Container tracking

Abstract

A container tracking system (1) comprises a mobile unit (3) configured to be coupled to a container (2) to be tracked and to communicate with a remote control unit (4) through of a communication system (5). The mobile unit (3) comprising a positioning module (7), an alarm module (9) adapted to detect alarm conditions related to said container (2), and a communication module (10) generating a tracking signal (S1) containing positioning data of the mobile unit (3) and / or alarm information associated with one or more alarm conditions related to the container (2). Furthermore, the mobile unit (3) is configured to evolve to a temporary deactivation state (140) whenever a communication unavailability condition of the tracking signal (S1) through the communication system (5) occurs.

Description

container tracking technical field The present invention relates to container tracking. Background technique The term "container tracking" refers to the detection and remote real-time and / or time-delayed transmission of information about a container's location to enable the routing of the container and / or to determine its operational status during transport operations, thereby identifying whether the container is in danger, stolen or Trespassing state. It is known that containers need to be tracked for commercial purposes and / or for security reasons because of possible theft and / or terrorism. For this purpose, electronic surveillance systems are used, which consist of satellite positioning equipment (eg GPS - Global Positioning System) installed on the container or container transport, and remote monitoring that interacts with the satellite positioning equipment to continuously determine the position of the transport equipment. Also, when mounted directly on a contai...

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Problems solved by technology

Also, when mounted directly on a container, it is known that the aforementioned satellite positioning devices are usually powered by batteries, since the container usually does not have its own power supply system

Therefore, the operational autonomy of currently known satellite positioning devices is greatly influenced by the consumption time limit of the battery supplying the power supply

This situation is very unfavorable when the container needs to be tracked during long-duration shipping missions and / or under environmental conditions (such as very low ambient temperatures) that limit battery performance

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