Apparatus and method for monitoring in-transit shipments
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1. A monitoring system comprising:
- a power supply;
a first shock sensor coupled to said power supply, said first shock sensor being configured to provide a first output; and
a second shock sensor coupled to said power supply, said second shock sensor being configured to provide a second output, said first and second outputs being correlated to provide environmental condition data for an in-transit shipment.
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Abstract
By employing a one or more sensors or monitors, environmental conditions and exceptions noted during the shipment of the goods and products can be monitored, stored, and eventually reported. The information about the in-transit goods and products being tracked may also be collected and transmitted by one or more wireless communication devices such as radios, transceivers, and Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites in conjunction with RF communication and/or RFID technology. Once collected, the environmental condition data may be used to assign liability for any damage that occurred to the in-transit goods and products.
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1. A monitoring system comprising:
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a power supply;
a first shock sensor coupled to said power supply, said first shock sensor being configured to provide a first output; and
a second shock sensor coupled to said power supply, said second shock sensor being configured to provide a second output, said first and second outputs being correlated to provide environmental condition data for an in-transit shipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring an in-transit shipment with a first shock sensor, said first shock sensor being configured to provide a first output; and
monitoring said in-transit shipment with a second shock sensor, said second shock sensor being configured to provide a second output, said first and second outputs being correlated to provide environmental condition data for said in-transit shipment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A monitoring device for monitoring an in-transit shipment, said monitoring device comprising:
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a power supply;
a capacitance-based accelerometer coupled to said power supply, said capacitance-based accelerometer being configured to provide environmental condition data for at least one in-transit product;
a piezoelectric-based accelerometer coupled to said power supply, said piezoelectric-based accelerometer being configured to provide environmental condition data for said at least one in-transit product;
a bluetooth communication module coupled to said power supply, said bluetooth communication module being configured to transmit said environmental condition data for said at least one in-transit product. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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