SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIPMENT TRACKING
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1. A shipment tracking system for a train having one or more cars, the system comprising:
- one or more Bluetooth nodes positionable onboard the one or more cars and configured to transmit shipment information for the one or more cars; and
a gateway device positionable onboard the train and configured to receive shipment information for the one or more cars, the gateway device configured to transmit payload information to a database, the payload information including the shipment information for the one or more cars.
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Abstract
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems and methods related to shipment tracking for trains. In an exemplary embodiment, a shipment tracking system generally includes one or more Bluetooth nodes positionable onboard one or more cars of a train. The one or more Bluetooth nodes are configured to transmit shipment information for the one or more cars. A gateway device is configured to receive shipment information for the one or more cars. The gateway device is configured to transmit payload information to a database.
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1. A shipment tracking system for a train having one or more cars, the system comprising:
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one or more Bluetooth nodes positionable onboard the one or more cars and configured to transmit shipment information for the one or more cars; and a gateway device positionable onboard the train and configured to receive shipment information for the one or more cars, the gateway device configured to transmit payload information to a database, the payload information including the shipment information for the one or more cars. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A shipment tracking method for a train having one or more cars, the method comprising:
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obtaining, via one or more Bluetooth nodes onboard the one or more cars, shipment information for the one or more cars; relaying, via at least one of the one or more Bluetooth nodes, the shipment information for the one or more cars to a gateway device onboard the train; and transmitting, via the gateway device, payload information to a database, the payload information including the shipment information for the one or more cars. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing a train with a shipment tracking system, the method comprising:
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positioning one or more Bluetooth nodes onboard one or more cars of the train, the one or more Bluetooth nodes configured to transmit shipment information for the one or more cars; and positioning a gateway device onboard the train, the gateway device configured to receive shipment information for the one or more cars, the gateway device configured to transmit payload information to a database, the payload information including the shipment information for the one or more cars. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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