US 11,854,312 B2
Portable electronic wireless lock for efficiently managing and assuring the safety, quality and security of goods stored within a truck, tractor or trailer transported via a roadway
David Arena, Hammonton, NJ (US)
Filed by David Arena, Hammonton, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/991,852.
Application 16/991,852 is a continuation of application No. 16/171,183, filed on Oct. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,777,026.
Application 16/171,183 is a continuation of application No. 15/680,144, filed on Aug. 17, 2017, granted, now 10,134,205, issued on Nov. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/376,865, filed on Aug. 18, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0056773 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC G07C 5/008 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 2009/0092 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00769 (2013.01); G07C 2209/08 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of transmitting data from a vehicle corresponding with an associated trailer via a smartphone operated by a driver of said vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
inputting into said smartphone load parameters including a geographic loading point, a geographic unloading point, and a load identification parameter;
using said smartphone to collect an image of a trailer storage area after said trailer storage area cleanliness has been verified by said driver;
using said smartphone to collect an image of an exterior of said trailer and a lock associated with said trailer which functions to secure a load contained within trailer said storage area;
said smartphone communicating to a host transportation database said load parameters indicative of a geographic location and condition of a load over a range of geographic positions and time intervals commencing from its loading event through until its unloading event;
wherein said lock is electronic and in communication with said smartphone via a Bluetooth link and wherein said lock has memory so that it may be locked and unlocked independent of said host transportation database;
an electronically monitored environmental condition sensing device in communication with said smartphone so that said smartphone may be able to automatically report environmental condition measurements to said host transportation database for insuring that goods transported within said trailer storage area are maintained at an acceptable environmental condition, wherein said lock associated with said trailer storage area is removable and in electronic communication with said smartphone to enable said host transportation database to record both of said environmental condition measurements and a lock status to ensure the secure handling of said goods contained within said trailer storage area wherein said lock is overridden by a supervisory data controller to be set into an unlocked condition so that trailer contents are in turn accessible; and
a cargo monitor system in communication with said smartphone and a remote host database so that said smartphone and said remote host database may be able to monitor the rear door of a trailer to said host transportation database in electronic communication with said smartphone to enable said host transportation database to make sure that the rear door of a trailer has not been opened.