System and method for generating a transporting instruction using an environmental sensor
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an environmental sensor physically associated with a product in a container so that the environmental sensor can travel with the product in the container as the product is transported within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network, the environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data; and
a hub control unit configured to receive the product environment data sensed by the environmental sensor and determining whether the product environment data transcends a limit of exposure of the product to an environmental condition based on the product environment data received from the environmental sensor, the hub control unit being further configured to generate a transporting instruction to redirect transport of the product to an alternate destination different from its original destination if the hub control unit determines that the product environment data indicates the environmental condition of the product has transcended the limit of exposure.
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Abstract
A system including an environmental sensor that can travel with a product within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network. The environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data. The system includes a scanner configured to read product environment data from the environmental sensor. The system also includes a hub control unit configured to communicate with the scanner and receive the product environment data from the scanner and determines whether the product environment data transcends a limit of exposure of the product to an environmental condition. The hub control unit is also configured to generate a transporting instruction to redirect transport of the product to an alternate destination different from its original destination if the hub control unit determines that the product environment data indicates the environmental condition of the product has transcended the limit of exposure.
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16 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an environmental sensor physically associated with a product in a container so that the environmental sensor can travel with the product in the container as the product is transported within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network, the environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data; and a hub control unit configured to receive the product environment data sensed by the environmental sensor and determining whether the product environment data transcends a limit of exposure of the product to an environmental condition based on the product environment data received from the environmental sensor, the hub control unit being further configured to generate a transporting instruction to redirect transport of the product to an alternate destination different from its original destination if the hub control unit determines that the product environment data indicates the environmental condition of the product has transcended the limit of exposure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising the steps of:
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capturing product environment data from an environmental sensor physically associated with a product in a container the product in the container under transport within a carrier'"'"'s logistics network; transmitting the product environment data to a computer; determining with the computer whether an environmental condition of the contained product has transcended a limit based on the product environment data scanned from the environmental sensor; and if the determining establishes that the environmental condition has transcended the limit, automatically generating a transporting instruction with the computer to redirect the product to an alternate destination different from its original destination. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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