STATE DEPENDENT ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT LABEL
First Claim
1. A method of controlling one or more controllable, readable indicia on a transport container, comprising:
- receiving at least one parameter value indicative of at least one of a transport-related time, a transport location, or a physical security of a transport container with a receiving portion located in or on the transport container;
determining a change in the at least one parameter value with control circuitry located in or on the transport container;
retrieving at least one indicia configuration from a memory device in or on the transport container under the control of the control circuitry in response to the change in the at least one parameter value; and
changing information presented by one or more controllable, readable indicia in or on the transport container in accordance with the at least one indicia configuration retrieved from the memory device.
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Abstract
A transport label for use with a transport container includes one or more controllable, readable indicia for presenting information readable by a reader external to the transport container. Controllable, readable indicia can be updated to present different information based upon a time, location, or physical security parameter of the transport container. The transport label system includes control circuitry and a memory device for storing two or more indicia configurations for the controllable, readable indicia. Controllable, readable indicia, memory device, and control circuitry may be built into a transport container or packaged separately, e.g. for attachment to a transport container. Methods of controlling the transport label system are also described.
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183 Claims
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1. A method of controlling one or more controllable, readable indicia on a transport container, comprising:
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receiving at least one parameter value indicative of at least one of a transport-related time, a transport location, or a physical security of a transport container with a receiving portion located in or on the transport container; determining a change in the at least one parameter value with control circuitry located in or on the transport container; retrieving at least one indicia configuration from a memory device in or on the transport container under the control of the control circuitry in response to the change in the at least one parameter value; and changing information presented by one or more controllable, readable indicia in or on the transport container in accordance with the at least one indicia configuration retrieved from the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 12, 17, 30, 53, 54, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169)
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62. A transport label system, comprising:
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one or more controllable, readable indicia configured to be carried in or on a transport container, the one or more controllable, readable indicia adapted to present information in a format readable by a reader external to the transport container; at least one receiving portion configured to be carried in or on the transport container, the at least one receiving portion adapted to receive at least one parameter value indicative of at least one of a transport-related time, a transport location, or a physical security of the transport container; a memory device configured to be carried in or on the transport container, the memory device configured to store at least a first indicia configuration and a second indicia configuration, wherein at least one of the first indicia configuration and the second indicia configuration includes information to be presented by the one or more controllable, readable indicia; and control circuitry configured to; determine a change in the at least one parameter value; select one indicia configuration from the at least a first indicia configuration and the at least a second indicia configuration based upon the change in the at least one parameter value; and configure the one or more controllable, readable indicia according to the selected one indicia configuration. - View Dependent Claims (63, 66, 69, 109, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176)
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110. A transport container system, comprising:
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a transport container; one or more controllable, readable indicia in or on the transport container adapted to present information in a format readable by a reader external to the transport container; at least one receiving portion adapted to receive at least one parameter value indicative of at least one of a transport-related time, a transport location, or a physical security of the transport container; a memory device in or on the transport and configured to store at least a first indicia configuration and a second indicia configuration, wherein at least one of the first indicia configuration and the second indicia configuration includes information to be presented by the one or more controllable, readable indicia; and control circuitry configured to; determine a change in the at least one parameter value; select one indicia configuration of the at least a first indicia configuration and the at least a second indicia configuration based upon the change in the at least one parameter value; and configure the one or more controllable, readable indicia according to the selected one indicia configuration. - View Dependent Claims (117, 118, 120, 136, 137, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183)
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