comprising the steps of;
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51. A method for monitoring movable assets and contents in the assets;
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mounting a replaceable cell phone or PDA having a location providing function and a low duty cycle to the asset;
enabling communications between the cell phone or PDA and the asset to enable the cell phone or PDA to obtain information about the asset and/or its contents; and
establishing a communications channel between the cell phone or PDA and a location remote from the asset to enable the information about the asset and/or its contents to be transmitted to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
- comprising the steps of;
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