Shipping Container Monitoring Based on Door Status
First Claim
1. A remotely monitorable shipping container assembly, comprising:
- a shipping container including at least one door;
a door status sensor for monitoring the open or closed status of said at least one door; and
a communications device mounted on said container and being operative to wirelessly transmit information to a remote facility including the open or closed status of said at least one door as monitored by said door status sensor.
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Abstract
Remotely monitorable shipping container assembly including a shipping container including at least one door, a door status sensor for monitoring the open or closed status of the door(s) and a communications device mounted on the container and wirelessly transmitting information to one or more remote facilities including the status of the door(s) as monitored by the door status sensor. The remote facility may be for example, a facility interested in ensuring the integrity of the contents of the container, a facility which is charged with preventing theft of the contents of the containers, a law enforcement facility which is responsible for preventing transport of illegal cargo, and the like. A positioning system may be arranged on the container for determining a position thereof. The communications device is coupled to the positioning system and transmits the determined position of the container with the open or closed status of the door(s).
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20 Claims
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1. A remotely monitorable shipping container assembly, comprising:
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a shipping container including at least one door; a door status sensor for monitoring the open or closed status of said at least one door; and a communications device mounted on said container and being operative to wirelessly transmit information to a remote facility including the open or closed status of said at least one door as monitored by said door status sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A remotely monitorable shipping container assembly, comprising:
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a shipping container including at least one door; door monitoring means for monitoring the open or closed status of said at least one door; interior sensor means for obtaining information about contents in the interior of said container; and a communications device mounted on said container and coupled to said door monitoring mean and said interior sensor means, said communications device being operative to wirelessly transmit information to a remote facility including information about the contents of the interior of said container obtained by said interior sensor means and the open or closed status of said at least one door as monitored by said door monitoring means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for remotely monitoring a shipping container including at least one door, comprising:
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arranging a door status sensor on the container for monitoring the open or closed status of the at least one door; arranging an interior sensor system on the container capable of obtaining information about contents in the interior of the container; obtaining information about contents in the interior of the container as a function of the status of the at least one door as monitored by the door status sensor; and wirelessly transmitting the obtained information to a remote facility. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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