System and method for optimization of and analysis of insulated systems
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1. A method for monitoring environmental conditions within a shipping package said method comprising the steps of:
- generating a package shipment route;
entering an environmental parameter corresponding to an exposure level beyond which a product, contained in said package, will perish;
inserting a wireless data monitor within said package, configured to monitor the environmental condition within said package along said shipment route;
during shipment, collecting said environmental data at said wireless data monitor; and
during shipment, periodically transmitting said collected environmental data to one or more wireless access points.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring environmental conditions within a shipping package includes generating a package shipment route and entering an environmental parameter corresponding to an exposure level beyond which a product, contained in the package, will perish. A wireless data monitor is inserted within the package, configured to monitor the environmental condition within the package along the shipment route, such that during shipment, the environmental data at the wireless data monitor; and during shipment, the collected environmental data is periodically transmitted to one or more wireless access points.
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1. A method for monitoring environmental conditions within a shipping package said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a package shipment route; entering an environmental parameter corresponding to an exposure level beyond which a product, contained in said package, will perish; inserting a wireless data monitor within said package, configured to monitor the environmental condition within said package along said shipment route; during shipment, collecting said environmental data at said wireless data monitor; and during shipment, periodically transmitting said collected environmental data to one or more wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for monitoring environmental conditions within a shipping package said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a package shipment route; entering an environmental parameter corresponding to an exposure level beyond which a product, contained in said package, will perish; wherein said step of generating a package shipment route further includes a step of generating a listing of all possible shipment routes available for said package between a place of origin and a destination; and for each of said shipment routes, generating an ambient thermal temperature model corresponding to the external temperatures of said package, including said product information, insulation in said package, and refrigeration or heating used in said package, and analyzing said thermal characteristics along said available shipping routes, based on each of said ambient thermal temperature models, so as to determine feasible shipment routes and corresponding packaging information, sufficient to prevent said product from perishing by preventing the environmental conditions of said product from diverting from said environmental parameter; inserting a wireless data monitor within said package, configured to monitor the environmental parameters within said package along said shipment route; wherein for each of said feasible shipment routes, calculating the cost for shipment along said feasible shipment routes based on packaging and delivery cost;
selecting a route for delivery from among said feasible shipment routes, and presenting said selected route to a user so as to allow said user to ship said product via said selected route;during shipment, said wireless data monitor collecting environmental data; and during shipment, periodically transmitting said collected environmental data to one or more wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for monitoring environmental conditions within a shipping package said method comprising the steps of:
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generating a package shipment route; entering an environmental parameter corresponding to an exposure level beyond which a product, contained in said package, will perish; inserting a wireless data monitor within said package, configured to monitor the environmental conditions within said package along said shipment route; during shipment, said wireless data monitor collecting environmental data; and during shipment, periodically transmitting said collected environmental data to one or more wireless access points, wherein if a connection is made to a wireless access point the unique identifier of said wireless access points are recorded along with the geographic location of said wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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