Remote monitoring and controlling physical parameters of a material under transportation

A device for monitoring and reporting plurality of physical parameters to which a packaging element has been subjected, said device comprising:

• a container adapted to receive the packaging element, the packaging element including
• a plurality of sensors disposed for generating data representing the plurality of physical parameters pertaining to the container;
• a processing-unit operably coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processing unit being adapted to generate:
• at least one trigger if at least one predetermined criterion is satisfied with respect to said physical-parameters, and
• a range of data for alerting and activating a corrective-action to control system;
• a dynamic barcode generator adapted to generate an electronic barcode based on said trigger from the processing unit, said barcode representing the plurality of physical parameters and the range of data;
• and
• an electronic bar code display device positioned on an external surface of the packaging element and displaying the electronic barcode;
• an image capturing unit adapted to capture an image of the electronic barcode thus displayed by the electronic bar code display device positioned on the packaging element;
• and
• a transmitter unit adapted to transmit image of the electronic barcode thus captured or information derived therefrom to an external device.

A system for monitoring and reporting plurality of physical parameters to which a packaging element has been subjected, said system comprising:

• a packaging element comprising:
• a housing;
• a plurality of sensors disposed on the housing for generating data representing the plurality physical parameters;
• a processing unit operably coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processing unit being adapted to generate:
• at least one trigger if at least one predetermined criterion is satisfied with respect to said physical-parameters,
• a range of data for alerting and activating a corrective-action to control system;
• a dynamic barcode generator adapted to generate an electronic barcode based on said trigger from the processing unit, said barcode representing the plurality physical parameters and the range of data;
• an electronic bar code display-device positioned on an external surface of the housing for displaying the electronic barcode;
• an image capturing unit adapted to capture an image of the electronic barcode thus displayed by the electronic bar code display device positioned on the packaging element;
• and
• a transmitter unit adapted to transmit image of the electronic barcode thus captured or information derived therefrom to an external device.

A method for remotely monitoring and controlling physical parameters of a material under transportation in a container, said method comprising:

• measuring various physical parameters related to said material and inside said container by means of a plurality of sensors;
• generating at least one trigger if at least one predetermined-criterion is satisfied with respect to said physical-parameters;
• providing a range of data for alerting and activating a corrective-action to control system;
• receiving data from said plurality of sensors and visually displaying:
• a) changes in said physical parameters and
• b) range of data
• by means of a dynamic barcode based on received trigger;
• receiving data from said plurality of sensors and deciding an action to be taken by means of a processing unit based on at-least one of:
• physical parameters of said container and/or said material not being m accordance with another at least one predetermined criterion;
• and
• presence of said range of data within the generated barcode;
• and
• controlling said parameters of said material within said container by means of at least one physical-parameter modifying unit based on instructions received from said processing unit.