Adaptive sensor sampling of a cold chain distribution system
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsMarc Beasley, Murat Yasar, Veronica Adetola, Draguna Vrabie
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for cold chain monitoring of perishable goods, including at least one environmental sensor to monitor at least one environmental parameter; at least one event detector to detect at least one of an environmental altering event and a user induced event; and a controller to receive and log a plurality of readings from the at least one environmental sensor at a selected sampling rate. Wherein the sampling rate adjusts depending on at least one of the perishable goods, the environmental altering event, and the user induced event.
Claims18
An apparatus for cold chain monitoring of perishable goods, comprising:
- at least one environmental sensor to monitor at least one environmental parameter;
- at least one event detector to detect at least one of an environmental altering event and a user induced event;
- and
- a controller to receive and log a plurality of readings from the at least one environmental sensor at a selected sampling rate;
- wherein the sampling rate adjusts depending on at least one of the perishable goods, the environmental altering event, and the user induced event.
A method for cold chain monitoring of perishable goods, comprising:
- monitoring, using at least one environmental sensor, at least one environmental parameter;
- receiving and logging, using a controller, a plurality of readings from the at least one environmental sensor at a selected sampling rate;
- monitoring, using at least one event detector, at least one of an environmental altering event and a user induced event;
- and
- adjusting the sampling rate depending on at least one of the perishable goods, the environmental altering event, and the user induced event.
The method of claim, further comprising:
- transporting the perishable goods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.