Method and apparatus for monitoring mobile containers
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1. A method comprising:
- supporting first and second portions of a monitoring system on a mobile arrangement that includes a container;
monitoring a selected aspect of the container with said first portion;
transmitting a first wireless communication from said first portion to said second portion, said first wireless communication including first information relating to the selected aspect of the container; and
broadcasting a second wireless communication from said second portion to a remote location, said second wireless communication including second information that is based on said first information.
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An apparatus includes a monitoring system having first and second portions adapted to be supported on a mobile arrangement that includes a container. The first portion has structure for monitoring a selected aspect of the container, and for transmitting from the first portion to the second portion a first wireless communication that includes first information relating to the selected aspect. The second portion has structure for broadcasting from the second portion to a remote location a second wireless communication that includes second information based on the first information.
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1. A method comprising:
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supporting first and second portions of a monitoring system on a mobile arrangement that includes a container;
monitoring a selected aspect of the container with said first portion;
transmitting a first wireless communication from said first portion to said second portion, said first wireless communication including first information relating to the selected aspect of the container; and
broadcasting a second wireless communication from said second portion to a remote location, said second wireless communication including second information that is based on said first information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. An apparatus comprising a monitoring system having first and second portions adapted to be supported on a mobile arrangement that includes a container, said first portion having structure for monitoring a selected aspect of the container and for transmitting from said first portion to said second portion a first wireless communication that includes first information relating to the selected aspect, and said second portion having structure for broadcasting from said second portion to a remote location a second wireless communication that includes second information which is based on said first information.
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