Method and System for Obtaining Information about Objects in an Asset
First Claim
1. An asset including an arrangement for monitoring inanimate objects in an interior of the asset, comprising:
- a sensor system arranged on each of at least one inanimate object in the asset, said sensor system being arranged to obtain data about the at least one object;
a location determining system arranged on the asset, said location determining system being arranged to monitor the location of the asset; and
a communication system arranged on the asset and coupled to said sensor system and said location determining system, said communication system being arranged to transmit the data about the at least one object obtained by said sensor system and the location of the asset provided by said location determining system to a remote facility.
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Abstract
Asset including an arrangement for monitoring inanimate objects in an interior thereof includes a sensor system arranged on each object in the asset and arranged to obtain data about the object, a location determining system arranged on the asset to monitor the location of the asset, and a communication system arranged on the asset and coupled to the sensor system and the location determining system. The communication system transmits the data about each object obtained by the sensor system and the location of the asset provided by the location determining system to one or more remote facilities, these remote facilities being those interested in the information about the objects in the asset being monitored.
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25 Claims
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1. An asset including an arrangement for monitoring inanimate objects in an interior of the asset, comprising:
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a sensor system arranged on each of at least one inanimate object in the asset, said sensor system being arranged to obtain data about the at least one object; a location determining system arranged on the asset, said location determining system being arranged to monitor the location of the asset; and a communication system arranged on the asset and coupled to said sensor system and said location determining system, said communication system being arranged to transmit the data about the at least one object obtained by said sensor system and the location of the asset provided by said location determining system to a remote facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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