REAL TIME TEMPERATURE AND LOCATION TRACKER
First Claim
1. A shipper comprising:
- an outer housing comprising;
a body having an interior surface bounding a compartment that is accessed through an opening; and
a first panel coupled with the body and configured to extend over at least a portion of the opening, a first access port extending through the first panel;
a temperature sensitive payload disposed within the compartment of the body; and
a temperature/location tracker also disposed within the compartment of the body, the temperature/location tracker comprising a first temperature probe, a GPS receiver, a cellular modem, and a GPS antenna, the GPS antenna being disposed so as to be aligned with the first access port when the shipper is in a fully assembled state such that the GPS antenna is directly accessible through the first access port, wherein the temperature/location tracker is configured to monitor and periodically transmit temperature and location values of the shipper over a cellular communication network.
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Abstract
A shipper having an outer housing with a temperature sensitive payload and a temperature/location tracker disposed therein. The outer housing has a body having an interior surface bounding a compartment that is accessed through an opening. A first panel is coupled with the body and configured to extend over at least a portion of the opening, with a first access port extending through the first panel. The payload and temperature/location tracker are disposed within the compartment of the body. The temperature/location tracker includes a first temperature probe, a GPS receiver, a cellular modem, and a GPS antenna. The GPS antenna is disposed so as to be aligned with the first access port when the shipper is in a fully assembled state such that the GPS antenna is directly accessible through the first access port. The temperature/location tracker monitors and periodically transmits temperature and location values of the shipper over a cellular communication network.
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25 Claims
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1. A shipper comprising:
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an outer housing comprising; a body having an interior surface bounding a compartment that is accessed through an opening; and a first panel coupled with the body and configured to extend over at least a portion of the opening, a first access port extending through the first panel; a temperature sensitive payload disposed within the compartment of the body; and a temperature/location tracker also disposed within the compartment of the body, the temperature/location tracker comprising a first temperature probe, a GPS receiver, a cellular modem, and a GPS antenna, the GPS antenna being disposed so as to be aligned with the first access port when the shipper is in a fully assembled state such that the GPS antenna is directly accessible through the first access port, wherein the temperature/location tracker is configured to monitor and periodically transmit temperature and location values of the shipper over a cellular communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring a shipper in transit, the method comprising:
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measuring a temperature of a payload of a shipper using a temperature/location tracker disposed within a compartment of the shipper; determining a location of the shipper using the temperature/location tracker; transmitting values representing the measured temperature and determined location to a remote monitor over a cellular communication network using the temperature/location tracker. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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