System and method for optimizing power consumption of container tracking devices through mesh networks
US8294573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/34
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system of tracking transcontinental shipping containers, which is optimized to conserve the power consumption of tracking devices attached to the containers, is disclosed. The system uses short-range transceiving devices to form a mesh network that includes the tracking devices and a processing device coupled to the shipping vessel, thereby enabling the tracking devices to communicate and update their status without using a long-range or satellite communications adaptors.
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