CONTAINER TRACKING
First Claim
1. A container tracking system comprising a mobile unit configured to be coupled to a container to be tracked and to communicate with a ground control unit through a communication system;
- the mobile unit comprising positioning means, alarm means adapted to detect alarm conditions related to said container, and communication means adapted to generate a tracking signal containing position data of said mobile unit and, if present, alarm information associated with one or more alarm conditions related to said container;
said mobile unit being configured to evolve to a low activity state whenever a communication unavailability condition of said tracking signal through said communication system occurs;
said low activity state providing for switching off said positioning means and said communication means of said mobile unit.
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Abstract
A container tracking system comprising a mobile unit configured to be coupled to a container to be tracked and to communicate with a remote control unit through of a communication system. The mobile unit comprising a positioning module, an alarm module adapted to detect alarm conditions related to said container, and a communication module generating a tracking signal containing positioning data of the mobile unit and/or alarm information associated with one or more alarm conditions related to the container. Furthermore, the mobile unit is configured to evolve to a temporary deactivation state whenever a communication unavailability condition of the tracking signal through the communication system occurs.
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1. A container tracking system comprising a mobile unit configured to be coupled to a container to be tracked and to communicate with a ground control unit through a communication system;
- the mobile unit comprising positioning means, alarm means adapted to detect alarm conditions related to said container, and communication means adapted to generate a tracking signal containing position data of said mobile unit and, if present, alarm information associated with one or more alarm conditions related to said container;
said mobile unit being configured to evolve to a low activity state whenever a communication unavailability condition of said tracking signal through said communication system occurs;
said low activity state providing for switching off said positioning means and said communication means of said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- the mobile unit comprising positioning means, alarm means adapted to detect alarm conditions related to said container, and communication means adapted to generate a tracking signal containing position data of said mobile unit and, if present, alarm information associated with one or more alarm conditions related to said container;
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18. A container tracking system comprising:
a mobile unit configured to couple to a container to be tracked and to communicate with a ground control unit through a communication system, the mobile unit comprising a satellite positioning module and a communication module for communicating with a phone network, said mobile unit being configured to change to a low activity state whenever the communication module is unable to communicate with the phone network;
said low activity state providing for switching off said satellite positioning module and said communication module of said mobile unit.- View Dependent Claims (19)
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