Systems and methods for building multiple GPS trackers from a common core

A method comprising:

• communicating, by a processor of a computer system, with first and second sensors of a vehicle via a wireless physical interface of the computer system, wherein the computer system is one or more of inside and attached to one or more of a pallet and a shipment container, wherein the vehicle contains the one or more of the pallet and the shipment container;
• based on the communication with the first and second sensors, determining, by the processor, a type of sensor associated with each of the first and second sensors of the vehicle;
• receiving, by the processor, first information from the first sensor via the wireless physical interface;
• determining, by the processor, based on the first information received from the first sensor, a significant event has occurred, wherein the determination that the significant event has occurred is made based on the type of sensor associated with the first sensor, wherein the significant event is associated with a significant movement of the vehicle, and wherein determining the significant event has occurred comprises determining a change in a quality associated with the first sensor is greater than a threshold value;
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• based on the determination that the change in the quality associated with the first sensor is greater than the threshold value, recording, by the processor, second information received from the second sensor via the wireless physical interface, wherein the recorded second information comprises data received from the second sensor an amount of time prior to and following the significant event.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code configured when executed by a processor of a computer system one or more of attached to and inside of one or more of a pallet and a shipment container to:
• communicate with first and second sensors of a vehicle via a wireless physical interface of the computer system;
• based on the communication with the first and second sensors, determine a type of sensor associated with each of the first and second sensors of the vehicle;
• receive first information from the first sensor via the wireless physical interface;
• determine, based on the first information received from the first sensor, a significant event has occurred, wherein the determination that the significant event has occurred is made based on the type of sensor associated with the first sensor, wherein the significant event is associated with a significant movement of the vehicle, and wherein determining the significant event has occurred comprises determining a change in a quality associated with the first sensor is greater than a threshold value;
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• based on the determination that the change in the quality associated with the first sensor is greater than the threshold value, record second information received from the second sensor via the wireless physical interface, wherein the recorded second information comprises data received from the second sensor an amount of time prior to and following the significant event.