TRACKING DEVICE AND A TRACKING METHOD OF A SHIPPING CONTAINER TRUCK

• US 20110181391A1
• Filed: 01/26/2010
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles Chu
• Original Assignee: Charles Chu
• Inventors: CHU, Charles
• Application Number:
  US12/693,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20110181391A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/8.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

The present invention discloses a tracking device and a tracking method of a shipping container truck. A tracker and an identifier are installed respectively on a truck tractor and a shipping container. After the truck tractor has been connected with the shipping container, information will be connected between the tracker and the identifier, and information related to the truck tractor and the shipping container will be further transmitted to a monitoring center through a GPS module inside the tracker, allowing the monitoring center to effectively monitor in real time the truck tractor and the shipping container.

Claims

1. A tracking device of a shipping container truck, being used to transmit a data and a location of the shipping container truck to a monitoring center, comprising:

a tracker which is assembled in a truck tractor to transmit a driving data and a location of the truck tractor to the monitoring center; and

an identifier, which is assembled in the shipping container of the shipping container truck and an interior of which is assembled with an identification chip, with the identification chip being pre-stored with a data related to that shipping container and being inducted by the tracker to further fetch the related data.

2. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 1, wherein the tracker is constituted by at least a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, an MCU (Microcontroller Unit) microprocessor, a wireless communication transmission module and an induction module.

3. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the GPS module is an A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) positioning system.

4. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the GPS module is a GPSone positioning system.

5. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the GPS module is a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) positioning system.

6. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication transmission module is at least provided with a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) transmission unit.

7. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication transmission module is at least provided with an RF (Radio Frequency) transmission unit.

8. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication transmission module is at least provided with a CDMA transmission unit.

9. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication transmission module is at least provided with a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) transmission unit.

10. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication transmission module is at least provided with a WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) transmission unit.

11. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication transmission module is at least provided with an STSC (Satellite to Satellite Communication) transmission unit.

12. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication transmission module is electrically connected with a control unit.

13. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 2, wherein the MCU microprocessor is electrically connected with an ID identification unit.

14. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 13, wherein the ID identification unit is electrically connected with a transmission port.

15. The tracking device of a shipping container truck, according to claim 1, wherein the identification chip is electrically connected with a corresponding transmission port.

16. A tracking method of a shipping container truck, comprising:

a step of selecting a shipping container according to a dispatch order, wherein a truck tractor starts for to select the shipping container to be loaded, according to the dispatch order;

a step of accomplishing connecting the truck tractor with the shipping container, wherein the truck tractor is connected with the designated shipping container;

a step of a tracker and an identifier being driven to produce data, wherein after connecting the shipping container truck with the shipping container, the tracker which is assembled in the truck tractor is driven by a power source to operate, accomplishing satellite positioning of the truck tractor, producing driving information related to the truck tractor and inducing to fetch electronic information of the identifier which is assembled in the shipping container;

a step of transmitting the electronic data to a monitoring center, wherein the tracker further transmits the driving information of the truck tractor and the electronic data of the identifier to the monitoring center; and

a step of conducting real time monitoring by the monitoring center, wherein the monitoring center utilizes the received driving information of the shipping container truck and the electronic data of the identifier to effectively monitor the shipping container truck.

17. The tracking method of a shipping container truck, according to claim 16, wherein after accomplishing the step of the tracker and the identifier being driven to produce the data, the tracker fetches the information of the identifier by a wireless transmission method.

18. The tracking method of a shipping container truck, according to claim 16, wherein after accomplishing the step of the tracker and the identifier being driven to produce the data, the tracker fetches the information of the identifier by a wired transmission method.

19. The tracking method of a shipping container truck, according to claim 16, wherein after accomplishing the step of transmitting the electronic data to the monitoring center, the tracker switches manually to transmitting the electronic data by the wireless communication transmission method.

20. The tracking method of a shipping container truck, according to claim 16, wherein after accomplishing the step of transmitting the electronic data to the monitoring center, the tracker switches automatically to transmitting the electronic data by the wireless communication transmission method.