Patent ID: 7378957

Claim:
A communication device for attaching to a shipping container, comprising: (a) an electronics assembly, including an antenna and circuitry, configured for wireless communication both with a network that is external to the shipping container and with one or more wireless devices contained within an interior of a shipping container; (b) a first housing component, containing the antenna, that is adapted to be mounted on an exterior of a wall of a shipping container such that the first housing component is disposed substantially exterior to the shipping container; and (c) a second housing component, containing the circuitry, that is adapted to be mounted on an interior of the wall of the shipping container, proximate the first housing component, such that the second housing component is disposed substantially interior to the shipping container; (d) wherein the first housing component and the second housing component are adapted to be secured together to form an integrated housing structure when each is mounted on the wall of the shipping container with the circuitry disposed in electronic communication with the antenna for wireless communications; and (e) wherein the first housing component defines a first hollow interior, wherein the second housing component defines a second hollow interior, and wherein the first hollow interior is contiguous with the second hollow interior when the first housing component and the second housing component are secured together to form an integrated housing structure.