Patent ID: 9082103
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G08B

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring assets, comprising: providing on each asset, wirelessly transmitting from each asset, using the communication system when linked to the communications network, the contents-presence data, receiving, at a data processing and storage facility, the contents-presence data that has been transmitted from the assets via the communication system of each of the assets; receiving, at the data processing and storage facility, expected contents of each asset; comparing, using a processor, the expected contents of at least one asset with the contents-presence data of the respective asset to determine any discrepancies; and when a discrepancy is found to be present in an asset, generating an indication of the discrepancy to enable action regarding the asset having the discrepancy to be taken or changed from planned action, and when a discrepancy is found not to be present in an asset, permitting continued travel of the asset.