Patent ID: 7696869

Claim:
A monitoring system comprising: a container that houses contents therein; and a sensor device attached to said container, wherein said sensor device comprises: at least one sensor that collects past and present data of said container, wherein the data comprises container content identification data, container geographic location data, container motion data, evidence of container tampering data, and biometric data of individuals handling said container; a processor operatively connected to said at least one sensor, wherein said processor communicates said data to a user; a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter that receives and transmits data in said sensor device and between: various said at least one sensor; at least one data input comprising an external sensor port, an accelerometer, a tamper detector, a fingerprint recorder; and said processor; a display driver operatively connected to said processor; a liquid crystal display controlled by said display driver; and a real-time clock that records a date/time stamp of a user input to said sensor device.