Method and apparatus for detecting a container proximate to a transportation vessel hold
First Claim
1. A device for determining the location of a container, comprising:
- (a) a tracking device operatively connected with the container; and
(b) said tracking device includes a sensor for receiving information, said tracking device adapted to use said information to determine when the container is in proximity to a transportation vessel to deactivate said tracking device.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a tracking device that is associated with a cargo container. The cargo container is used for shipping of goods and materials and is placed into transportation vessels for shipment. The tracking device includes a GPS for receiving positioning information concerning the location of the cargo container and is adapted to transmit the location of the cargo container remotely. Sensor(s) are also operatively associated with the cargo container and tracking device to sense information concerning the surroundings of the cargo container. The tracking device receives this sensor information and deactivates the tracking device when the cargo container is either inside or in proximity to the aircraft.
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151 Claims
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1. A device for determining the location of a container, comprising:
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(a) a tracking device operatively connected with the container; and
(b) said tracking device includes a sensor for receiving information, said tracking device adapted to use said information to determine when the container is in proximity to a transportation vessel to deactivate said tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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104. A method of deactivating a tracking device associated with a container, comprising the steps of:
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(a) associating a tracking device with the container;
(b) sensing when the container is in proximity to the transportation vessel; and
(c) deactivating said tracking device when the container is in proximity to the transportation vessel. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149)
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150. A tracking device associated with a cargo container that is placed into a vessel for transmitting the location of the cargo container, said tracking device comprising:
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(a) a GPS system for receiving positioning information of the cargo container;
(b) a cellular phone modem adapted to receive said positioning information and transmit said positioning information to a remote site;
(c) a sensor operatively associated with the cargo container to sense information concerning the surroundings of the cargo container; and
(d) a control system adapted to receive said information from said sensor to deactivate the cellular phone modem when the cargo container is in proximity to the vessel.
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151. A tracking device associated with a cargo container that is placed into an aircraft, comprising:
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(a) means for receiving positioning information of the cargo container;
(b) means for receiving said positioning information and means for transmitting said positioning information remotely;
(c) means for sensing information concerning the surroundings of the cargo container; and
(d) means for receiving said sensing information to determine when cargo container is in proximity to the aircraft and to deactivate said transmitting means.
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