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1. A pallet comprising:
- a plurality of container seats wherein each seat is adapted to carry a fluid container;
a data obtainer arranged to obtain container data from a data provider carried by a fluid container to be carried; and
a processor coupled to the data obtainer and configured to provide a signal based on the container data.
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Abstract
A pallet comprising: a plurality of container seats wherein each seat is adapted to carry a fluid container; a data obtainer arranged to obtain container data from a data provider carried by a fluid container to be carried; a processor coupled to the data obtainer and configured to provide a signal based on the container data.
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1. A pallet comprising:
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a plurality of container seats wherein each seat is adapted to carry a fluid container; a data obtainer arranged to obtain container data from a data provider carried by a fluid container to be carried; and a processor coupled to the data obtainer and configured to provide a signal based on the container data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A transporter for carrying containers of fluid, the apparatus comprising:
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a carrier configured to hold a plurality of fluid containers; an enclosure surrounding the carrier and arranged to inhibit entry of fluid containers to the carrier; an access controller operable to selectively enable a fluid container to enter the carrier; a data obtainer configured to obtain container data from a data provider carried by a particular fluid container; and a processor configured to operate the access controller to permit or deny entry of the particular fluid container to the carrier based on the container data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising a server configured to communicate via a communications network with at least one of:
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(i) at least one transporter for carrying containers of fluid, the apparatus comprising; a carrier configured to hold a plurality of fluid containers; an enclosure surrounding the carrier and arranged to inhibit entry of fluid containers to the carrier; an access controller operable to selectively enable a fluid container to enter the carrier; a data obtainer configured to obtain container data from a data provider carried by a particular fluid container; a processer configured to operate the access controller to permit or deny entry of the particular fluid container to the carrier based on the container data; and a wireless communication interface coupled to the processor for communicating with a remote device; and (ii) at least one pallet comprising a wireless communication interface coupled to the processor for communicating with a remote device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A transporter for carrying containers of fluid, the apparatus comprising:
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a carrier configured to hold a plurality of fluid containers; a data obtainer configured to obtain container data from a data provider carried by a particular fluid container; and a processer configured to trigger an alert based on the container data to instruct an operator that a container should not be carried in the container.
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