Mobile inventory unit monitoring systems and methods

A mobile inventory unit monitoring system, comprising;

• a computer configured to execute at least one computer program that formats and stores select information for retrieval from a mobile inventory unit, said computer integrated with a wide area network;
• at least one wireless transmitter located proximate to the mobile inventory unit and configured to transmit select information and transmitter identification information;
• a plurality of radio-frequency transceivers dispersed geographically at defined locations configured to receive select information transmitted from at least one nearby wireless transmitter and further configured to transmit the select information, the transmitter identification information and transceiver identification information;
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• at least one gateway connected to the wide area network configured to receive and translate the select information, the transmitter identification information, and transceiver identification information, said gateway further configured to transmit the translated information to the computer over the WAN.