Method of preventing spoilage
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1. A method for minimizing the effect of spoilage of perishables transported in a container, comprising the steps of:
- providing a container spoilage sensors for continuous monitoring;
coupling the output of the spoilage sensors to a prognostication algorithm at the container that predicts the time to the onset of spoilage in terms of predicted spoilage potential onset time dependent on values from the spoilage sensors;
outputting the predicted spoilage potential from the prognostication algorithm;
determining from the outputted potential for spoilage a course of action for the shipment of the container taking into account the location of the container, the potential for spoilage, the predicted time to actual spoilage and the distance to a delivery location to minimize the effects of spoilage and,implementing routing changes to a delivery location closer than an original delivery location to the current location of the container, the delivery location based upon the determined course of action.
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Abstract
A method is provided for preventing spoilage of perishable goods by utilizing algorithms that predict the probability of spoilage based on sensor inputs, in which containers are provided with one or more spoilage sensors that are output to a prognostic or detection algorithm for providing the probability that spoilage has occurred or the probability that spoilage will occur at some specific time in the future.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for minimizing the effect of spoilage of perishables transported in a container, comprising the steps of:
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providing a container spoilage sensors for continuous monitoring; coupling the output of the spoilage sensors to a prognostication algorithm at the container that predicts the time to the onset of spoilage in terms of predicted spoilage potential onset time dependent on values from the spoilage sensors; outputting the predicted spoilage potential from the prognostication algorithm; determining from the outputted potential for spoilage a course of action for the shipment of the container taking into account the location of the container, the potential for spoilage, the predicted time to actual spoilage and the distance to a delivery location to minimize the effects of spoilage and, implementing routing changes to a delivery location closer than an original delivery location to the current location of the container, the delivery location based upon the determined course of action. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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