US 12,236,397 B2
Monitoring of unit load device and carts using wireless IOT devices
Hendrik J. Volkerink, Palo Alto, CA (US); Ajay Khoche, West San Jose, CA (US); Aaron Storrs, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Patrick Muggler, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Prabhat Verma, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed by Trackonomy Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/433,227.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/460,592, filed on Apr. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/443,155, filed on Feb. 3, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0265340 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for detecting loading of an asset into a vehicle, comprising:
detecting, by a gateway node physically coupled to a loading platform of a loader, an increase in elevation of the loading platform, the gateway node including a processor, memory and communication interface to communicate with a wireless tracking device;
receiving, by the gateway node, a movement message containing a unique ID of the wireless tracking device attached to the asset; and
determining, by the gateway node, that the asset is being loaded into the vehicle based on the detected increase in elevation of the loading platform and an association of the unique ID with the asset.