US 10,948,329 B2 · Intelligent container management

Abstract

Managing a lifecycle of a container includes defining a plurality of states, each state corresponding to a particular phase in the lifecycle of the container, determining one or more current properties of the container while a current defined state of the container is in a first defined state of the plurality of defined states, and controlling an action associated with the container based on at least the first defined state and the one or more determined properties of the container. Determining one or more current properties of the container may include determining a current fill level of the container and information about at least one other current physical property of the container. Controlling an action may include changing the defined state of the container from the first defined state to a second defined state of the plurality of defined states.

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Dependent claims

A method of managing a lifecycle of a container, comprising:

providing a sensor device that is physically coupled to the container and that determines one or more current properties of the container, the sensor device being remotely coupled to a container management network and including a trusted platform module (tpm) that enables secure communication with the container management network;
defining a plurality of states, each state corresponding to a particular phase in the lifecycle of the container;
communicating one or more current properties of the container to the container management network using the tpm to enable secure communication while a current defined state of the container is in a first defined state of the plurality of defined states;
and
controlling an action associated with the container based on at least the first defined state and the one or more current properties of the container.

2 more elements

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having software stored thereon for managing a lifecycle of a container having a sensor device physically coupled thereto that determines one or more current properties of the container, the sensor device being remotely coupled to a container management network and including a trusted platform module (tpm) that enables secure communication with the container management network, the software comprising:

executable code that defines a plurality of states, each state corresponding to a particular phase in the lifecycle of the container;
executable code that communicates one or more current properties of the container to the container management network using the tpm to enable secure communication while a current defined state of the container is in a first defined state of the plurality of defined states;
executable code that controls an action associated with the container based on at least the first defined state and the one or more current properties of the container.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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