Method and apparatus for asset tracking in constrained environments

US9064225B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Senaya, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jahangir Nakra · Titusville, US
• Brian Lee · Boston, US
• Jamshed Dubash · Shrewsbury, US
• Mrinmoy Chakraborty · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 18, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/08
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Wireless tracking systems and devices to detect the status of cargo containers, such as aircraft cargo. The system has a transmitter device, a router, and intelligent software. The transmitter device has automatic on-off capability during use, without the need for human intervention. The transmitter device has a basic “listening state” and the router has a basic “beacon broadcast state.” Only when the transmitter device is within range of the router's beacon does the device transmit data via RF signal to the router.