System and method for using meteor burst communications in a container tracking system
US8010058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for communications between a plurality of shipping containers and a central monitoring station using a meteor burst communication method is provided. The system may also be used as a redundancy scheme as a backup communications device for a primary satellite or cellular channel. The channel also uses an error protection protocol, and proposes a method to conserve battery power for the system.
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