INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMABLE CONTAINER SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM

• US 20080246598A1
• Filed: 04/05/2007
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,696,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/517
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A monitoring system and method comprises a container adapted to house contents therein and a sensor device attached to the container, wherein the sensor device comprises at least one sensor that collects past and present data of the container, wherein the data comprises container content identification data, container geographic location data, container motion data, evidence of container tampering data, and biometric data of individuals handling the container; and a processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor and adapted to communicate the data to any of a user and a remote storage device. The processor is adapted to communicate the data into a language of choice of the user. The sensor device comprises an identification code, wherein the processor is adapted to regulate types of services the container is eligible to receive based on the identification code.

Claims

1. A monitoring system comprising:

a container adapted to house contents therein; and

a sensor device attached to said container, wherein said sensor device comprises;

at least one sensor adapted to collect past and present data of said container, wherein the data comprises container content identification data, container geographic location data, container motion data, evidence of container tampering data, and biometric data of individuals handling said container; and

a processor operatively connected to said at least one sensor and adapted to communicate said data to a user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensor device comprises a communications device, and wherein said system further comprises:

a database system; and

a communications channel,

wherein said communications device is adapted to transmit said data to said database system through said communications channel.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said sensor device comprises a receiver, and wherein said system further comprises a transmitter adapted to transmit past data from said database system, wherein said receiver is adapted to receive said past data from said transmitter.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising at least one service access device operatively connected to said database system and adapted to generate computer executable applications and reports based on data processed by said sensor device and transmitted to said database system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communications from said processor comprise any of audio communications and visual communications.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is adapted to communicate said data into a language of choice of said user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensor device comprises an identification code, wherein said processor is adapted to regulate types of services said container is eligible to receive based on said identification code.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one sensor comprises any of a location sensor, a heat sensor, a smoke sensor, a sound sensor, a battery sensor, a motion sensor, a video sensor, and a user identification sensor.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensor device comprises a user interface adapted to receive instructions from said user and transmit the communications from said processor to said user.

10. A monitoring system comprising:

a remote data storage device;

a container adapted to house contents therein;

a sensor device attached to said container, wherein said sensor device comprises;

at least one sensor adapted to collect past and present data of said container, wherein the data comprises container content identification data, container geographic location data, container motion data, evidence of container tampering data, and biometric data of individuals handling said container; and

a processor operatively connected to said at least one sensor and adapted to transmit said data to said remote data storage device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said sensor device comprises a communications device, wherein said remote data storage device comprises a database system, and wherein said system further comprises a communications channel, wherein said communications device is adapted to transmit said data to said database system through said communications channel.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said sensor device comprises a receiver, and wherein said system further comprises a transmitter adapted to transmit past data from said database system, wherein said receiver is adapted to receive said past data from said transmitter.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising at least one service access device operatively connected to said database system and adapted to generate computer executable applications and reports based on data processed by said sensor device and transmitted to said database system.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the communications from said processor comprise any of audio communications and visual communications.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said processor is adapted to communicate said data into any one of a plurality of languages.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein said sensor device comprises an identification code, wherein said processor is adapted to regulate types of services said container is eligible to receive based on said identification code.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one sensor comprises any of a location sensor, a heat sensor, a smoke sensor, a sound sensor, a battery sensor, a motion sensor, a video sensor, and a user identification sensor.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein said sensor device comprises an interface adapted to receive instructions from said remote storage device and transmit the communications from said processor to said remote storage device.

19. A method of monitoring a container, said method comprising:

collecting past and present data of a container, wherein said container is adapted to house contents therein, and wherein the data comprises container content identification data, container geographic location data, container motion data, evidence of container tampering data, and biometric data of individuals handling said container; and

communicating said data to any of a remote storage device and a user.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said data indicates:

a description of said contents in said container;

a description of all geographic locations where said container has been transported;

a description of mechanical movements of said container; and

a description of whether said container has been opened and if said container has been opened whether such opening is authorized by a predetermined code.