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DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOBILE ASSETS

  • US 20080061963A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2007
  • Published: 03/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for attaching to an outside surface of a shipping container for tracking the shipping container, comprising:

  • a solar panel for converting light-energy into electrical power;

    a battery for receiving and storing said electrical power from said solar panel;

    a GPS receiver module for receiving signals from a global positioning system and determining a location of said shipping container;

    a cellular data transceiver module for communicating via a cellular data network; and

    a microcontroller for controlling said GPS receiver module and said cellular data transceiver module to periodically obtain said location of said shipping container from said GPS receiver module, and to transmit said location using said cellular data transceiver module;

    wherein said solar panel, said battery, said GPS receiver module, said cellular data transceiver module, and said microcontroller are integrated into a master control unit.

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