Agricultural information gathering system
First Claim
1. An agricultural portal system for use along a transportation route, comprising:
- a plurality of agricultural containers each having a responding device connected thereto, said agricultural containers being transported on the transportation route proximate to the agricultural portal system;
at least one movable support;
at least one identification system connected to said movable support, said at least one identification system directed toward the transportation route, said at least one identification system receiving a signal from the responding device thereby obtaining information about said agricultural containers; and
a communications system to communicate said information.
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Abstract
An agricultural portal system for use along a transportation route upon which agricultural containers having a responding device are transported, the agricultural portal system including at least one movable support, at least one identification system connected to the movable support and a communications system. The at least one identification system is directed toward the transportation route. The at least one identification system receives a signal from the responding device thereby obtaining information about the agricultural containers. The communications system communicates the information.
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20 Claims
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1. An agricultural portal system for use along a transportation route, comprising:
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a plurality of agricultural containers each having a responding device connected thereto, said agricultural containers being transported on the transportation route proximate to the agricultural portal system; at least one movable support; at least one identification system connected to said movable support, said at least one identification system directed toward the transportation route, said at least one identification system receiving a signal from the responding device thereby obtaining information about said agricultural containers; and a communications system to communicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An agricultural portal system for use along a transportation route upon which agricultural containers having a responding device are transported, the agricultural portal system, comprising:
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at least one movable support; at least one identification system connected to said movable support, said at least one identification system directed toward the transportation route, said at least one identification system receiving a signal from the responding device thereby obtaining information about the agricultural containers; and a communications system to communicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of obtaining information about agricultural shipping containers, comprising the steps of:
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temporarily positioning at least one information gathering sensor along a transportation route; transporting a plurality of agricultural shipping containers past said at least one sensor; and querying a device on each of said plurality of containers by way of said at least one sensor to provide container information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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