Abstract: Shipping containers are networked for transferring data between the shipping containers. The shipping containers include sensors for detecting hazardous conditions associated with the shipping containers. The hazardous condition sensed by any shipping container on a ship is transmitted through the network to a satellite transmitter and/or a radio transmitter for reporting to a central database.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2004
Date of Patent:
January 29, 2008
Assignee:
Global Statistics, Inc.
Inventors:
John W. Peel, Tell A. Gates, Thomas R. Topping