Switch and actuator coupling in a chassis of a container associated with an intermodal freight transport system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- placing a first switch and a first actuator of a housing of a chassis;
coupling the first switch of the housing of the chassis to a second actuator of a container and coupling the first actuator of the housing of the chassis to a second switch of the container when the container is placed on the chassis;
signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container;
activating a chassis tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container;
detecting an initial movement of the chassis through a Global Positioning System (GPS) of at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device;
determining a duration of a continuous movement of the chassis through the GPS of the at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device; and
calculating a duration of a stationary condition of the chassis through the GPS of the at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device.
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Abstract
A method and system of switch and actuator coupling in a chassis of a container associated with an intermodal freight transport system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method of a tracking system involves coupling a first switch of a chassis to a second actuator of a container and coupling a first actuator of the chassis to a second switch of the container when the container is placed on the chassis, and signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container. The method may also include communicating at least one of a location data and a container identification number of the container through at least one of the container tracking device and a chassis tracking device, through a network, to an administrative server.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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placing a first switch and a first actuator of a housing of a chassis; coupling the first switch of the housing of the chassis to a second actuator of a container and coupling the first actuator of the housing of the chassis to a second switch of the container when the container is placed on the chassis; signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container; activating a chassis tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container; detecting an initial movement of the chassis through a Global Positioning System (GPS) of at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device; determining a duration of a continuous movement of the chassis through the GPS of the at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device; and calculating a duration of a stationary condition of the chassis through the GPS of the at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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signaling a wake event to a container tracking device when a first switch and a first actuator of a chassis is coupled with a second actuator and a second switch of a container; activating a chassis tracking device when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container; generating, through a GPS of at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device, a location data when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container; reading an identification tag of the container through a container reader of the chassis to discover a container identification number when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container; detecting an initial movement of the chassis through the GPS of the at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device; determining a duration of a continuous movement of the chassis through the GPS of the at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device; and calculating a duration of a stationary condition of the chassis through the GPS of the at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A transport vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis having a first switch and a first actuator; a container having a second switch and a second actuator, the first switch of the chassis being configured to be coupled to the second actuator of the container, and the first actuator of the chassis being configured to be coupled to the second switch of the container when the container is placed on the chassis; a container tracking device to power on when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis are coupled with the second switch and the second actuator of the container, the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis being coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container signaling a wake event to the container tracking device; a chassis tracking device configured to be activated when the first switch and the first actuator of the chassis is coupled with the second actuator and the second switch of the container; and a GPS of at least one of the container tracking device and the chassis tracking device to detect an initial movement of the chassis, to determine a duration of a continuous movement of the chassis, and to calculate a duration of a stationary condition of the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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