US 12,351,400 B2
Transport system monitoring device
Manfred Foxx-Gruensteidl, Amissville, VA (US)
Assigned to UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,703.
Application 18/357,703 is a continuation of application No. 17/082,188, filed on Oct. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,738,953.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/928,759, filed on Oct. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0365342 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 43/02 (2006.01); B65G 45/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 43/02 (2013.01) [B65G 45/10 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0266 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions recorded thereon for a processor of a computing device, the instructions configuring the computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving sensor data from a monitoring device attached to, or configured to simulate, a container of a type that is typically moved, routed, or handled by a transport system;
receiving a maintenance indicator from the monitoring device, wherein the maintenance indicator identifies a malfunctioning component of the transport system and includes a time range at which to repair or replace the malfunctioning component;
obtaining a predetermined normal range of the sensor data corresponding to expected operating conditions for each of one or more sensors of the monitoring device;
modifying the predetermined normal range of the sensor data corresponding to the expected operating conditions based on the maintenance indicator; and
receiving, from a monitoring device, subsequent maintenance indicators responsive to detecting subsequent malfunctioning components based on the modified predetermined normal range of the sensor data, wherein
the subsequent maintenance indicators indicate a priority of repairs to the subsequent malfunctioning components based on a degree of malfunction relative to the modified predetermined normal range of the sensor data.