Patent ID: 8102258

Claim:
A method comprising: enabling at least two actuatable cushioning elements, the at least two actuatable cushioning elements including at least one first subset of the at least two actuatable cushioning elements enabled to actuate for at least one first time period and at least one second subset of the at least two actuatable cushioning elements enabled to actuate for at least one second time period; determining at least one first event associated with packing of at least one container including internally the at least two actuatable cushioning elements, at least one second event associated with movement of the at least one container including internally the at least two actuatable cushioning elements, and at least one third event associated with unpacking of the at least one container including internally the at least two actuatable cushioning elements; and actuating at least some of the at least two actuatable cushioning elements in response to the at least one first event associated with packing of the at least one container for at least some of the at least one first time period, actuating at least some of the at least two actuatable cushioning elements in response to the at least one second event associated with movement of the at least one container for at least some the at least one second time period, and de-actuating at least some of the at least two actuatable cushioning elements in response to the at least one third event associated with unpacking of the at least one container.