CN1255222A - Method of localizing storage devices, monitoring system for localizing storage devices for goods, and use of monitoring equipment - Google Patents

Method of localizing storage devices, monitoring system for localizing storage devices for goods, and use of monitoring equipment Download PDF

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CN1255222A
CN1255222A CN98804851.5A CN98804851A CN1255222A CN 1255222 A CN1255222 A CN 1255222A CN 98804851 A CN98804851 A CN 98804851A CN 1255222 A CN1255222 A CN 1255222A
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    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/123—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, trams
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/0009—Transmission of position information to remote stations
    • G01S5/0018—Transmission from mobile station to base station
    • G01S5/0027—Transmission from mobile station to base station of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S2205/001—Transmission of position information to remote stations
    • G01S2205/002—Transmission of position information to remote stations for traffic control, mobile tracking, guidance, surveillance or anti-collision
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S2205/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S2205/001—Transmission of position information to remote stations
    • G01S2205/008—Transmission of position information to remote stations using a mobile telephone network

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a monitoring system, in particular for use in the monitoring of containers (4). Each container has a radio connection to positioning satellites of the GPS type (5), the SatCom type (6) as well as near field communications equipment from which data may be transferred to a data processing unit. Thus, according to the invention several possible radio connections are provided between the individual near filed communications equipment, it being first checked whether a connection can be established to the position satellite, and if this is not possible, it is attempted to establish a radio connection to the communications satellite. If this cannot be done either, then a radio connection is established to another near field communications equipment. The containers can hereby be monitored and tracked currently if for some reason they loose a radio connection. If the containers are placed at particularly difficult places, an embodiment of the invention comprises near field communications equipment which is not placed on any container and which can communicate with the containers and with the satellites.

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The localization method of memory device is determined the monitoring system of storage devices for goods position, and the application of monitoring equipment
The present invention relates to a kind of memory device, the localization method of container for example, each container is equipped with the programmable data processor, so that by setting up and being connected of position location satellite, the time of managing to determine is at interval determined the position of the storage unit be concerned about, and each container also is equipped to by telstar can launch message about detecting location.
The invention still further relates to definite storage devices for goods, the monitoring system of the position of container for example, wherein each container also is equipped with the near field radio system, this near field radio system can realize between the data processor in the single container, and communicating by letter between the near field radio system on container and warehouse, steamer, train or other transportation or the memory device.
At last, the present invention relates to the application of said method and monitoring system.
U.S. Patent No. 5565858 discloses a kind of positioning system that is used to monitor the container of being made up of stored one group of container.Each container has the communication facilities of being made up of satellite communication apparatus and near field communication means.Satellite can intercom mutually with near field communication means, so that container can directly pass to the GPS positioning system to its position by other container arbitrarily, perhaps by with being connected indirectly of interrogator its position being passed to the GPS positioning system.
Applicant's oneself International Patent Application WO 96/16387 discloses another kind of monitoring system.
This known monitoring system, it is used for, and for example monitoring containers is made up of communication system substantially, in this system, can pass through telstar, for example GPS type communication satellite and extraneous exchange message.Each container has the dedicated radio link with data handling unit (DHU) assembly.Each container also has with the data of label (tag) and is connected, label in such a way with the dedicated radio link cooperation of container, if promptly the data of container connect and to be removed from this container, then will set up and being connected of satellite by data handling unit (DHU) assembly.
As long as have good connection between satellite and the data handling unit (DHU) assembly, this system just can work with being entirely satisfactory.But data handling unit (DHU) assembly requires to exist observation line together between data handling unit (DHU) assembly and satellite.This condition can not be satisfied all the time, and for example, if container and the data handling unit (DHU) assembly that is attached thereto are stored in hull bottom or are positioned at by on the train in tunnel the time, this condition can not be satisfied.In addition, another shortcoming is if the dedicated radio link failure is difficult to search failure cause.
So, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of system, this system can monitor storage devices for goods more quickly, container for example, and if when can not determine the position of a container, the indication of failure cause can be provided.
The objective of the invention is that monitoring system by the sort of type of determining in claim 1 preamble realizes, this monitoring system is characterised in that the data processor in each container will manage to determine its position individually, and transmit this positional information by telstar, and in the time can not setting up with being connected of position location satellite, this monitoring system is suitable for transmitting data to telstar, and these data contain the information that is connected that can not set up with position location satellite.
In the time can not setting up with the getting in touch of telstar, described in claim 2, data processor starts the near field radio system, manage to connect another near field radio system, this another near field radio system can be by data processor or is produced in another way or have and the getting in touch of position location satellite and telstar.Therefore all containers of guaranteeing to be positioned at the whole operation scope of this near field radio system can be determined their position, and their position is passed to the external world.
Therefore single container can transmit data mutually by dedicated radio link, perhaps transmit data to the external world, thereby can determine the requirement location of single container more reliably, and locating information can be employed, and makes it possible to follow the tracks of any container that its satellite-based location and communication facilities break down.
Described in claim 3, advantageously between the near-field communication equipment on a plurality of memory devices, set up many dedicated radio link, be enough to set up respectively dedicated radio link with position location satellite and telstar.
As mentioned above, the invention still further relates to a kind of monitoring system.
This monitoring system is characterised in that each storage unit, be that container is equipped with equipment, these equipment cooperatively interact, make and work as because the part of function restriction or equipment breaks down, can not set up and locate and during the getting in touch of the satellite that relates to of communicating by letter, also can realize the location and the tracking of single storage unit.
Described in claim 5, each container is equipped with data processor, and it is programmed to start and produces ID, and determines its position and time, and by providing these information with communicating by letter of satellite or near field radio system.
In order to discern single container, described in claim 6, set up the container that is connected with one or more other containers and preferably be suitable for producing the recognition data of himself in addition.
In addition in order to ensure monitoring containers carefully, as shown in claim 7, each container suitable at interval the time ask manage to set up with being connected of position location satellite be favourable.
In order to use according to monitoring equipment of the present invention there not being container can set up under the situation about being connected with satellite, as shown in claim 8, it is favourable that the near-field communication equipment of container is communicated by letter with another near-field communication equipment, and this another near-field communication equipment is not positioned on the container.
As previously mentioned, the invention still further relates to application according to monitoring system of the present invention.
These application definitions are in claim 10-12.
Example below with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrates in greater detail the present invention, wherein:
Fig. 1 has represented the example of the storage of container under the different condition;
Fig. 2 has represented the basic sketch according to the mode of operation of monitoring system of the present invention;
Fig. 3 has represented another embodiment according to the mode of operation of monitoring system of the present invention.
Among Fig. 1,5 expressions are used to provide the position location satellite of position data, and 6 expressions are used to provide the SatCom telstar of communication data.As shown in FIG., satellite 5,6 can be set up with truck 1, the data that have the carrier 2 of several containers 4 or have a train 3 in compartment 12 and transmit.Each container has can be from being positioned at the label of bottom container, for example on the carrier 2 the antenna of tag read information at the Reference numeral that is shown in 10 places.Describe this system in detail in the WO application of mentioning in front.Briefly, the mode of operation of this system is, if a container in the container is illegally moved, then the bridge of carrier and the dedicated radio link between this container will be guaranteed to set up and being connected of for example police.Fig. 1 has also represented to have the train in a plurality of compartments 12, communicates by letter with hauling engine in each compartment, and hauling engine is communicated by letter with satellite 5,6 again.At last, Fig. 1 has represented to be deposited in a plurality of containers in a place, in this place, and these containers and fixing data connector 9 maintenance dedicated radio link, data connector 9 is communicated by letter with satellite 5,6.
Among Fig. 2,5 and 6 represent GPS position location satellite and SatCom telstar once more respectively.Fig. 2 has also represented to be placed on a plurality of containers 4 in the place of schematically representing 14, and place 14 possibilities for example are positioned on the carrier.Also schematically represented to keep the satellite 5,6 of dedicated radio link among the figure with container 4C and 4I.All containers also are equipped with position location satellite system, communication satellite system and the near-field communication equipment of not expressing in detail among the figure.Near field communication system can connect between single container.Consequently,, then will set up by container 4B if for example container 4A can communicate by letter with satellite 5,6, the near-field communication from container 4A to container 4C, container 4C communicates by letter with satellite 5,6.Therefore can determine the position of container 4A quite exactly.In order to make this system more flexible, can set up relay station 16, so that, for example can be by dedicated radio link 17 and relay station 16, and set up from being connected of container 4D by dedicated radio link 17A and container 4I, container 4I communicates by letter with satellite 5,6 as mentioned above.As shown in FIG., between container 4D and 4I, can set up identical connection.
If note having observation line one, each container might directly be communicated by letter with position location satellite and telstar.
Fig. 3 has represented the modification of the embodiment of Fig. 2, has set up a near field communication means 18 here, and this near field communication means 18 is not positioned on the container, still has good connection the with satellite 5,6.If for example container is placed very deeply under carrier, so that any satellite communication equipment of container can not be set up when connecting arbitrarily, and this arrangement will be useful.Certainly, also can set up than near field communication means much more shown in the figure 18.
As understanding, where be in the world no matter the invention provides a kind of container, can both monitor the system of any container in very reliable mode.
Specifically understand principle of the present invention above, but principle of the present invention in essence also can be used on all loose impediments that need to take precautions against stealing and destruction about container.

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1. memory device, the localization method of container (4) for example, wherein each container is equipped with the programmable data processor, so that by setting up and being connected of position location satellite, manage the position of definite memory device of being concerned about of definite at interval time, each container also is equipped to by telstar can launch message about detecting location, it is characterized in that the data processor in each container will determine its position individually, and by the information of telstar transmission about this position, and in the time can not setting up with being connected of position location satellite, this data processor is suitable for transmitting data to telstar, and these data contain the information that is connected that can not set up with position location satellite.
2. in accordance with the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that in the time can not setting up with the getting in touch of telstar, data processor starts the near field radio system, manage to connect another near field radio system, this another near field radio system can be by data processor or is produced in another way or have and the getting in touch of position location satellite and telstar.
3. in accordance with the method for claim 2, it is characterized in that between the near-field communication equipment on a plurality of memory devices, setting up abundant dedicated radio link for the dedicated radio link of foundation and position location satellite and telstar respectively.
4. definite memory device, the monitoring system of the position of container (4) for example, wherein each container also is equipped with the near field radio system, this near field radio system can be realized between the data processor of single container, and container and warehouse, steamer, communication between the near field radio system on train or other transportation or the memory device, it is characterized in that each storage unit, be that container is equipped with equipment, these equipment cooperatively interact, make and work as because the part of function restriction or equipment breaks down, can not set up and locate and during the getting in touch of the satellite that relates to of communicating by letter, also can realize the location and the tracking of single storage unit.
5. according to the described monitoring system of claim 4, it is characterized in that each container (4) also is equipped with data processor, it is programmed to start and produces ID, and determines its position and time, and by providing these information with communicating by letter of satellite or near field radio system.
6. according to the described monitoring system of claim 5, it is characterized in that setting up the container that is connected with one or more other containers is suitable for producing the recognition data of himself.
7. according to the described monitoring system of aforementioned arbitrary claim, it is characterized in that each container at interval reasonable time manage to set up and being connected of position location satellite.
8. according to the described monitoring system of aforementioned arbitrary claim, it is characterized in that the near-field communication equipment of container communicates by letter with another near-field communication equipment (18), this another near-field communication equipment is not positioned on the container.
9. according to the described monitoring system of aforementioned arbitrary claim, it is characterized in that position location satellite is formed by gps system (GPS) (5), telstar (satellite communication system) (6) is formed by the SatCom system, and near-field communication equipment is SR (short distance) system.
10. the application on carrier (2) according to arbitrary described method of claim 1-9 and memory device.
11. the application on goods train (3) according to arbitrary described method of claim 1-9 and monitoring system.
12. according to the application of the arbitrary described method of claim 1-9 and memory device in the container storage.
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