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System and method for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement

  • US 8,179,286 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2008
  • Issued: 05/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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