VISUALLY CAPTURING AND MONITORING CONTENTS AND EVENTS OF CARGO CONTAINER
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Abstract
A system for visually capturing and monitoring the contents and events surrounding a cargo container is provided. The system includes a camera such as a digital camera or still camera.
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18 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An imaging system for monitoring contents of and events surrounding a cargo container, the system comprising:
- an image capture device;
a control element for controlling an image capture function and analyzing received image data; and
an image processing element that executes algorithms, the execution of the algorithms providing a machine interpretation of the captured image data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- an image capture device;
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10. A method for capturing images in a container system comprising:
- placing a container imaging system in standby mode;
implementing a control element for commanding an image capture device to capture and store images;
if the image capture device senses a change in light, transitioning into alarm mode and implementing the control element to command the image capture device to capture and store images.
- placing a container imaging system in standby mode;
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11. An imaging system for monitoring contents of and events surrounding a cargo container, the system comprising:
- a camera;
a control element for controlling a camera function and processing received image data; and
an image processing element that executes algorithms, the execution of the algorithms providing a machine interpretation of the captured image data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a camera;
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