EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION CONTAINERS
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1. A communication system for a climate-controlled container, the system comprising:
- a controller coupled to the climate-controlled container and configured to monitor a status of the refrigerated container; and
a radio expansion module removably connected to the controller and configured to support a communication mode, the radio expansion module configured to communicate the status to a remote system;
wherein a communication mode used to communicate with the remote system is determined by the radio expansion module based on the communication modes supported by the radio expansion module.
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Abstract
A communication system for a climate-controlled container. The system includes a controller and a radio expansion module removably connected to the controller. The controller is coupled to the refrigerated container and configured to monitor a status of the refrigerated container. The radio expansion module is configured to support a communication mode, and to communicate the status to a remote system. The communication mode used to communicate with the remote system is determined by the controller based on the communication modes supported by the radio expansion module.
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22 Claims
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1. A communication system for a climate-controlled container, the system comprising:
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a controller coupled to the climate-controlled container and configured to monitor a status of the refrigerated container; and a radio expansion module removably connected to the controller and configured to support a communication mode, the radio expansion module configured to communicate the status to a remote system; wherein a communication mode used to communicate with the remote system is determined by the radio expansion module based on the communication modes supported by the radio expansion module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication system, the system comprising:
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a controller coupled to a device to be monitored, the controller configured to monitor a status of the device; and a first radio expansion module configured to be removably connected to the controller, the first radio expansion module configured to communicate the status to a remote system via a first communication mode; a second radio expansion module configured to be removably connected to the controller, the second radio expansion module configured to communicate the status to the remote system via a second communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of communicating by a communication controller with a remote system, the method comprising:
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connecting to a removable radio expansion module populated with a plurality of circuits for communicating, each of the plurality of circuits providing a different communication mode; obtaining data from a device external to the communication controller; determining a communication mode to use to send the data to the remote system; and sending the data to the remote system via the radio expansion module using the determined communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication system for a climate-controlled container, the system comprising:
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a controller coupled to the climate-controlled container and configured to monitor a status of the refrigerated container; and a radio expansion module removably connected to the controller and configured to support a plurality of communication modes including at least two of cellular, satellite, and WiFi, the radio expansion module configured to communicate the status to a remote system; wherein when a WiFi communication link is available and the radio expansion module is configured to support a WiFi communication mode, the controller communicates with the remote system via a WiFi communication link; wherein when a WiFi communication link is not available or the radio expansion board is not configured to support a WiFi communication mode and a cellular communication link is available and the radio expansion board is configured to support a cellular communication mode, the controller communicates with the remote system via a cellular communication. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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