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Container monitoring system and method

DC CAFC
  • US 5,712,789 A
  • Filed: 08/28/1995
  • Issued: 01/27/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A container monitoring system for accumulating and storing information on shipping containers including container location and container load status, the system comprising:

  • a receiving area for receiving containers to be monitored by the system, said receiving area within a defined boundary within which containers are to be monitored by the system,a container entry point at the boundary at which containers are identified by pre-existing identification codes which are recorded at the container entry point,a switching vehicle for moving containers to and from a receiving area and to and from a facility within the boundary according to instructions received from the facility, andmeans for recording information on locations and load status of containers within the defined boundary.

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