SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT IN TRANSIT
First Claim
1. A method for tracking an object in transit, comprising:
- 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.
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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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19 Claims
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1. 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tracking system for tracking an object in transit, comprising:
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an electronic tag attached to a shippable object, the electronic tag including a processor; a sensor configured to periodically measure at least one environmental condition experienced by the shippable object; and a storage that maintains a history of measurements of the environmental condition, wherein the electronic tag is configured to wirelessly communicate information associated with the shippable object upon detection of presence of a wireless network, the information including the history of environmental conditions and an identification of the shippable object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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