Patent ID: 7378958
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of attaching a communication device to a shipping container, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a communication device that includes a first housing component and a second housing component, and that further includes electronics and at least one antenna configured to enable the communication device to wirelessly communicate both with a network that is external to the shipping container and with one or more wireless devices contained within an interior of the shipping container; (b) positioning the first housing component exterior to the shipping container; (c) positioning the second housing component interior to the shipping container; and (d) securing the first housing component and the second housing component together through an opening in a wall of the shipping container to form an integrated housing structure; (e) wherein the first housing component defines a first hollow interior, the second housing component defines a second hollow interior, and the first hollow interior is contiguous with the second hollow interior when the first housing component and the second housing component are secured together.