System and method for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement
First Claim
1. A system for sensing cargo loads and movement, comprising:
- a mobile computing platform mounted on a cargo container and communicatively coupled to a remote server, wherein the cargo container is movable by a vehicle and the mobile computing platform receives and stores data associated with the cargo container; and
a sensor system connected to the mobile computing platform and mounted on the cargo container, the sensor system comprising;
a sensor disposed in a predetermined location of the cargo container, wherein the sensor detects vibrations in the predetermined location of the cargo container; and
a processor connected to the sensor, wherein the processor determines a vibration state indicating cargo status and a motion state of the cargo container in response to input signals from the sensor and communicate the determined states of the cargo container to the mobile computing platform.
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Abstract
The specification and drawing figures describe and illustrate a system for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement that includes a mobile wireless communications system. A mobile computing platform is mounted on a remote vehicle and operatively connectable across the mobile wireless communications system. Sensor data are collected and stored in the mobile wireless communications system and the mobile computing platform, and may be transmitted across the mobile wireless communications system. At least one program is stored either in the mobile wireless communications system or the mobile computing platform, or both, for using the sensor data to determine equipment use, placement, and positioning in relation to a vehicle and sending one or more sensitivity reports to the asset manager.
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91 Claims
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1. A system for sensing cargo loads and movement, comprising:
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a mobile computing platform mounted on a cargo container and communicatively coupled to a remote server, wherein the cargo container is movable by a vehicle and the mobile computing platform receives and stores data associated with the cargo container; and a sensor system connected to the mobile computing platform and mounted on the cargo container, the sensor system comprising; a sensor disposed in a predetermined location of the cargo container, wherein the sensor detects vibrations in the predetermined location of the cargo container; and a processor connected to the sensor, wherein the processor determines a vibration state indicating cargo status and a motion state of the cargo container in response to input signals from the sensor and communicate the determined states of the cargo container to the mobile computing platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of determining a cargo status of a vehicle comprising:
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providing a sensor in a predetermined location of the vehicle, wherein the sensor detects a presence or absence of a pulse; transmitting a signal from the sensor to a processor indicating the presence or absence of a pulse; determining, at the processor and based on the signal, whether the vehicle is in one of a vibration state indicating cargo status and a motion state, wherein the motion state comprises an in-motion state and a not-in-motion state; communicating the processor determination to a mobile computing platform onboard the vehicle; and transmitting a vehicle cargo status generated based on the processor determination from the mobile computing platform to a remote server. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A non-transitory storage media comprising program instructions which are computer-executable to implement determining a cargo status of a vehicle, and which when executed perform the steps of:
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detecting a presence or absence of a pulse by a sensor in a predetermined location of the vehicle; transmitting a signal from the sensor to a processor indicating the presence or absence of a pulse; determining, at the processor and based on the signal, whether the vehicle is in one of a vibration state indicating cargo status and a motion state, wherein the motion state comprises an in-motion state and a not-in-motion state; communicating the processor determination to a mobile computing platform onboard the vehicle; and
transmitting a vehicle cargo status generated based on the processor determination from the mobile computing platform to a remote server. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An apparatus for determining a cargo status of a vehicle comprising:
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means for sensing a presence or absence of a pulse, wherein the means for sensing is located in a predetermined location of the vehicle; means for transmitting a signal from the means for sensing to a means for processing indicating the presence or absence of a pulse; means for determining, at the means for processing and based on the signal, whether the vehicle is in one of a vibration state indicating cargo status and a motion state, wherein the motion state comprises an in-motion state and a not-in-motion state; means for communicating the means for processing determination to a mobile computing platform onboard the vehicle; and means for transmitting a vehicle cargo status generated based on the means for processing determination from the mobile computing platform to a remote server. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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