US 6,650,286 B2 · Method of collecting information of physical distribution of products and system for offering information of product positions

Abstract

A position information acquiring apparatus for receiving an electric wave and for on the basis of the received signal, acquiring the position information exhibiting the position where the product is kept to record successively the position information thus acquired is packed together with an objective matter of conveyance in a package box and then is operated in the state of being able to be moved to receive an electric wave signal radiated from the GPS satellite group to acquire successively the position information. On the basis of the position information, a map of a part corresponding to the position information is retrieved from map information which is previously obtained to carry out an output for showing visibly the resultant partial map and a symbol with which the position contained in a position history information is shown on the map.

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Dependent claims

A method of collecting transportation information of a shipped product, and supplying collected transportation information to a maker of the product comprising the steps of:

placing a position history recorder for recording histories of positions of a product under transportation in a state in which said position history recorder can be transported together with said product to be transported, wherein said position history recorder receives an electric wave signal and obtains position information of said position history recorder on the basis of the electric wave signal received according to a timing signal outputted from a timing generating apparatus included in said position history recorder;
and records said position information obtained;
recording transportation information including said position information and time information in said position history recorder during transportation of said product;
and
collecting information representing a history of transportation of said product from said transportation information stored in said position history recorder and supplying collected information to a maker of said product.

2 more elements

A position history recorder for collecting transportation information of a shipped product and supplying collected transportation information to a maker of the product, comprising:

means for generating a timing signal at a predetermined timing;
means for receiving an electric wave according to said timing signal to acquire position information exhibiting the position where said position history recorder is kept on the basis of the received electric wave signal;
means having a recording medium for recording the acquired position information as transportation information together with time information in said recording medium;
means for receiving a read request to output the recorded transportation information;
and
means having a power source for supplying an electric power used to drive each of said means from said power source.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of collecting information of physical distribution of products and system for offering information of product positions

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Method of collecting information of physical distribution of products and system for offering information of product positions

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Abstract

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