Methods for controlling shipment of a temperature controlled material using a spill proof shipping container
First Claim
1. A method of controlling shipment of a temperature controlled material, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the method comprising:
- executing, on the one or more processors of the computer system, one or more computer program modules configured to communicate with electronic storage media that stores values for a customer order with a customer origin point, a customer destination and at least one temperature parameter;
causing a phase change material to be added to a shipping container that maintains a sample chamber within the shipping container within a selected temperature range in response to the at least one temperature parameter and shipping said shipping container to the customer origin point; and
causing the shipping container to be shipped from the customer origin point to the customer destination;
wherein a periodic location of the shipping container is tracked by use of a wireless location sensor associated with the shipping container during its shipment.
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Abstract
A shipping container is used with methods for controlling shipment of a temperature controlled material so that once a customer order is initiated with a customer origin point and a customer destination the shipping container with a phase change material maintaining a sample chamber within the shipping container within a desired temperature range is shipped to the customer origin point where a temperature controlled material is loaded into the sample chamber and then the shipping container is shipped to the customer destination and then returned to a repurposing site and periodic location of the shipping container is tracked by use of a wireless location sensor associated with the shipping container during its shipment. The health of the shipping container, as well as the temperature of its sample chamber, can also be monitored, tracked, recorded and retrieved either during shipment or at the conclusion of a shipping cycle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling shipment of a temperature controlled material, wherein the method is implemented in a computer system comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more computer program modules, the method comprising:
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executing, on the one or more processors of the computer system, one or more computer program modules configured to communicate with electronic storage media that stores values for a customer order with a customer origin point, a customer destination and at least one temperature parameter; causing a phase change material to be added to a shipping container that maintains a sample chamber within the shipping container within a selected temperature range in response to the at least one temperature parameter and shipping said shipping container to the customer origin point; and causing the shipping container to be shipped from the customer origin point to the customer destination; wherein a periodic location of the shipping container is tracked by use of a wireless location sensor associated with the shipping container during its shipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for tracking an object in transit, comprising:
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providing a shippable object with an electronic tag that is configured to; periodically measure at least one environmental condition experienced by the shippable object; detect the presence of one or more networks accessible by the electronic tag; and responsive to detecting at least one accessible network, transmitting information associated with the shippable object through the at least one accessible network, wherein the transmitted information includes an identification of the shippable object and a history of at least one measurement of the environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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