Patent ID: 8224518

Claim:
A method for creating a record of crane inspection activity, said method comprising: in response to a crane inspection activity, initiating a wireless inspection communication between a component monitor and a component information unit, wherein said component information unit is mechanically coupled with a crane component; and automatically storing within said component monitor an inspection record related to said crane component, said inspection record including a geostamp and a timestamp associated with said wireless inspection communication, said geostamp and timestamp stored in said inspection record in conjunction with a component identification that is associated said crane component and that is received from said component information unit as part of said wireless inspection communication, wherein said in response to a crane inspection activity, initiating a wireless inspection communication between a component monitor and a component information unit, wherein said component information unit is mechanically coupled with a crane component comprises: automatically initiating said inspection communication from said component monitor in response to said component monitor entering into a mesh network that includes said component information unit.