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US 12,118,501 B2Granted
Shipping package tracking or monitoring system and method
AssigneePackage, Inc.
InventorsBryan Jonathan Davis, Ronald Eugene Fisher, James Mark Fisher, David Fraser, Andrew David Cater, Mark Joseph Meyer
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Abstract
A shipping package (1) comprises an enclosure for receiving content within, a closure (14) for sealing the enclosure, a label comprising shipping information, a network module (380), a sensor module (382), and a battery module (384). The battery module provides power to the network module and the sensor module. The sensor module (382) providing location information to the network module, the network module transmits a shipping status message to an external device.
Claims18
A shipping package comprising:
- an enclosure for receiving content within;
- a closure for sealing the enclosure;
- a label comprising shipping information;
- a network module configured or configurable for transmitting a shipping status message to an external device;
- a sensor module configured or configurable for providing location information to the network module;
- wherein the sensor module comprises a light detector, and the shipping status message comprise an alert indicating that light has entered the enclosure;
- and
- a battery module configured or configurable for providing power to the network module and the sensor module.
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A shipping package comprising:
- an enclosure for receiving content within;
- a closure for sealing the enclosure;
- a label comprising shipping information;
- a network module configured or configurable for transmitting a shipping status message to an external device;
- a sensor module configured or configurable for providing location information to the network module;
- wherein the enclosure comprises a conductive element, the sensor module being configured or configurable to detect breaking of a portion of the conductive element during transit, the shipping status message comprising an alert indicating that the enclosure has been damaged;
- and
- a battery module configured or configurable for providing power to the network module and the sensor module.
5 more elements
A shipping package comprising:
- an enclosure for receiving content within;
- a closure for sealing the enclosure;
- a label comprising shipping information;
- a network module configured or configurable for transmitting a shipping status message to an external device;
- a sensor module configured or configurable for providing location information to the network module;
- a battery module configured or configurable for providing power to the network module and the sensor module;
- and
- a memory module coupled to the network module, the battery module and the sensor module, wherein the memory module is configured or configurable with a level of service, and
- wherein the sensor module is configured or configurable to detect when the level of service is broken, and the shipping status message comprise an alert indicating that the level of service has been broken.
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A shipping package comprising:
- an enclosure for receiving content within;
- a closure for sealing the enclosure;
- a label comprising shipping information;
- a network module configured or configurable for transmitting a shipping status message to an external device;
- a sensor module configured or configurable for providing location information to the network module;
- a battery module configured or configurable for providing power to the network module and the sensor module;
- and
- and a memory module coupled to the network module, the battery module and the sensor module, wherein the memory module is configured or configurable with a shipping route, the sensor module comprising a GPS and is configured or configurable of detecting when a traveled route of the shipping package deviates from the shipping route, and the shipping status message comprise an alert indicating that the shipping package is not following the shipping route.
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A shipping package comprising:
- an enclosure for receiving content within;
- a closure for sealing the enclosure;
- a label comprising shipping information;
- wherein the label comprises a user interface, the user interface being configured or configurable of accepting an input, the input comprising a delivery indication or a payment;
- a network module configured or configurable for transmitting a shipping status message to an external device;
- a sensor module configured or configurable for providing location information to the network module;
- and
- a battery module configured or configurable for providing power to the network module and the sensor module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.