Methods, Systems, and Communication Protocols for Proximity Monitoring Mobile Network and Associated Methods

A method for establishing a Proximity Monitoring Mobile Network (PMMN) for a consolidated shipment, comprising:

• transmitting a unique identifier of a managing wireless device to a server computing system, the managing wireless device attached to a first shipment component of the consolidated shipment, wherein the unique identifier of the managing wireless device is included in the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
• transmitting a unique identifier of the first shipment component to the server computing system for association with the unique identifier of the managing wireless device at the server computing system;
• transmitting a unique identifier of an additional wireless device to the server computing system, the additional wireless device attached to an additional shipment component of the consolidated shipment, wherein the unique identifier of the additional wireless device is included in the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
• transmitting a unique identifier of the additional shipment component to the server computing system for association with the unique identifier of the additional wireless device at the server computing system;
• receiving at the managing wireless device from the server computing system a unique broadcast address for the PMMN for the consolidated shipment and a listing of each unique identifier of wireless devices included in the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
• operating the managing wireless device to transmit an acknowledgement request to each wireless device in the PMMN for the consolidated shipment using the unique broadcast address for the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
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• operating the managing wireless device to determine whether or not an acknowledgement response is received from each wireless device in the PMMN for the consolidated shipment in reply to the acknowledgement request.

A method for establishing a Proximity Monitoring Mobile Network (PMMN) for a consolidated shipment, comprising:

• receiving a unique identifier of a managing wireless device of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment at a server computing system, the managing wireless device attached to a first shipment component of the consolidated shipment, wherein the unique identifier of the managing wireless device is included in the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
• receiving a unique identifier of the first shipment component at the server computing system;
• creating and storing an association between the unique identifier of the managing wireless device and the unique identifier of the first shipment component at the server computing system;
• receiving a unique identifier of an additional wireless device of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment at the server computing system, the additional wireless device attached to an additional shipment component of the consolidated shipment, wherein the unique identifier of the additional wireless device is included in the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
• receiving a unique identifier of the additional shipment component at the server computing system;
• creating and storing an association between the unique identifier of the additional wireless device and the unique identifier of the additional shipment component at the server computing system;
• receiving an instruction at the server computing system to proceed with commissioning of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
• generating a unique broadcast address for the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
• transmitting the unique broadcast address for the PMMN for the consolidated shipment to the managing wireless device;
• generating a listing of unique identifiers of wireless devices of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment;
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• transmitting the listing of unique identifiers of wireless devices of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment to the managing wireless device.

A method for operating a Proximity Monitoring Mobile Network (PMMN) for a consolidated shipment, comprising:

• operating a managing wireless device of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment to periodically transmit an acknowledgement request that includes a unique broadcast address of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment, the managing wireless device attached to a first shipment component of the consolidated shipment;
• operating each of at least one additional wireless device of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment that receives the acknowledgement request to respond by transmitting an acknowledgement response to the managing wireless device, each of the at least one additional wireless device attached to a respective shipment component of the consolidated shipment;
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• operating the managing wireless device to determine whether or not each of the at least one additional wireless device of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment has responded to the acknowledgement request within a set time window;
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• operating the managing wireless device to record an acknowledgment failure event for each wireless device of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment that does not respond to the acknowledgement request within the set time window, wherein the acknowledgment failure event includes an identifier of each wireless device of the PMMN for the consolidated shipment that does not respond to the acknowledgement request within the set time window, and a date and a time when the acknowledgment failure event occurs, and a global position of the managing wireless device when the acknowledgment failure event occurs.