US 11,843,990 B2
Methods and systems for motion-based management of an enhanced logistics container
Ole-Petter Skaaksrud, Germantown, TN (US)
Assigned to FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Collierville, TN (US)
Filed by FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Collierville, TN (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,465.
Application 17/367,465 is a division of application No. 15/433,043, filed on Feb. 15, 2017, granted, now 11,096,009.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/312,155, filed on Mar. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0337348 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); H04L 67/303 (2022.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G06Q 10/083 (2023.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 52/32 (2009.01); H04L 43/16 (2022.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01)
CPC H04W 4/023 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 28/0252 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 52/322 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); G06Q 50/28 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A motion-based management system for a logistics container maintaining a plurality of packages within the logistics container, the system operating with one or more elements of a wireless node network, the system comprising:
a plurality of package ID nodes, wherein each of the package ID nodes are associated with a different one of the packages maintained within the logistics container; and
a container node attached to the logistics container, the container node being a first node in the wireless node network, the container node further comprising at least
a motion sensor that detects a first motion status of the logistics container and a second motion status of the logistics container,
a memory that stores the detected first motion status of the logistics container, the detected second motion status of the logistics container, and a motion-dependent broadcast profile for the container node, wherein the motion-dependent broadcast profile includes a first operational parameter related to a power level of a signal to be communicated by the container node and a second operational parameter related to how frequently the signal to be communicated by the container node is communicated,
a processor that determines a changed motion status for the logistics container based upon the stored first motion status and the stored second motion status and alters the motion-dependent broadcast profile stored in the memory based upon the changed motion status by changing the first operational parameter or the second operational parameter included in the stored motion-dependent broadcast profile, and
a communication interface operative to allow the container node to transmit a control message to at least one of the package ID nodes in accordance with the altered motion-dependent broadcast profile, wherein the control message provides instructional input to the one of the package ID nodes that alters an operation of the one of the package ID nodes based upon the identified changed motion status for the logistics container.