SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITHIN SHIPPING CONTAINERS
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring shipping containers comprising:
- a shipping container defining an interior compartment;
a sensing component positioned within the interior compartment, the sensing component comprising;
one or more sensors for sensing atmospheric data;
a sensing component battery;
a sensing component microcontroller having a memory, wherein the sensing component microcontroller receives the atmospheric data sensed by the one or more sensors at a predetermined interval and stores the atmospheric data in said memory; and
a communication chip;
a transmission device external to the interior compartment defined by the shipping container, the transmission device comprising;
a receiver for receiving data transmitted by said sensing component; and
a transmitter for transmitting the received data to a storage location;
wherein the transmission device is paired with the sensing component or an interior component contained within said interior compartment.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are presented for monitoring shipping containers. A system comprises a shipping container, a sensing component, and a transmission device. The shipping container defines an interior compartment. The sensing component is positioned within the interior compartment and comprises one or more sensors, a sensing component battery, a sensing component microcontroller, and a communication chip. The one or more sensors sense atmospheric data. The sensing component microcontroller has a memory and receives the atmospheric data sensed by the one or more sensors at a predetermined interval and stores the atmospheric data in the memory. The transmission device is external to the interior compartment and comprises a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives data transmitted by the sensing component. The transmitter transmits the received data to a storage location. The transmission device is paired with the sensing component or an interior component contained within the interior compartment.
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1. A system for monitoring shipping containers comprising:
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a shipping container defining an interior compartment; a sensing component positioned within the interior compartment, the sensing component comprising; one or more sensors for sensing atmospheric data; a sensing component battery; a sensing component microcontroller having a memory, wherein the sensing component microcontroller receives the atmospheric data sensed by the one or more sensors at a predetermined interval and stores the atmospheric data in said memory; and a communication chip; a transmission device external to the interior compartment defined by the shipping container, the transmission device comprising; a receiver for receiving data transmitted by said sensing component; and a transmitter for transmitting the received data to a storage location; wherein the transmission device is paired with the sensing component or an interior component contained within said interior compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring the environment within an interior compartment defined by a shipping container, the method comprising:
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positioning a sensing component within the compartment; sensing one or more environmental conditions within the compartment by the sensing component; positioning a transmitting component proximate the shipping container and external to the compartment; and transferring data related to the one or more environmental conditions between the sensing component and the transmitting component. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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