Shipping Asset Data Discovery Protocol for Cross-Asset Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing commercial shipping ecosystems face challenges in efficiently and dynamically sharing information between diverse assets, such as tractors, trailers, and containers, for optimized operations, due to the lack of a unified identification and data sharing protocol.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a dynamic information discovery protocol (DIDP) across commercial shipping assets, utilizing a master asset identifier with globally unique identification and metadata, enabling efficient data exchange and coordination among assets, including passive and intelligent ones, through a controller and a DIDP coordinator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a unified identification and data sharing protocol is implemented across diverse shipping assets, then information sharing efficiency and coordination are improved, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data sharing protocol that enables diverse shipping assets (tractors, trailers, containers, cranes) to communicate through a common interface. The standardized data elements and communication framework allow different asset types to share information efficiently without requiring asset-specific protocols, thus improving information sharing efficiency while managing complexity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts data sharing parameters based on asset type, operational context, and information requirements. By changing parameters such as data transmission frequency, detail level, and protocol activation based on operational needs, the system optimizes information sharing efficiency while reducing unnecessary complexity in implementation.
2Reliability
If dynamic information discovery protocol is implemented across all assets, then operational efficiency and safety are enhanced, but loss of time for protocol setup and configuration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-configures standardized data elements, communication protocols, and identification frameworks before assets enter operation. By establishing universal data schemas and pre-defining communication parameters, the system eliminates time-consuming configuration processes when assets need to communicate, thus enhancing operational safety without incurring setup time penalties.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic information discovery protocol enables assets to automatically discover and establish communication channels with each other without external configuration. Assets self-identify, self-register, and self-configure data sharing parameters based on their operational context, eliminating manual protocol setup time while maintaining high operational safety through standardized automated processes.
3Productivity
If comprehensive sensor data sharing is enabled among assets, then coordination and traceability are improved, but loss of information privacy and data security increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements differentiated data sharing permissions where different assets and users have access to different levels of information based on their operational needs and authorization levels. Sensitive data elements are protected while essential coordination data is freely shared, thus improving coordination efficiency while preserving data privacy through localized access control policies.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary data management layer that mediates between complete data transparency and privacy protection. This intermediary layer filters, anonymizes, and selectively shares sensor data based on operational requirements and privacy policies, enabling coordination efficiency while maintaining data security and privacy through controlled information disclosure.
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AI summary
A commercial shipping asset including a plurality of sensors disposed on the commercial shipping asset. A controller is communicatively connected to each sensor in the plurality of sensors. The controller further includes a master asset identifier and a receiver. The controller is configured to implement a dynamic information discovery protocol.