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US 11,599,106 B2Granted
Container monitoring and control by unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsKanna Selvakani, Srinivasa Reddy Pilli, Kiran Kumar Kollapudi
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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of containers and a plurality of controllers. Each of the controllers are associated with a respective one of the plurality of containers. An unmanned aerial vehicle is configured for wireless communication with the plurality of controllers.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- a plurality of intermodal shipping containers;
- a plurality of controllers, each of the controllers being associated with, and configured to control a parameter of, a respective one of the plurality of containers;
- an unmanned aerial vehicle configured for wireless communication with the plurality of controllers;
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- a refrigeration unit in each of the plurality of containers, wherein each of the plurality of containers includes an access opening for accessing the respective controller, and each of the plurality of controllers is configured to provide refrigeration or temperature control of the refrigeration unit for at least a portion of an interior of the respective container.
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A method of communication between an intermodal shipping container and an unmanned aerial vehicle, the method comprising:
- flying the unmanned aerial vehicle to a location of the container;
- initiating wireless communication between the container and the unmanned aerial vehicle;
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- exchanging data between the container and the unmanned aerial vehicle through the wireless communication, including sending control information from the unmanned aerial vehicle to a controller on the container, wherein the exchanging data includes receiving information associated with the container from a controller on the container, and the control information includes refrigeration or temperature control of a refrigeration unit for at least a portion of an interior of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.