CPC G08B 13/2462 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A method for tracking a container with a tracking device associated therewith, the method comprising:
identifying a destination location for the container;
detecting, by the tracking device, a current location of the container;
determining, based upon the current location, whether the container is moving along a path toward the destination location;
determining, based upon the current location, departure of the container from the path;
generating a first alert in response to the departure of the container from the path;
determining, by the tracking device, opening of the container;
comparing, by the tracking device, the current location with the destination location;
determining, by the tracking device, that the container has been opened at a location other than the destination location; and
transmitting a second alert, by the tracking device, to the remote computing device in response to the determining that the container has been opened at a location other than the destination location.
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