US 11,956,694 B2
Tracking sensor arrangement for detection of a tracking unit, and device and method thereof
Ossi Laakkonen, Joensuu (FI); Aki Hännikäinen, Joensuu (FI); and Antti Tolonen, Joensuu (FI)
Assigned to Sensire Oy, Joensuu (FI)
Appl. No. 17/256,068
Filed by Sensire Oy, Joensuu (FI)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/067608
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 24, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/002708, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/691,769, filed on Jun. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0274316 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 1/68 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); B60P 1/64 (2006.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [G01S 1/68 (2013.01); G01S 5/0284 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 7/10425 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); B60P 1/6418 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A gateway device for associating the gateway device and tracking sensors as single a cargo unit, comprising:
the gateway device being associable with a cargo unit, said gateway device comprising:
means to detect position or movement, and
short-range wireless communication means for sending out a beacon signal and connecting with nodes, wherein the gateway device is arranged to detect which nodes are still in short-range communications range when change of position or movement is detected and associating the nodes that are still in range with as being part of the same cargo unit as the gateway device.