Smart container monitoring system
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a shipping container, the method comprising:
- providing a shipping container;
mounting an electronic seal onto an outside of said shipping container;
providing a remote monitor operative to monitor the status of said electronic seal;
mounting at least one sensor within said shipping container;
providing at least one remote communicator operative to communicate with said at least one electronic seal; and
providing at least one short range remote communicator outside said shipping container,wherein said at least one sensor is operative to sense at least one condition within said shipping container and to wirelessly transmit sensed information relating to said at least one condition to said electronic seal,wherein said electronic seal is operative to wirelessly transmit information to said remote monitor regarding the status of said electronic seal and said sensed information, andwherein said at least one sensor is operative to wirelessly communicate directly with said at least one short range communicator outside said shipping container.
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Abstract
A remotely monitorable shipping container including a shipping container body having associated therewith at least one door and at least one door latch having a latch locking element arranged for locking engagement with a door mounted locking element, at least one wireless communicator mounted in a secure location within the shipping container and being operative to wirelessly transmit information to a remote monitor regarding the status of an electronic seal mounted onto the locking element for confirming locking of the at least one door, and at least one wireless antenna mounted within a protected enclosure on the outside of the shipping container for transmitting the information from the at least one wireless communicator.
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1. A method for monitoring a shipping container, the method comprising:
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providing a shipping container; mounting an electronic seal onto an outside of said shipping container; providing a remote monitor operative to monitor the status of said electronic seal; mounting at least one sensor within said shipping container; providing at least one remote communicator operative to communicate with said at least one electronic seal; and providing at least one short range remote communicator outside said shipping container, wherein said at least one sensor is operative to sense at least one condition within said shipping container and to wirelessly transmit sensed information relating to said at least one condition to said electronic seal, wherein said electronic seal is operative to wirelessly transmit information to said remote monitor regarding the status of said electronic seal and said sensed information, and wherein said at least one sensor is operative to wirelessly communicate directly with said at least one short range communicator outside said shipping container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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