Association of Refrigerated Shipping Containers with Dispatch Orders

Abstract

A database dispatches data to a wireless device on the particular source that powers a container during any segment of its journey.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 60,884,363 filed Jan. 10, 2007, and to U.S. application Ser. No. 60,884,183 filed Jan. 9, 2007. Applicant claims the priority benefits of these applications.FIELD OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION[0002]The embodiments of the invention relate to method and mean for identification and association of refrigerated shipping containers, with container dispatch orders both on land and sea.BACKGROUND OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION[0003]The shipping container industry uses containers to transport goods and services from one country or region to another. The industry attempts to have shipping containers receive dispatch orders from origin to destination, which orders identify the commodity, origin, way points, destination, customer and delivery location. Unfortunately, even relatively complex and expensive wireless devices installed on containers lack ability to operate reliably in multiple countries or ...

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Unfortunately, even relatively complex and expensive wireless devices installed on containers lack ability to operate reliably in multiple countries or regions, and when containers are stacked on ships, transmission of data is difficult and sometimes impossible.

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