Method and apparatus using radio-location tags to report status for a container handler
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a micro-controller module for use on a top handlercommunicatively coupled to a means for optically sensing a container code of a container being handled by said top handler to create an optical container characteristic including at least one member of a container code characteristic collection, andcommunicatively coupled to at least one ofa means for wirelessly communicating said optical container characteristic, anda means for wirelessly determining location.
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Abstract
The invention includes apparatus and methods using a means for wirelessly communicating, preferably a radio location-tag unit, for reporting a sensed state of a container handler. The status reporting device may include: a micro-controller module, a means for wirelessly communicating, which may include means for wirelessly determining container handler location, and a means for sensing the state of the container handler.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a micro-controller module for use on a top handler communicatively coupled to a means for optically sensing a container code of a container being handled by said top handler to create an optical container characteristic including at least one member of a container code characteristic collection, and communicatively coupled to at least one of a means for wirelessly communicating said optical container characteristic, and a means for wirelessly determining location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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