Unobtrusive proprioceptive monitor for shipping containers and vehicles
First Claim
1. An identification system comprising an identification tag attached to an inside surface of a shipping container port cover comprising a seal configured to seal the inside surface of the shipping container port cover from the atmosphere, which identification tag communicates data via electromagnetic radiation, electronics configured to receive the data from at least one sensor located within a volume of a shipping container and that is configured to generate the data, the data identifying a sensed condition within the volume of the shipping container to which the shipping container port cover is affixed, and electronics configured to send sending the received data via said identification tag, and wherein said identification tag communicates the data to a receiver outside of the shipping container when the shipping container port cover is closed.
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Abstract
An identification system and method comprising attaching an identification tag to an inside surface of a shipping container port cover and communicating data from the tag via electromagnetic radiation.
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16 Claims
- 1. An identification system comprising an identification tag attached to an inside surface of a shipping container port cover comprising a seal configured to seal the inside surface of the shipping container port cover from the atmosphere, which identification tag communicates data via electromagnetic radiation, electronics configured to receive the data from at least one sensor located within a volume of a shipping container and that is configured to generate the data, the data identifying a sensed condition within the volume of the shipping container to which the shipping container port cover is affixed, and electronics configured to send sending the received data via said identification tag, and wherein said identification tag communicates the data to a receiver outside of the shipping container when the shipping container port cover is closed.
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7. A shipping container document port cover configured to cover a document port of a shipping container, comprising:
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a seal configured to seal an inside surface of the shipping container document port cover from the atmosphere; a mounting plate attachable to the inside surface of the shipping container document port cover without modification of the shipping container document port cover; an identification tag attached to said mounting plate, which identification tag communicates data via electromagnetic radiation; a sensor coupled to the identification tag, the sensor located within a volume of the shipping container and configured to generate data identifying a sensed condition within the volume of the shipping container; and wherein said identification tag is further configured to communicate the data to a receiver outside of the shipping container when the shipping container document port cover of the shipping container is closed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 16)
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9. An identification method comprising the steps of:
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attaching an identification tag to an inside surface of a shipping container port cover, the shipping container port cover comprising a seal configured to seal an inside surface of the shipping container port cover from the atmosphere; communicating data from the identification tag via electromagnetic radiation to a receiver outside of a shipping container when the shipping container port cover is closed; via electronics receiving data from at least one sensor and via electronics sending the received data via the identification tag; and connecting the at least one sensor to the electronics receiving the data, wherein the at least one sensor is located within a volume of the shipping container and is configured to generate the data, which identifies a sensed condition within the volume of the shipping container when the shipping container port cover is closed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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