Portable deployment kit for nested visibility
First Claim
1. A mobile checkpoint unit in an asset management system, comprising:
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a tag reader, mounted to the case, to receive identification information and layer information from at least one of a plurality of nested containers; and
a relative hierarchy module, within the case and in communication with the tag reader, to establish a relative hierarchy within the plurality of nested containers based on the identification information and the layer information, the relative hierarchy being capable of including one or more lower-layer containers and one or more upper-layer containers.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to provide multi-layer visibility of nested containers at a mobile checkpoint are disclosed. Thee systems include a portable deployment kit in communication with a nested container. The portable deployment kit can be contained in a durable carrying case having a total weight that is within military standards for carrying by one person and includes a handle. Inside, the carrying case can include foam or other material to protect internal components during transport and deployment. In use within the system, the portable deployment kit can serve as a self-contained checkpoint or site server for gathering necessary information from the nested container and uplinking for centralized data collection. In one embodiment, the portable deployment kit includes a label printer for updating an identification device on the nested container to reflect, for example, aggregation and deaggregation.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile checkpoint unit in an asset management system, comprising:
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a case; a tag reader, mounted to the case, to receive identification information and layer information from at least one of a plurality of nested containers; and a relative hierarchy module, within the case and in communication with the tag reader, to establish a relative hierarchy within the plurality of nested containers based on the identification information and the layer information, the relative hierarchy being capable of including one or more lower-layer containers and one or more upper-layer containers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A self-contained and mobile checkpoint unit in an asset management system, comprising:
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means for encasing; means for reading, mounted to the means for encasing, to receive identification information and layer information from at least one of the plurality of nested containers; and means for associating, within the means for encasing and in communication with the means for reading, to establish a relative hierarchy within the plurality of nested containers based on the identification information and the layer information, the relative hierarchy being capable of including one or more lower-layer containers and one or more upper-layer container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile checkpoint unit in an asset management system, comprising:
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a protective case; a tag reader, mounted to the case, to receive identification information and layer information from at least one of a plurality of nested containers; a host, within the protective case and in communication with the tag reader, to receive a relative hierarchy within the plurality of nested containers based on the identification information and the layer information, the relative hierarchy being capable of including one or more lower-layer containers and one or more upper-layer containers relative to the at least one of the plurality of nested containers; an external location unit, mounted to the case and in communication with the relative hierarchy module, to receive information related to a location of the mobile checkpoint unit an external communication unit, mounted to the case, to provide data communication between the relative hierarchy module and a regional data collection; and a label printer, mounted to the case and in communication with the relative hierarchy module, to generate a label responsive to the relative hierarchy.
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18. A method for providing a mobile checkpoint unit in an asset management system, comprising:
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providing a case; receiving, in a tag reader within the case, identification information and layer information from at least one of a plurality of nested containers; and establishing, in a relative hierarchy module within the case, a relative hierarchy within the plurality of nested containers based on the identification information and the layer information, the relative hierarchy being capable of including one or more lower-layer containers and one or more upper-layer containers.
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