System and method for generating a transporting instruction using an environmental sensor
US9230372B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/085
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system including an environmental sensor that can travel with a product within a carrier's logistics network. The environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data. The system includes a scanner configured to read product environment data from the environmental sensor. The system also includes a hub control unit configured to communicate with the scanner and receive the product environment data from the scanner and determine whether the product environment data enters into a pre-defined range of values associated with an exposure of the product to an environmental condition. The hub control unit is also configured to generate alert data if it is determined that the environmental data has entered the range of values. If a limit within the values is further transcended, a transportation instruction is also generated to alter transport of the product.
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