Security System for Vehicles, Trucks and Shipping Containers
First Claim
1. A system which protects a plurality of mobile entities, wherein the entities include vehicles and containers, the system comprising:
- (a) a sub-cluster of remote devices, wherein at least one said remote device is attached to each said entity;
wherein each said remote device includes a long range transceiver which communicates with an external wireless connection and a short range transceiver which communicates with other said remote devices of said sub-cluster;
(b) periodically selecting one of said remote devices as a master remote device of the sub-cluster;
wherein said other remote devices continuously transfer data to said master remote device using said short range transceiver.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method which protects mobile entities typically shipping containers (111) and vehicles Wireless transceivers (101, 105), preferably with sensors attached, are installed on the entities and a master transceiver and a master transceiver is periodically selected from among the wireless transceivers The master transceiver communicates with at least some of the wireless transceivers which form a cluster (21) Positive status information from each of the wireless transceivers of the cluster (21) is continuously transferred to the master transceiver A communications tamper on one or more of the wireless transceivers is suspected and the master transceivers performs an alert when the positive status information is not received from one or more other transceivers of the cluster (21)
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A system which protects a plurality of mobile entities, wherein the entities include vehicles and containers, the system comprising:
-
(a) a sub-cluster of remote devices, wherein at least one said remote device is attached to each said entity;
wherein each said remote device includes a long range transceiver which communicates with an external wireless connection and a short range transceiver which communicates with other said remote devices of said sub-cluster;(b) periodically selecting one of said remote devices as a master remote device of the sub-cluster; wherein said other remote devices continuously transfer data to said master remote device using said short range transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method for securing a plurality of mobile entities, wherein the entities include vehicles, and containers, the method comprising the steps of:
-
(a) attaching a plurality of remote devices respectively to the entities;
wherein said remote devices each include a long-range transceiver which communicates with an external wireless connection and a short-range transceiver which communicates with other said remote devices;(b) grouping of said remote devices into at least one sub-cluster, wherein said grouping includes selecting a master remote device from among said remote devices; and (c) continuously transferring data from said remote devices to said master remote device using said short range transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A method for geofencing a plurality of mobile entities, wherein the entities include vehicles, and containers, the method comprising the steps of:
-
(a) attaching a plurality of remote devices respectively to the entities;
wherein said remote devices each include a long-range transceiver which communicates with an external wireless connection, a short-range transceiver which communicates with other said remote devices and a global positioning satellite receiver which receives local geographical coordinates;(b) grouping of said remote devices into a cluster, wherein said grouping includes selecting a cluster leader from among said remote devices; and (c) attempting to transfer data from said remote devices to said cluster leader using said short range transceiver wherein said data includes said geographical coordinates; (d) alerting by said cluster leader using said long range transceiver based upon selectably either said geographical coordinates or not receiving said data from at least one of said remote devices.
-
-
20. A method which protects a plurality of entities, the method comprising the steps of:
-
(a) attaching a plurality of wireless transceivers to the entities; (b) periodically selecting a master transceiver from among said wireless transceivers wherein said master transceiver communicates with at least a portion of said wireless transceivers, wherein said portion forms a cluster; (c) continuously transferring positive status information from each said wireless transceiver of said cluster to said master transceiver; and whereby a communications tamper on at least one of said wireless transceivers is suspected when said positive status information from at least one of said wireless transceivers is not received by said master transceiver, and (d) upon not receiving said positive status information from at least one of said wireless transceivers of said cluster, alerting by said master transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (21)
-
Specification