SWITCH AND ACTUATOR COUPLING IN A CHASSIS OF A CONTAINER ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- placing a first switch and a first actuator of a housing of a chassis;
coupling the first switch of the housing of the chassis to a second actuator of a container and coupling the first actuator of the housing of the chassis to a second switch of the container when the container is placed on the chassis; and
signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container.
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Abstract
A method and system of switch and actuator coupling in a chassis of a container associated with an intermodal freight transport system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method of a tracking system involves coupling a first switch of a chassis to a second actuator of a container and coupling a first actuator of the chassis to a second switch of the container when the container is placed on the chassis, and signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container. The method may also include communicating at least one of a location data and a container identification number of the container through at least one of the container tracking device and a chassis tracking device, through a network, to an administrative server.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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placing a first switch and a first actuator of a housing of a chassis; coupling the first switch of the housing of the chassis to a second actuator of a container and coupling the first actuator of the housing of the chassis to a second switch of the container when the container is placed on the chassis; and signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when a first switch and a first actuator of a chassis is coupled with a second actuator and a second switch of a container; generating, through a global positioning system of at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device, a location data when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container; and reading an identification tag of the container through a container reader of the chassis to discover a container identification number when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A transport vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis having a first switch and a first actuator; a container having a second switch and a second actuator; and a container tracking device to power on when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis are coupled with the second switch and the second actuator of the container. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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