SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRANSPORTING INSTRUCTION USING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- collecting environmental data using an environmental sensor associated with a container such that the sensor travels with the container within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network;
receiving the environmental data collected by the environmental sensor at a computer system;
determining with the computer system whether an environmental condition of the container has entered within a pre-defined range of values based on the collected environment data; and
in response to the computer system determining the environmental condition has entered the range of values, generating alert data containing an indication of the environmental condition entering the range of values.
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Abstract
A system including an environmental sensor that can travel with a product within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network. The environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data. The system includes a scanner configured to read product environment data from the environmental sensor. The system also includes a hub control unit configured to communicate with the scanner and receive the product environment data from the scanner and determine whether the product environment data enters into a pre-defined range of values associated with an exposure of the product to an environmental condition. The hub control unit is also configured to generate alert data if it is determined that the environmental data has entered the range of values. If a limit within the values is further transcended, a transportation instruction is also generated to alter transport of the product.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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collecting environmental data using an environmental sensor associated with a container such that the sensor travels with the container within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network; receiving the environmental data collected by the environmental sensor at a computer system; determining with the computer system whether an environmental condition of the container has entered within a pre-defined range of values based on the collected environment data; and in response to the computer system determining the environmental condition has entered the range of values, generating alert data containing an indication of the environmental condition entering the range of values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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an environmental sensor associated with a container and travels with the container as it moves within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network; a computer system configured to; determine whether an environmental condition of the container has entered within a pre-defined range of values based on the collected environment data; and generate alert data containing an indication of the environmental condition entering the range of values. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions embodied therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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(A) a first executable portion configured for receiving environmental data collected by an environmental sensor associated with a container such that the sensor travels with the container within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network; (B) a second executable portion configured for determining whether an environmental condition of the container has entered within a pre-defined range of values based on the collected environment data; and (C) a third executable portion configured for, in response to determining the environmental condition has entered the range of values, generating alert data for transmission to one or more users of the computer program product.
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