Container transportation monitoring system

• US 20100127867A1
• Filed: 05/12/2009
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kuender Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kuender Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Pan-Chi, Chien, Chao-Heng
• Application Number:
  US12/453,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20100127867A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/545.600
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/009 having wheels on a trailer
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0483 Wireless routers between wheel mounted transmitters and chassis mounted receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range

Abstract

A container transportation monitoring system is disclosed, which comprises a wireless transmitting module, a wireless receiving module, and a monitoring center. The wireless transmitting module is located on a container, and the wireless receiving module is located on a container crane or a tractor. Besides, the wireless receiving unit of the wireless receiving unit receives the container information transmitted through the wireless transmitting unit of the wireless transmitting module, and the container information is then transmitted to the monitoring center through the monitoring transmitting unit. When the monitoring transmitting unit receives the container information, the container information is compared with the database container information stored in a database, and the comparing result is output to the monitoring device. Therefore, by the comparison process described above, the suspending process and the transportation process of the container is real-time monitored, and the mis-delivery of the container can be effectively avoided.

Claims

1. A container transportation monitoring system comprising:

a wireless transmitting module locating on a container, the wireless transmitting module including a memory unit, a first processing unit, and a wireless transmitting unit, wherein the first processing unit is electrically connected with the memory unit, and the wireless transmitting unit, the first processing unit can read out container information from the memory unit, write in the container information to the memory unit, or transmit the container information by the wireless transmitting unit;

a wireless receiving module locating on a container crane, the wireless receiving module including a wireless receiving unit, a second processing unit, and a monitoring transmitting unit, wherein the second processing unit is electrically connected with the wireless receiving unit, and the monitoring transmitting unit, the second processing unit controls the receiving of the container information of the wireless receiving unit, which is transmitted through the wireless transmitting unit of the wireless transmitting module, and transmits the container information through the monitoring transmitting unit; and

a monitoring center including a monitoring receiving unit, a central processing unit, a database, and a monitoring device, wherein the central processing unit is electrically connected with the monitoring receiving unit, the database, and the monitoring device, at least one item of database container information is stored in the database;

when the monitoring receiving unit receives the container information from the monitoring transmitting unit of the wireless receiving module, the central processing unit compares the container information with the at least one item of database container information stored in the database, and outputs the result to the monitoring device.

2. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the container information includes a serial number of the container.

3. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the database further comprises container scheduling information, and the central processing unit compares the serial number of the container of the container information with the container scheduling information, then the central processing unit outputs the comparing result to the monitoring device.

4. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises a power switch located on a suspension point of the container or in the vicinity thereof.

5. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises an input unit, for inputting the container information.

6. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises a detecting unit located on the door of the container or in the vicinity thereof, for detecting the open/closed status of the door of the container.

7. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises an alarm unit.

8. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises a GPS unit for calculating the position information of the container, and the first processing unit stores the position information in the memory unit.

9. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring transmitting unit is a general packet radio service transmitting unit, while the monitoring receiving unit is a general packet radio service receiving unit.

10. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitting unit is an RF open band frequency shift keying transmitting unit, while the wireless receiving unit is an RF open band frequency shift keying receiving unit.

11. A container transportation monitoring system comprising:

a wireless transmitting module locating on a container, the wireless transmitting module including a memory unit, a first processing unit, and a wireless transmitting unit, wherein the first processing unit is electrically connected with the memory unit, and the wireless transmitting unit, the first processing unit can read out container information from the memory unit, write in the container information to the memory unit, or transmit the container information by the wireless transmitting unit;

a wireless receiving module locating on a tractor, the wireless receiving module including a wireless receiving unit, a second processing unit, and a monitoring transmitting unit, wherein the second processing unit is electrically connected with the wireless receiving unit, and the monitoring transmitting unit, the second processing unit controls the receiving of the container information of the wireless receiving unit, which is transmitted through the wireless transmitting unit of the wireless transmitting module, and transmits the container information through the monitoring transmitting unit; and

a monitoring center including a monitoring receiving unit, a central processing unit, a database, and a monitoring device, wherein the central processing unit is electrically connected with the monitoring receiving unit, the database, and the monitoring device, at least one item of database container information is stored in the database;

when the monitoring receiving unit receives the container information from the monitoring transmitting unit of the wireless receiving module, the central processing unit compares the container information with the at least one item of database container information stored in the database, and outputs the result to the monitoring device.

12. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the container information includes a serial number of the container.

13. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the monitoring transmitting unit of the wireless receiving module further transmits the tractor information to the monitoring receiving unit of the monitoring center.

14. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the database further comprises container scheduling information, and the central processing unit compares the serial number of the container of the container information and the tractor information with the container scheduling information, then the central processing unit outputs the comparing result to the monitoring device.

15. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises a power switch located on a suspension point of the container or in the vicinity thereof.

16. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises a detecting unit located on the door of the container or in the vicinity thereof, for detecting the open/closed status of the door of the container.

17. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises an alarm unit.

18.The. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises a GPS unit, for calculating the position information of the container, and the first processing unit stores the position information in the memory unit.

19.The. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the monitoring transmitting unit is a general packet radio service transmitting unit, while the monitoring receiving unit is a general packet radio service receiving unit.

20.The. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the wireless transmitting unit is an RF open band frequency shift keying transmitting unit, while the wireless receiving unit is an RF open band frequency shift keying receiving unit.

21. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the wireless transmitting module further comprises a wireless tire pressure receiving unit, for detecting the status of tire pressure of plural tires of a trailer carrying the container.

22. The container transportation monitoring system as claimed in claim 21, wherein the wireless tire pressure receiving unit is used to detect the status of tire pressure of plural tires of a tractor.