Patent ID: 8310363
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B60N,B60R,E05Y,G01S,G06F,G07C,G08B,G10K,H01Q

Abstract:
1. An asset including an arrangement for monitoring inanimate objects that are movable into and out of an interior of the asset, comprising: a frame defining an object-containing interior; a sensor system adapted to be arranged on each of at least one inanimate object that is movable relative to the asset and situated in said interior defined by said frame, said sensor system being arranged to obtain data about the at least one object other than location of the at least one object and process the obtained data to determine whether a condition about the at least one object has occurred; an event monitoring sensor coupled to said sensor system and that monitors whether an event related to movement of the at least one object relative to said frame occurs, said sensor system obtaining the data about the at least one object only when said event monitoring sensor detects occurrence of the event; a power source coupled to or integral with said sensor system to enable said sensor system to obtain data about the at least one object, said power source providing power only to said sensor system; a location determining system arranged to monitor the location of the asset; and a communication system coupled to said sensor system and said location determining system, said communication system transmitting the determination of whether the condition about the at least one object has occurred by said sensor system and the location of the asset provided by said location determining system to a remote facility using a cellular telephone network or the Internet whenever said sensor system obtains data about the at least one object as a result of detection of the occurrence of the event bys aid event monitoring sensor, whereby the remote facility can take appropriate action when it receives a transmission from said communication system that the condition about the at least one object has occurred and the location of the asset including the object.