WO2001033247A1 - Position finder for vehicles and cargo carriers - Google Patents

Position finder for vehicles and cargo carriers Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2001033247A1
WO2001033247A1 PCT/SE2000/002162 SE0002162W WO0133247A1 WO 2001033247 A1 WO2001033247 A1 WO 2001033247A1 SE 0002162 W SE0002162 W SE 0002162W WO 0133247 A1 WO0133247 A1 WO 0133247A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
unit
mobile unit
communication
information
mobile
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/SE2000/002162
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Björn DE BONNENFANT
Original Assignee
Satsafe Mls Ab
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Satsafe Mls Ab filed Critical Satsafe Mls Ab
Priority to AU14269/01A priority Critical patent/AU1426901A/en
Publication of WO2001033247A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001033247A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/20—Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles
    • G08G1/202—Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/0009—Transmission of position information to remote stations
    • G01S5/0018—Transmission from mobile station to base station
    • G01S5/0027—Transmission from mobile station to base station of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a system and a method accord- ing to the preamble of the appended independent claims.
  • the device for determining the position may, as an example, be a GPS-receiver, but alternative systems exist. GPS-receivers receive short radio sequences from a number of satellites intended for that purpose and can, from the time difference between reception times for the se- quences from the different satellites, calculate the position with a high degree of accuracy.
  • the transmitter may, for example, be a GSM-based mobile phone.
  • the GPS-receiver gives the calculated position of the object and the GSM-transmitter passes this to a central unit. Characterising features for systems of this kind is that they are too power consuming, expensive and large to be used for determining the position of small, cheap objects.
  • This purpose is achieved by combining a device for determination of the position of a vehicle, which sends information of this to a central unit, with simple transponders that may be mounted on a cargo carrier, for example boxes for transportation or post bags, which states their identity to the transport vehicle provided with such a device.
  • the device may then transmit the information regarding present cargo carriers, and their position, to the central unit, without the need for providing each cargo carrier with a complete device for transmission over longer distances and calculation of the position of the cargo carrier.
  • the transponders can, with the aid of in-built detectors, detect that the cargo carriers, on which they are mounted, have been moved, and send that information to the device on the vehicle. Through this it is achieved that the driver of the vehicle automatically may receive information regarding which cargo carriers that probably have been loaded on or off, and may observe that incorrect, too many or too few cargo carriers have been loaded on or off. This information can also be transmitted to a central unit for further reducing the risk of cargo carriers being erroneously transported or lost. Transponders with such detectors, which detects that the cargo carrier has been moved, further has the advantage that they react independent of whether the cargo carriers are loaded into or out of the main opening or some side opening of a vehicle or a plant .
  • the advantage is achieved that the transponders only send information when either the detectors on the cargo carriers states that they are being moved or when he device on the vehicle states its presence or when the device on the vehicle detects activity on the vehicle using sensors, for example when a door on a truck is being opened.
  • This decreases the power consumption of the transponders and makes it possible to make these smaller and cheaper.
  • Cargo carriers with such detectors may be an advantageous complement if the vehicle or the plant is provided with sensors that detect passage of a cargo carrier through a load port, but if this sensor is prevented from functioning, for example by loading the cargo carrier in or out through a port which is not intended for loading, and is not provided with such as sensor, or alternatively the sensor may intentionally be a put out of function during attempts to theft.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic picture of the total system.
  • DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT Figure 1 shows the three main components in the system: A mobile unit 2 for mounting in a vehicle, communication devices 10, mounted on cargo carriers 9 and a central unit 1.
  • the mobile unit 2 comprises a receiver 4 for reception of sat- ellite signals, from which the position of the mobile unit 2 can be calculated, for example a GPS-receiver, a communication device 12, for example of a radio- or IR-transmitter/receiver, which can communicate with a communication unit 10, mounted on the cargo carrier 9, a transmitter 3, for example a GSM-trans- mitter, for transmission and, if necessary, reception of information to and from the central unit 1, and a control unit 5, which reads the information from the receiver 4, the communication device 12, and if necessary, the transmitter 3.
  • the mobile unit 2 may also comprise a sensor 14, which detects ac- tivity on the mobile unit 2, and the control unit 5 can read this information.
  • Each mobile unit 2 is provided with a unique identification code 7.
  • Each communication unit 10 is mounted on a cargo carrier 9, and is provided with a unique identification code 11.
  • the com- munication unit 10 can via, for example, radio- or IR-signals, communicate with the communication device 12 on the present mobile unit 2.
  • the communication unit 10 may also be provided with a detector 13 , which is able to detect changes in the surroundings, such as that the cargo carrier 9 is being moved or that a vehicle or a person is approaching.
  • the detector 13 may function according to several principles, and can also control the communication unit 10 to send its identity to a communication device 12, when one of or a combination of several criteria are fulfilled.
  • the detector 13 can react when the communication unit is lifted, dropped, or moved horizontally, which indicates that the cargo carrier is being moved and loaded into or out of a vehicle or a plant . Since a cargo carrier may be displaced or fall down during transportation, the detector may advantageously react only when, or in combination with a such detector react on human presence and activity, such as a heat- and/or a light detector. This has the additional advantage that the detector also reacts at attempted thefts. For automated loading other detectors are more appropriate, and examples of such detectors are light, sound or magnetic detectors.
  • the central unit 1 is able to communicate with the receiver 3 on the mobile unit 2.
  • the information it receives from the mobile unit 2 may then be transmitted to customer units 6, and if necessary control signals or other information from a customer unit 6, may be transmitted to the mobile unit 2.
  • the function of the system is based on one or several communication units 10 mounted on cargo carriers 9 stating their identities 11 to a mobile unit 2. These identities 11 are transmitted from the communication unit 10 to the communication device 12, when the detector 13 detects activity in the vicinity of the cargo carrier 9, or when the communication device 12 sends a request for present communication units 10 to state their identities 11.
  • An advantageous way of achieving a high degree of reliability regarding registration of present cargo carriers is that present communication units 10 states their identities both when the detector 13 detects activity in the vicinity of the cargo carrier 9, and when the communication device 12 sends a request that present communication devices 10 to state their identities 11.
  • the communication unit 12 may be controlled to send such requests when the control unit 5, by regularly reading the position of the vehicle from the receiver 4, registers that the vehicle is not moving, or when the sensor 14 indicates activity on the vehicle, which may for example indicate that a cargo door has been opened, which may be interpreted as that cargo carriers are being loaded on or loaded off.
  • the mobile unit 2 registers the iden- tities 11 of present communication units 10, and sends this information, and information regarding the identity 7 of the mobile unit, its position and the time to the central unit 1. This information may then be transmitted to custom units 6, and the owner or the manager of the vehicle and the cargo carriers may in this way receive updated information regarding the position of the cargo carriers. Further information is received regarding he activities and positions of the vehicles.
  • information may be sent from the vehicle to the cen- tral unit 1 regarding which cargo carriers that have been loaded off or on by the driver manually, using for example a keyboard, providing the mobile unit 2 with such information, or the driver may verify which cargo carriers have been loaded on or off from a list of communication units 10, which has stated that these have been moved. Further the central unit 1 may send information to the mobile unit 2 regarding which cargo carriers 9 that should be loaded on or off, and this information may then be presented on a display.
  • the transmitter 3 sends information regarding the position of the mobile unit 2 to the central unit 1 regularly, in order to give con- tinuously updated information regarding the position of the vehicle.
  • the communication between the communication units 10 and a mobile unit 2 may be regulated with a control algorithm such that conflicts are avoided, for example by each single communication unit 10 sending information in turn.
  • corresponding modifications of the system and the method such as control of the communication between the different parts in the system may be done.

Abstract

A system for determining the position of communication units (10) for mounting on vehicles, containers or similar, and mobile units (2) for mounting on vehicles. The system comprises mobile units (2) with identity codes, a central unit (1) for receiving information from the mobile units (2), and communication units (10), stating their identities to the present mobile unit (2). The mobile unit (2) comprises a GPS-receiver (4) or similar, a communication device (12) arranged to communicate with the communication unit (10) of the cargo carrier, a control unit (5) arranged to read the information from the receiver (4), and based on this information send control signals to a transmitter (3) and to the communication device (12), and a GSM-transmitter (3) or similar for sending information regarding the position and identity of the mobile unit (2), and the identities of present cargo carriers to said central unit (1). Both the communication unit (10) and the mobile unit (2) may be provided with detectors (13, 14), which may detect activity in the surroundings.

Description

POSITION FINDER FOR VEHICLES AND CARGO CARRIERS,
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system and a method accord- ing to the preamble of the appended independent claims.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Systems combining a device for determining the position of an object with a transmitter arranged to send the position of the object to a central unit at regular time intervals are today commercially available. The device for determining the position may, as an example, be a GPS-receiver, but alternative systems exist. GPS-receivers receive short radio sequences from a number of satellites intended for that purpose and can, from the time difference between reception times for the se- quences from the different satellites, calculate the position with a high degree of accuracy. The transmitter may, for example, be a GSM-based mobile phone. The GPS-receiver gives the calculated position of the object and the GSM-transmitter passes this to a central unit. Characterising features for systems of this kind is that they are too power consuming, expensive and large to be used for determining the position of small, cheap objects.
Systems sending information on the status of a plant and, in case the plant is mobile, the position, via some form of radio transmitter to a central unit, or controls a plant by control signals received by radio from a central unit are also commercially available. The advantage of sending information from or to the plant with radio signals is obvious if the plant is mobile, but this may also be appropriate if the plant is fixed and geographically situated in an area that lacks other means of communication. This kind of system is also too power consuming, expensive and large for use in a cost-effective way for transmission of information on the status of the object, controlling objects or determination of the position of object if these are too small or cheap.
PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION AND ITS CHARACTERISING FEATURES
It is a purpose of the invention to provide a system and method that does not suffer from the disadvantages of known technology. This purpose is achieved by combining a device for determination of the position of a vehicle, which sends information of this to a central unit, with simple transponders that may be mounted on a cargo carrier, for example boxes for transportation or post bags, which states their identity to the transport vehicle provided with such a device. The device may then transmit the information regarding present cargo carriers, and their position, to the central unit, without the need for providing each cargo carrier with a complete device for transmission over longer distances and calculation of the position of the cargo carrier. This and other purposes are achieved with a system and a method according to the characterising portions of the appended independent claims.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, the transponders can, with the aid of in-built detectors, detect that the cargo carriers, on which they are mounted, have been moved, and send that information to the device on the vehicle. Through this it is achieved that the driver of the vehicle automatically may receive information regarding which cargo carriers that probably have been loaded on or off, and may observe that incorrect, too many or too few cargo carriers have been loaded on or off. This information can also be transmitted to a central unit for further reducing the risk of cargo carriers being erroneously transported or lost. Transponders with such detectors, which detects that the cargo carrier has been moved, further has the advantage that they react independent of whether the cargo carriers are loaded into or out of the main opening or some side opening of a vehicle or a plant .
According to yet a further aspect of the present invention the advantage is achieved that the transponders only send information when either the detectors on the cargo carriers states that they are being moved or when he device on the vehicle states its presence or when the device on the vehicle detects activity on the vehicle using sensors, for example when a door on a truck is being opened. This decreases the power consumption of the transponders and makes it possible to make these smaller and cheaper. By combining several of these methods and devices for detecting that a cargo carrier is being moved or loaded into or out of a vehicle or a plant, even greater reliability of the system is achieved. If one part of the system is prevented from working, one or several of the other parts are working. Cargo carriers with such detectors may be an advantageous complement if the vehicle or the plant is provided with sensors that detect passage of a cargo carrier through a load port, but if this sensor is prevented from functioning, for example by loading the cargo carrier in or out through a port which is not intended for loading, and is not provided with such as sensor, or alternatively the sensor may intentionally be a put out of function during attempts to theft.
OVERVIEW OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 shows a schematic picture of the total system.
DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT Figure 1 shows the three main components in the system: A mobile unit 2 for mounting in a vehicle, communication devices 10, mounted on cargo carriers 9 and a central unit 1.
The mobile unit 2 comprises a receiver 4 for reception of sat- ellite signals, from which the position of the mobile unit 2 can be calculated, for example a GPS-receiver, a communication device 12, for example of a radio- or IR-transmitter/receiver, which can communicate with a communication unit 10, mounted on the cargo carrier 9, a transmitter 3, for example a GSM-trans- mitter, for transmission and, if necessary, reception of information to and from the central unit 1, and a control unit 5, which reads the information from the receiver 4, the communication device 12, and if necessary, the transmitter 3. The mobile unit 2 may also comprise a sensor 14, which detects ac- tivity on the mobile unit 2, and the control unit 5 can read this information. Each mobile unit 2 is provided with a unique identification code 7.
Each communication unit 10, is mounted on a cargo carrier 9, and is provided with a unique identification code 11. The com- munication unit 10 can via, for example, radio- or IR-signals, communicate with the communication device 12 on the present mobile unit 2. The communication unit 10 may also be provided with a detector 13 , which is able to detect changes in the surroundings, such as that the cargo carrier 9 is being moved or that a vehicle or a person is approaching.
The detector 13 may function according to several principles, and can also control the communication unit 10 to send its identity to a communication device 12, when one of or a combination of several criteria are fulfilled. The detector 13 can react when the communication unit is lifted, dropped, or moved horizontally, which indicates that the cargo carrier is being moved and loaded into or out of a vehicle or a plant . Since a cargo carrier may be displaced or fall down during transportation, the detector may advantageously react only when, or in combination with a such detector react on human presence and activity, such as a heat- and/or a light detector. This has the additional advantage that the detector also reacts at attempted thefts. For automated loading other detectors are more appropriate, and examples of such detectors are light, sound or magnetic detectors.
The central unit 1 is able to communicate with the receiver 3 on the mobile unit 2. The information it receives from the mobile unit 2 may then be transmitted to customer units 6, and if necessary control signals or other information from a customer unit 6, may be transmitted to the mobile unit 2.
The function of the system is based on one or several communication units 10 mounted on cargo carriers 9 stating their identities 11 to a mobile unit 2. These identities 11 are transmitted from the communication unit 10 to the communication device 12, when the detector 13 detects activity in the vicinity of the cargo carrier 9, or when the communication device 12 sends a request for present communication units 10 to state their identities 11. An advantageous way of achieving a high degree of reliability regarding registration of present cargo carriers, is that present communication units 10 states their identities both when the detector 13 detects activity in the vicinity of the cargo carrier 9, and when the communication device 12 sends a request that present communication devices 10 to state their identities 11. The communication unit 12 may be controlled to send such requests when the control unit 5, by regularly reading the position of the vehicle from the receiver 4, registers that the vehicle is not moving, or when the sensor 14 indicates activity on the vehicle, which may for example indicate that a cargo door has been opened, which may be interpreted as that cargo carriers are being loaded on or loaded off. The mobile unit 2 registers the iden- tities 11 of present communication units 10, and sends this information, and information regarding the identity 7 of the mobile unit, its position and the time to the central unit 1. This information may then be transmitted to custom units 6, and the owner or the manager of the vehicle and the cargo carriers may in this way receive updated information regarding the position of the cargo carriers. Further information is received regarding he activities and positions of the vehicles. With a further addition to the described embodiment (not shown) , information may be sent from the vehicle to the cen- tral unit 1 regarding which cargo carriers that have been loaded off or on by the driver manually, using for example a keyboard, providing the mobile unit 2 with such information, or the driver may verify which cargo carriers have been loaded on or off from a list of communication units 10, which has stated that these have been moved. Further the central unit 1 may send information to the mobile unit 2 regarding which cargo carriers 9 that should be loaded on or off, and this information may then be presented on a display.
Even if the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment it should be understood that a plurality of modifications may be done without departing from the scope of the invention. One such modification is that the transmitter 3 sends information regarding the position of the mobile unit 2 to the central unit 1 regularly, in order to give con- tinuously updated information regarding the position of the vehicle. A further modification is that the communication between the communication units 10 and a mobile unit 2 may be regulated with a control algorithm such that conflicts are avoided, for example by each single communication unit 10 sending information in turn. For more complex systems, with several central units 1, corresponding modifications of the system and the method such as control of the communication between the different parts in the system may be done.

Claims

1. System for determining the position of a least one mobile unit (2) and at least one communication unit (10) for mounting on a cargo carrier (9) , characterised in a central unit (1) for receiving, storing and evaluating received digital information from said mobile unit (2) , and if necessary transmitting this information to an external customer unit (6) , and - that the communication unit (10) is arranged to send signals to said mobile unit (2) stating its identity (11) , and at least one mobile unit (2) , provided with a unique code for identifying the identity (7) of the unit (2) , comprising: - a receiver (4) which outputs signals from which the position of said mobile unit may be calculated, a communication device (12) arranged to communicate with the communication unit (10) of the cargo carrier
(9), - a control unit (5) arranged to read the information received from said receiver (4) , and based on this information send control signals to said transmitter (3) and to said communication device (12) , and a transmitter (3) for sending information regarding at least the position of the mobile unit (2) and the identity (11) of the mobile unit (2) and present cargo carriers (9) via radio signals to said central unit (1) .
2. System according to claim 1, characterised in that said receiver (4) is a GPS-receiver.
3. System according to claim 1 or 2 , characterised in that said communication unit (10) is provided with at least one detector (13), which is able to detect changes in the surroundings.
4. System according to one of claims 1-3, characterised in that said mobile unit (2) is provided with at least one sensor (14) , which can detect activity on said mobile unit (2) .
5. Method for determining the position of at least one mobile unit (2) and at least one communication unit (10) for mounting on a cargo carrier (9) , characterised in that the communication unit (10) states its identity (11) , via a chosen communication medium to a communication device (12) on said mobile unit (2) a control unit (5) in said mobile unit (2) sends control information to the communication device (12) when said control unit (5) has at least received information regarding the identities (11) of all present cargo carriers (9) , that - said transmitter (3) shall send information to a central unit (1) regarding the identity (7) of said mobile unit (2) , the position stated by a receiver (4) on said mobile unit (2) , for calculating the position of said mobile unit (2) , the time of the event, and the identities (11) of present cargo carriers (9) , a central unit (1) receives, stores and evaluates received digital information from said mobile unit (2) , and if necessary transmits this information to an external cus- tomer unit (6) , where said central unit (1) notifies an operator or sends, if necessary, information to an external customer unit (6) , regarding at least the latest position of the mobile unit (2) and the cargo carrier (9) .
6. Method according to claim 5, characterised in that said re- ceiver (4) is a GPS-receiver.
7. Method according to claim 5 or 6 , characterised in that said communication unit (10) on said cargo carrier (9) sends its identity to said mobile unit (2) , when the communication unit (10) detects a change in the surroundings with a detector (13) on said communication unit (10) .
8. Method according to one of claims 5-7, characterised in that said mobile unit (2) sends a request to present communication units (10) to state their identities (11) when a sensor (14) on said mobile unit (2) detects activity on said mobile unit (2) .
9. Method according to one of claims 5-8, characterised in that said mobile unit (2) sends a request to present communication units (10) to state their identities (11) when said receiver (4) detects that said mobile unit (2) is not moving.
PCT/SE2000/002162 1999-11-03 2000-11-03 Position finder for vehicles and cargo carriers WO2001033247A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU14269/01A AU1426901A (en) 1999-11-03 2000-11-03 Position finder for vehicles and cargo carriers

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE9903993-5 1999-11-03
SE9903993A SE9903993L (en) 1999-11-03 1999-11-03 System for position determination of vehicles and load carriers

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2001033247A1 true WO2001033247A1 (en) 2001-05-10

Family

ID=20417603

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/SE2000/002162 WO2001033247A1 (en) 1999-11-03 2000-11-03 Position finder for vehicles and cargo carriers

Country Status (3)

Country Link
AU (1) AU1426901A (en)
SE (1) SE9903993L (en)
WO (1) WO2001033247A1 (en)

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003006299A2 (en) * 2001-07-12 2003-01-23 Ivo Van Ginderachter Transportation system for passengers and goods or containers
WO2003010125A1 (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-02-06 Akzo Nobel Nv A process for the manufacture of diethylenetriamine and higher polyethylenepolyamines
WO2004027727A1 (en) * 2002-09-17 2004-04-01 All Set Marine Security Ab. Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
EP1420573A3 (en) * 2002-11-15 2004-08-25 Marchwood Limited A container
WO2005091237A1 (en) * 2004-03-24 2005-09-29 All Set Marine Security Ab Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
US7283052B2 (en) 2005-05-13 2007-10-16 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for arming a multi-layered security system
US7382251B2 (en) 2004-04-07 2008-06-03 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for arming a container security device without use of electronic reader
US7417543B2 (en) 2003-11-13 2008-08-26 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
US7479877B2 (en) 2002-09-17 2009-01-20 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for utilizing multiple sensors for monitoring container security, contents and condition
EP2284563A1 (en) 2009-08-13 2011-02-16 Deutsche Telekom AG Method for detecting air plane flight events, mobile communication device, and computational unit therefor
US9326549B2 (en) 2004-04-14 2016-05-03 Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. Electronic cigarette

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4213110A1 (en) * 1992-04-21 1993-10-28 Schmidtchen Karl Heinz Object location system using satellite or terrestrial radio link - locates object in transit fitted with signalling device in continuous communication with vehicle-borne transceiver
DE19504733A1 (en) * 1995-02-06 1996-08-08 Siemens Ag Object or travel path locating appts.
WO1999033040A1 (en) * 1997-12-19 1999-07-01 Transportonline As Method and system for surveillance of portable articles
US5959568A (en) * 1996-06-26 1999-09-28 Par Goverment Systems Corporation Measuring distance

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4213110A1 (en) * 1992-04-21 1993-10-28 Schmidtchen Karl Heinz Object location system using satellite or terrestrial radio link - locates object in transit fitted with signalling device in continuous communication with vehicle-borne transceiver
DE19504733A1 (en) * 1995-02-06 1996-08-08 Siemens Ag Object or travel path locating appts.
US5959568A (en) * 1996-06-26 1999-09-28 Par Goverment Systems Corporation Measuring distance
WO1999033040A1 (en) * 1997-12-19 1999-07-01 Transportonline As Method and system for surveillance of portable articles

Cited By (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2003006299A3 (en) * 2001-07-12 2004-01-15 Ivo Van Ginderachter Transportation system for passengers and goods or containers
WO2003006299A2 (en) * 2001-07-12 2003-01-23 Ivo Van Ginderachter Transportation system for passengers and goods or containers
WO2003010125A1 (en) * 2001-07-24 2003-02-06 Akzo Nobel Nv A process for the manufacture of diethylenetriamine and higher polyethylenepolyamines
US7479877B2 (en) 2002-09-17 2009-01-20 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for utilizing multiple sensors for monitoring container security, contents and condition
WO2004027727A1 (en) * 2002-09-17 2004-04-01 All Set Marine Security Ab. Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
KR101012977B1 (en) * 2002-09-17 2011-02-10 커머스가드 에이비 Method and System For Monitoring Containers To Maintain the Security Thereof
US7564350B2 (en) 2002-09-17 2009-07-21 All Set Marine Security Ab Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
EP1420573A3 (en) * 2002-11-15 2004-08-25 Marchwood Limited A container
US7417543B2 (en) 2003-11-13 2008-08-26 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
US7333015B2 (en) 2004-03-24 2008-02-19 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
JP2007531107A (en) * 2004-03-24 2007-11-01 オール セット マリン セキュリティ アーベー Method and System for Monitoring Containers and Maintaining Their Security (Related Application Cross-Reference) This patent application is a co-pending provisional patent application 60 / 556,106 filed Mar. 24, 2004. Claim priority from the entire disclosure and incorporate that disclosure by reference for any purpose. This patent application also incorporates by reference US patent application Ser. No. 10 / 667,282, filed Sep. 17, 2003.
WO2005091237A1 (en) * 2004-03-24 2005-09-29 All Set Marine Security Ab Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
US7382251B2 (en) 2004-04-07 2008-06-03 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for arming a container security device without use of electronic reader
US9326549B2 (en) 2004-04-14 2016-05-03 Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. Electronic cigarette
US9717278B2 (en) 2004-04-14 2017-08-01 Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. Electronic cigarette
US10238144B2 (en) 2004-04-14 2019-03-26 Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. Electronic cigarette
US7283052B2 (en) 2005-05-13 2007-10-16 Commerceguard Ab Method and system for arming a multi-layered security system
EP2284563A1 (en) 2009-08-13 2011-02-16 Deutsche Telekom AG Method for detecting air plane flight events, mobile communication device, and computational unit therefor

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
SE9903993L (en) 2001-05-04
AU1426901A (en) 2001-05-14
SE9903993D0 (en) 1999-11-03

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6687609B2 (en) Mobile-trailer tracking system and method
US20040069850A1 (en) Truck cargo management rfid tags and interrogators
US6697735B2 (en) Intermodal movement status monitoring system
EP2248117B1 (en) System and method for sensing cargo loads and trailer movement
US20070007080A1 (en) Industrial truck with an electrical control unit
US20060015233A1 (en) Wirelessly enabled trailer locking/unlocking
US20050017855A1 (en) System for providing a virtual vehicle boundary
JP2007511951A (en) Container information sending system and container tracking system
WO2001033247A1 (en) Position finder for vehicles and cargo carriers
WO2002071341A2 (en) Electronic locking device and method of operating same
CN101855932A (en) Be used for following the tracks of method and apparatus with monitoring container
US11715059B2 (en) Systems and methods for condition compliance
US20090267744A1 (en) Safety equipment for freight loading and unloading docks
WO2007022802A1 (en) Method and installation to monitor the content of a storage area
EP1593564A1 (en) Communication method and system for vehicles
WO2002061657A1 (en) Truck cargo management using rfid tags and interrogators
US20210198033A1 (en) Enclosure with uwb sensor
KR100779200B1 (en) Terminal for containers
JP7152102B2 (en) DELIVERY MONITORING DEVICE, DELIVERY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM
US20220245578A1 (en) Method and system for tracking a load
JPH106846A (en) Remote monitoring method for prescribed information on cargo and vehicle
JP4496936B2 (en) Transportation means and loading confirmation system
CA2298293A1 (en) Two way tracking system using an existing wireless network
WO1992000233A1 (en) Pallet arrangement controlling system using working vehicle
JP2003006788A (en) Device and system for detecting mobile object

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY BZ CA CH CN CR CU CZ CZ DE DE DK DK DM DZ EE EE ES FI FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NO NZ PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK SK SL TJ TM TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VN YU ZA ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
DFPE Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101)
REG Reference to national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8642

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase