CN1759427A - Shipping container and method of using same - Google Patents
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A shipping container for detecting conditions of the container from a remote location, or sensing the condition of other shipping containers within the vicinity of the shipping container, is disclosed. The shipping container may include an onboard microserver communicating with a plurality of sensors within the container. The microserver may serve as an Internet node enabling sensed conditions within the container to be communicated to remote computing devices by way of the Internet. The shipping container also may include anti-tampering equipment such as a conductive grid such that any tampering with the container will necessarily effect an electrical parameter of the grid with the change in the electrical parameter then being detected and causing an alarm or other corrective measure to be taken.
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The cross reference of related application
The application is non-temporary patent application, according to U.S. 35U.S.C. § 119 (e), the right of priority that No. the 60/320004th, the temporary patent application sequence number that requires No. the 60/319868th, the temporary patent application sequence number of application on January 14th, 2003 and applied on March 12nd, 2003, and relevant with No. the 10/155593rd, No. the 60/337926th, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number of Dec 3 calendar year 2001 application and the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number of applying on May 22nd, 2002, they all are comprised in herein as a reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to container, more specifically, relate to container with the electronic equipment that carries with case.
Background technology
In forwarding business, when the container of goods or lade damage, stolen, touch or when changing unfriendly, can cause the increase greatly of cost.In transportation during price apparatus, aeromotor and/or perishable goods food for example for example, only the loss of goods of single container will cause huge monetary loss.This loss can be by the refrigeration unit fault, steal, touch, mishap etc. causes.Yet, according to the position of container when above-mentioned situation takes place, may be before damage is detected through many hours perhaps many days.For example, described container may be in one-tenth hundred containers on freighter or the goods train one.Because above-mentioned means of transport once goes to sea or on the way many days usually.The common a very long time of the situation of goods is not checked.When goods arrives its destination, often can not save goods too late or effectively accident is investigated.
In aforesaid application, the various global radio mobile asset tracking schemes of employing wireless architectural approach are disclosed.In brief, described scheme adopt a kind of have the radiolink that is connected with the Internet with case carry, the Distributed Calculation scheme so that on any position of the earth, can both provide remote double to reciprocation.This scheme with the Internet micro server that carries with case (for example, low-cost, hand sizes and with the product data bus connect based on the LINUX workstation, this workstation is formatted as the Website server that has with the multiple wireless connected mode of the Internet) and the Internet inlet (Internet portal) be the center.This low-cost hardware architecture scheme with each move, the article of distribution on global are transformed into a global function node that is positioned on the Internet.This scheme can be designed to the new OEM equipment or the remodeling of legacy products.This micro server scheme has promoted existing honeycomb, artificial satellite and the wired Internet communications infrastructure greatly, so that Any user and any mobile asset are connected with any time in any place.It is a kind of powerful, user-friendly, adaptable the Internet inlet that people and assets are linked together.This inlet can be subdivided into the group that is divided into several portions so that for the information " article " that produces provides reliably, must know access (need-to-know access), and provide with all via the relevant instrument of each assets of the Internet.
About container, if can provide one can to container touch and steal the system that carries out telemonitoring, then highly beneficial.If a kind of like this system can be provided, micro server just can immediately notify So Far Away whether to start certain alarm by the Internet, perhaps notifies the occurent invasion of transporter of container at least, so that take counter-measure.
Summary of the invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, disclose a kind of container, having comprised: the casing that is used to hold at least a article; On the casing can detected status sensor; The server that communicates with described sensor on the casing; The device that can between described server and remote place, communicate.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of method of monitoring containers is disclosed, may further comprise the steps: container is provided, described container comprises: the casing that is used to hold at least a article, sensor on the casing, the server that communicates with described sensor on the casing, and the device that can between described server and remote place, communicate; Use described sensor situation, and respond detected described situation and between server and remote place, communicate.Can or between departure place and the destination between the delivery period, perhaps be located in purpose, detected status, whether can analyze described situation then thus is a unacceptable situation.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of easy method of container transportation from origin to destination that makes is disclosed, may further comprise the steps: container is provided, to the server on the casing provide with container in the relevant information of at least a article, communicate between described server and remote place in response to this information, with in response to described information, determine how to handle described container.Can or between departure place and the destination between the delivery period, perhaps be located in purpose, carry out described communication steps.
According to a further aspect in the invention, disclose a kind of container that is used to detect the situation of other container, having comprised: casing; Being used on the described casing detected the sensor of the situation of other container; The server that communicates with described sensor on the described casing; And the device that can between described server and remote place, communicate.
According to a further aspect in the invention, disclose a kind of container, having comprised: the casing that is used to hold at least a article; The conductive grid that links to each other with described casing operably; Link to each other with described conductive grid and be suitable for the power supply of conductive grid power supply; Being suitable on the described casing monitored the sensor of the situation relevant with conductive grid; With being suitable for and described sensor and the server that communicates away from the place of described casing on the described casing.
According to another aspect of the invention, disclose a kind of method of monitoring containers, may further comprise the steps: for being arranged on the conductive grid energising in the casing; The situation that sensing is relevant with described conductive grid; The server that the situation of institute's sensing is communicated by letter and linked to each other to casing; Send to remote place with situation from server with institute's sensing.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, disclose a kind of system that is used for the invasion situation of detected set vanning, having comprised: the casing that is suitable for holding at least a article; The conductive grid that links to each other with described casing operably; Link to each other with described conductive grid and be suitable for the power supply of conductive grid power supply; Being suitable on the described casing monitored the sensor of the situation relevant with conductive grid; Being suitable on the described casing communicates with described sensor, and produces around the server of the wireless system of casing; With the remote computing device that is suitable for being undertaken radio communication by the Internet and described server.
When the detailed description of reading with reference to the following drawings hereinafter, these and other advantage of the present invention will become more obvious.
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The skeleton view of the partial cut of an embodiment of the container that Fig. 1 constructs for instruction according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the skeleton view of an embodiment of the surveillance of use on the container of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the diagram of an embodiment of device network that comprises the container of some Fig. 1.
The skeleton view of an embodiment of the inside of the container that Fig. 4 constructs for instruction according to the present invention;
Fig. 5 is loaded on the means of transport skeleton view according to a plurality of containers of an embodiment structure of instruction of the present invention that communicates with the Internet;
The skeleton view of the inside of an alternate embodiment of the container that Fig. 6 constructs for instruction according to the present invention;
Fig. 7 is for describing the process flow diagram of a series of exemplary steps that can carry out according to an embodiment of instruction of the present invention.
The present invention allows to carry out various changes and alternate configuration, and its specific illustrative examples exists Shown in the accompanying drawing and will describe in detail hereinafter. Yet should be appreciated that and be not intended to this Brightly being limited in published particular form, on the contrary, is to fall into by supplementary technology side in order to cover Whole modification, alternate configuration in the spirit and scope of the present invention that case limits and being equal to replaced Generation.
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Fig. 1 has shown an embodiment of the container 11 that instruction according to the present invention is constructed.The container of gas turbine 12 preferably, described container can hold the article or any amount of article of any kind.In fact, term " container " can refer to any cargo receptacle, includes, but not limited to railroad box car, motor vehicles, shipping container or long-haul tractor trailer.
Can adopt any language that described server is programmed, to monitor described sensor and/or collection data about the article in the container 11.For example, server 15 can be used to set up one the relevant container 11 or the webpage of the information of article wherein are provided.Server 15 is organized the information on it with any suitable form or mode.Server 15 can also comprise program design so that can carry out the renewal/upgrading of diagnostic routine and software.
Though preferably use by being positioned at away from the individual on the place of container 11, this server 15 also allows local individual to carry out reciprocation by using any desirable device (for example kneetop computer) via the direct connection with communication port 21.Alternatively, local individual can use wireless device (for example PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) or PC (PC) tablet) to carry out the indirect interaction effect by radio frequency (RF) communication or optical link and server 15.
Alternatively, the present invention allows to use a kind of (not shown) that enters the mouth to visit server 15 or the customizing messages on it.Preferably use external server to set up described inlet.Described external server can be the server with any suitable type of suitable communication facilities, so that server 15 is carried out access.
Though each server 15 preferably communicates with the Internet respectively, contiguous server 15 server of those containers of freighter transportation (for example by) can form a WLAN (wireless local area network) (LAN).Server 15 can be a route communications via a server 15 just like this, if desired.Alternatively, server 15 can adopt other available delivery outlet, and the artificial satellite equipment of the freighter of delivery container 11 for example is so that communicate with the Internet.
Hereinafter will describe a kind of feasible application of the present invention.During gas turbine 12 being packed into the container in 11, server 15 receives the information of relevant gas turbine 12.This information can comprise: for example, and the written material of bill of materials, customer name, destination and transportation.This information can be installed on the goods or embed the radio frequency identification in the goods and wirelessly receive by use.Mobile this sensor that makes that RFID goods is signed in the scanning area of related sensor is retrieved described Item Information.Other wireless device for example, bar code reader, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), PC tablet and kneetop computer etc. also can adopt.According to the information type that will retrieve, this information can be by sensor, for example, above-mentioned camera, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, chemical sensor, radiation sensor, position transducer, accelerometer, smoke-detectors and touch the sign sensor, received by server 15, above-mentioned all the sensors can be wired ground or wirelessly link to each other with server 15.Server 15 can use known file transfer protocol (FTP) to receive described information via TCP/IP (transmission control protocol on the Internet protocol) network.Other agreement includes but not limited to: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, UDP, ECHO, SSH, TELNET, NAMESERVER, BOOT PS, BOOT PC, TFTP, KERBEROS, POP3, NNTP, IMAP, SNMP, BGP, IMAP3, LDAP and HTTPS.
With container 11 from the departure place to the destination between the delivery period, sensor can periodically be worked with detected status.For example, sensor can be measured the temperature in the container 11.Though start (promptly by server 15 as mentioned above, server 15 is as the client in client/server relationship), the present invention also allows the individual to use these sensor measurement situations (that is, in client/server relationship server 15 as the server) at dot command server remotely 15.For example, the individual can open camera 17 at any time, observes container 11 inside.
When server 15 starts (for example, periodically or when arriving the destination) or the individual when remote place starts, server 15 will offer the Internet by any information that sensor obtains.Being positioned near container 11 individuals can use communication port 21 or radio path (for example, antenna 23) directly to obtain this information from server 15 (rather than the Internet).
Do not consider the mode that obtains, the carrier can be provided by the information that is provided by server 15, to determine how to handle container 11.For example, have bad situation (for example, humidity is excessive) if information shows in container 11, the carrier can control an engine and carry out detailed inspection.Equally, do not have bad situation if information shows, the carrier can control this engine and carry out preliminary visual inspection.
Hereinafter will be to another kind of may purposes describing of the present invention.Here, container 11 can load the article of any kind or quantity.Beginning, server 15 receives the information of article in the relevant container.This information can comprise, for example, and cargo list, customs's document and other shipping document.This information can wirelessly receive by the radio frequency identification that use is installed on the goods or embeds in the goods.RFID goods is signed the sensor retrieve item information that will make that moves in the scanning area of related sensor.Also can use for example bar code reader of other wireless senser.According to information type with retrieval, this information can be received by server 15 by sensor, described sensor for example has above-mentioned camera, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, chemical sensor, radiation sensor, position transducer, accelerometer, smoke-detectors and touches the sign sensor, all the sensors can with server 15 wired connections or wireless connections.Server 15 can use known file transfer protocol (FTP) based on TCP/IP (transmission control protocol on the Internet protocol) network receiving information.Other agreement includes but not limited to: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, UDP, ECHO, SSH, TELNET, NAMESERVER, BOOTPS, BOOT PC, TFTP, KERBEROS, POP3, NNTP, IMAP, SNMP, BGP, IMAP3, LDAP and HTTPS.
The individual of appointment is customs employee for example, seals bar in the departure place container 11, and information is offered server 15.During transportation preferably, the work of cycle sensor ground is with detected status.Perhaps, sensor can be a passive type, only ability announcement server 15 under the regulation situation.For example, sensor can detect the situation of touching (for example opening the door of container) to container 11, the perhaps situation of container 11 (for example moving).Though started by server 15 as mentioned above, the present invention also allows the individual to use these situations of sensor measurement at dot command server 15 remotely.For example, the individual can open camera 17, to observe container 11 inside.
When server 15 starts (for example, periodically or when arriving the destination) or the individual when remote place starts, server 15 will offer the Internet by any information that sensor obtains.Being positioned near container 11 individuals can use communication port 21 or radio path (for example, antenna 23) directly to obtain this information from server 15 (rather than the Internet).
Do not consider the mode that obtains, customs employee can be provided by the information that is provided by server 15, to determine how to handle container 11.For example, have undesirable condition (for example, being touched) if information shows container 11, the customs agent can carry out detailed inspection to container 11.Equally, do not have undesirable condition if information shows, customs employee can allow container pass through and need not check.In addition, the customs employee rank that can determine inspection according to the type that is loaded in the article in the container 11 and the quantity of server 15 identification.When server 15 was connected with remote place by the Internet, this inspection or test, diagnosis also can start from remote place.
Fig. 4 has shown another embodiment 50 of container.Container 50 is to load the article of any kind or the transferable goods of any amount of article.In fact, term " container " can refer to any cargo receptacle, for example railroad box car, shipping container or long-haul tractor trailer.
Container 50 comprises monitoring system 52.Though the inside that is positioned at shown in Figure 4, this system 52 can be positioned at any suitable position on the container 50.System 52 comprises computer server 54.This server 54 can be any known computing machine or processing unit.Yet preferably, server 54 is to use the handheld microprocessor based on (SuSE) Linux OS.In addition, server 54 can have its oneself network address, fire wall and security protocol.
Server 54 can monitoring containers 50 in or near the situation the container 50, and/or collect in the relevant container 50 or container 50 near the data of article.In order to finish these tasks, server 54 can with one or more sensor 56 reciprocations.Preferably, sensor 56 uses wireless connections and server 54 to communicate.Yet sensor 56 can be connected with server 54 hardwires or removably connect.The example of the sensor that is fit to comprises: camera (video or still image), environmental sensor (for example temperature, humidity), chemical sensor, radiation sensor, position transducer (for example GPS), accelerometer, smoke-detectors, and the sensor of touching of detected set vanning 50 (for example, the contact-making switch of opening of indication container 50, motion detector etc.).
The value of article and initial information can also help to determine to be positioned over the complete sensor in the container in the container 50.For example, garment container can have simple complete sensor, and electronic lock for example opens and closes the register and the temperature sensor of door.The perishable goods container can have and overlaps sensor completely, electronic lock is provided, opens and closes the register and the environmental aspect of door.Described complete sensor can also be indicated the situation of refrigeration unit 60.The goods of other type also may require other sensor special (for example radiation sensor).
Server 54 can communicate with two kinds of patterns and the Internet or World Wide Web.First kind of pattern is to use honeycomb, artificial satellite or radio communication and the Internet or World Wide Web to carry out direct communication.When container 50 for example draws the long-haul tractor trailer of single container 50 for discrete unit, preferably use first kind of pattern.
Second kind of pattern is to carry out indirect communication with the Internet or World Wide Web.When existing, preferably use second kind of pattern more than two containers (for example being arranged in the container 50 on the ships that transport of ship of similar Fig. 5).Second kind of pattern is automatic, wireless, the low-power network that can carry out data relaying/access (even having maximum containers that can not enter 50 on ship 62) between the container." shepherd (shepherd) " micro server unit on container 64 will become the primal coordination unit of " flock of sheep (flock) " of remaining set vanning.The container 64 that has " shepherd (shepherd) " micro server will use above-mentioned first kind of pattern to communicate, and the container 66 that has " flock of sheep (flock) " micro server only needs to have the communication facilities that is enough to reach the Neighbor Set vanning.Each ships that transport will have at least one " shepherd (shepherd) " unit 64 so that coordinate with remaining set vanning 66, and provide stronger the Internet access to supply with.Perhaps, as shown in Figure 5, " shepherd (shepherd) " container 64 can use existing communication facilities 68 on the ships that transport 62, communicates by artificial satellite 70 and the Internet or World Wide Web 69." shepherd (shepherd) " container is only local occupied by necessary electronic equipment, stays remainder and is used to store camouflage with electronic equipment.
Insert to make the container 50 of equipment micro server just as a packet on the Internet very flexibly, have its oneself " consciousness ".This just make container 50 know it tote and the destination " who, what, when, " information where and why.The more important thing is, it can handle have with by the sensor of remote reporting or separately visit carry software with case, or from the unit to the unit to the leapfrog enciphered message of the Internet and suitable inlet.For example security breach, the record that opens and closes door, cargo list, everyone, information such as haulage track and destination both can also can be carried out remote access by these unit wireless ground are linked to each other with the single communication node of the Internet path by the PDA access on this locality or ship.
Another aspect of the present invention is the application of monitoring container 71.Container 71 is preferably placed side by side with general container 64,66.Container 71 comprise a row can detected set near the sophisticated sensors of the situations vanning 64,66.Preferably, container 71 is lade not, and has and be enough to be the power supply (not shown) of described sophisticated sensors power supply during the journey whole.Perhaps, if a kind of refrigerated container, this container generally includes their power supply, and this power supply can be used in and is the surveillance electronics power supply.Can also use the existing power supply of freighter or other means of transport.
When arriving the destination (perhaps perhaps be more early time), monitoring container 71 can or seem the normal advisory relevant personnel with possible danger, unusual condition.According to the notice from container 71, the customs officer can detain container 64,66 (danger/unusual condition) or the container 64,66 (normal condition) of letting pass immediately.
The use of micro server also has other advantage.Micro server can be managed supply of material chain better, prevents the loss and the damage of article between the delivery period, can reduce the piemium rate of container, assists insurance claim/insurance adjustment or the like.Described micro server also can comprise antenna or the signal transmitting apparatus that GPS (global location artificial satellite) uses, or other steady arm, with the position of accurate identification container.
With reference now to Fig. 6 and 7,, according to the 3rd embodiment of the container of instruction of the present invention structure usually by reference number 100 expressions.As shown in FIG., container 100 comprises a casing 102, and this casing has door 104, and this door is suitable for opening and closing an opening 106, and the article (not shown) can be packed into through described opening and be unloaded in the casing 102 or from casing 102.Described door 104 can be provided with lock 108, so that provide safety equipment for casing 102.
Similar to the above embodiments, described casing 102 comprises a micro server 110, and this micro server communicates with a plurality of sensors 112 that are arranged in the casing 102.As mentioned above, sensor 112 can be set, so that measure any kind parameter in the described casing, described parameter includes but not limited to, temperature, humidity, chemical concentrations, radiation, the degree of approach, speed, acceleration, flue dust etc.In addition, the sensor 112 of one or more video cameras (still image or moving image) form can be set, so that provide video for remote place 114 by the Internet 116 and calculation element 118.
It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the communication of server 110 between the Internet 116 can wirelessly finish by artificial satellite, LAN (Local Area Network), cellular network etc.In addition, those of ordinary skills it is also understood that, described calculation element 118 can be configured to the different device of any amount, includes but not limited to: desk-top computer, laptop computer, wireless pc tablet, personal digital assistant, cell phone etc.Similar to the above embodiments is, micro server 110 can be set up its webpage, thus on World Wide Web as a separate nodes or network address, and can be by any calculation element 118 access the Internet.Like this, described system can use Anywhere in the whole world, for example at production facility, warehouse, allocation and transportation center or shelter, in case the webpage that visit is set up by micro server 110 just can promptly obtain detected information and the information of communicating by letter with micro server 110.
Yet be that with a difference of previous embodiment the anti-system 120 of touching as shown in Figure 6 is provided, and this system 120 can comprise conductive grid 122, this grid links to each other with power supply 124 and is provided with electrical quantity sensor 126.Described conductive grid 122 can be arranged in the casing 102 to be permitted different ways, and described mode includes but not limited to: directly embed in the box body wall 102, on the inside surface 128 attached to casing 102, or spray or otherwise be bonded on the inside surface 128.For example as and be not to describe ground, can then conductive grid 122 be embedded in the described groove by in base plate 130, forming machine work groove (not shown), thereby conductive grid 122 be arranged in the base plate 130 of casing 102.Under the situation of timber apron 130 (is typical for this container 100), certainly in timber, form described groove by forming passage or cutting, then described conductive grid (being lead) is embedded in the described groove.Similarly, for wall 132, they are made by metal or insulating material (under the situation of refrigeration casing 102) usually, and described like this conductive grid 122 can be embedded.
In case conductive grid 122 is provided with like this, and by power supply 124 be its energising, will bring many advantages.At first, flow through conductive grid 122 by making electric current, this conductive grid 122 just forms a cage in casing 102, and this cage is sometimes referred to as faraday cup.By the inside and the extraneous radio noise of casing 102 are isolated, this cage has improved the signal/noise ratio of the sensor 112 in the casing 102 greatly.When extraneous radiofrequency signal contacted with housing, they were evenly distributed on the conductive material of grid 112, and do not enter its inner space.Then, micro server 110 can charge into (flood) container 102 inside, obtains by the signal that is arranged on the passive RFID sensor institute reflected back on the article, and is not subjected to external interference.
Secondly, according to an intrusion detection skeleton view, if casing 102 is swarmed into or touched in anyone attempt, the electrical quantity of conductive grid 122 will inevitably be affected, and this can be discerned by electrical quantity sensor 126, and is sent to micro server 110.In case notified, micro server 110 and/or calculation element 118 just can start a warning horn, perhaps notify the relevant personnel to take measures.At least a logout be can produce, historical trace and identification invador are used for.
Referring now to Fig. 7, show the simple flow chart of a kind of possible sequence of steps of the present invention.In shown example, described electrical quantity sensor 126 is electric resistance sensor or ohmmeter.By learning the all-in resistance of energising back conductive grid 122, if there is the people to attempt to disturb or touch conductive grid 122, for example cut off a lead of grid, the all-in resistance of grid 122 will inevitably be affected.This changes in resistance will be detected by micro server 110 and/or calculation element 118, thereby start warning horn 134.In alternate embodiments, described electrical quantity can be electric current, voltage etc.
Can notice that with reference to Fig. 7 the first step is that conductive grid 122 is installed in the casing 102.This step is represented by step 136.In case be mounted, power supply 124 just links to each other with described grid, thereby in step 138 is grid 122 energisings.In case be energized, the all-in resistance of conductive grid 122 just can be measured in step 140, so that the benchmark or the ideal value of resistance are provided.Shown in step 142, after being configured, can afterwards, just can learn the ideal value and the actual value of resistance with from minute to any required interval of the nanosecond resistance of sensing conductive grid 122 periodically.In step 144, compare then,, just in step 145, this variable is discerned, and start warning horn 134, and produce the record (step 148) of an incident by step 146 if there is any difference by 118 pairs of above-mentioned two values of calculation element.Perhaps, shown in step 150, the if there is no variable of resistance or variation, this system or method can turn back to and detect conductive grid resistance step 142, to proceed program.
The present invention is illustrated by the preferred embodiment of various accompanying drawings.Be appreciated that and use other similar embodiment, in the case of without departing from the present invention,, can also change and increase described embodiment in order to carry out and identical functions of the present invention.Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to any single embodiment, and should make an explanation widelyer, and determines scope according to the record of appended claims.
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1. container comprises:
Be used to hold the casing of at least a article;
On the casing can detected status sensor;
The server that communicates with described sensor on the casing, this server serves as a webpage; With
The device that can between described server page and remote place, communicate by the Internet.
2. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described sensor is an environmental sensor.
3. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the situation of touching of described sensor casing.
4. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described sensor is a position transducer.
5. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described sensor is a camera.
6. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described casing is the gas turbine casing.
7. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, further comprise conductive grid and gate sensing device, described conductive grid operably links to each other with the inside surface of described casing, the electrical quantity of described gate sensing device monitoring grid, and described gate sensing device and described server can link with communicating.
8. container as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described gate sensing device is an electric resistance sensor.
9. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the situation of other container of sensor on the described casing.
10. container as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described sensor is from by video sensor, environmental sensor, chemical sensor, radiation sensor, position transducer, acceleration transducer, smoke gas sensor with touch the sensor groups that sensor forms and select.
11. container as claimed in claim 1, further comprise conductive grid and sensor, described conductive grid operably links to each other with the inside surface of casing, and described sensor is suitable for measuring the electrical quantity of described grid, and described sensor and described server communicate.
12. container as claimed in claim 1 further comprises:
The conductive grid that links to each other with described casing operably;
Link to each other with described conductive grid and be suitable for the power supply of conductive grid power supply,
Wherein, the sensor on the described casing is suitable for monitoring the situation relevant with conductive grid.
13. container as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described conductive grid is mounted in the metal grill on the described interior.
14. container as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described conductive grid is embedded in the inside surface of described casing.
15. container as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described conductive grid is painted on the inside surface of described casing.
16. container as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described conductive grid comprises: first insulation course is positioned at the metallic paint layer on first insulation course and is positioned at second insulation course on this metallic paint layer.
17. container as claimed in claim 12 further comprises refrigeration unit.
18. container as claimed in claim 12, wherein, the resistance in the described grid of described sensor monitors.
19. container as claimed in claim 12 further comprises second sensor in the described casing, and this sensor is suitable for monitoring the parameter relevant with article.
20. container as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described second sensor is signed with the radio-frequency (RF) identification goods relevant with article and is carried out radio communication.
21. container as claimed in claim 12 further comprises:
Be suitable for being undertaken the remote computing device of radio communication by the Internet and described server,
Wherein, described server also is suitable for producing the wireless system around casing.
22. the method for a monitoring containers may further comprise the steps:
Container is provided, described container comprises: the casing that is used to hold at least a article, sensor on the casing, the server of setting up a webpage and communicating on the casing, and the device that between described server and remote place, communicates by the Internet with described sensor;
Between departure place and the destination between the delivery period, use described sensor one situation;
Perhaps during transportation, perhaps be located in, respond described situation and between server and remote place, communicate in purpose; With
Determine whether described situation is unacceptable situation.
23. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein, described detection step comprises the testing environment situation.
24. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein, described detection step detects the situation of touching of casing.
25. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein, described detection step detection position.
26. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein, described sensor is a camera.
27. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein, described container is the gas turbine container.
28. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein, the described communication steps of described startup of server.
29. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein, described remote place starts described communication steps.
30. method as claimed in claim 22 further may further comprise the steps:
Before transportation between departure place and the destination, provide the information of relevant described at least a article for described server;
Perhaps, perhaps be located in, respond described information and between server and remote place, communicate in purpose between departure place and the destination between the delivery period; With
Respond described information, determine how to handle described container.
31. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein, during transportation, described sensor situation, the detection step responds described information or situation determines how to handle described container.
32. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein, the described communication steps of described startup of server.
33. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein, described remote place starts described communication steps.
34. method as claimed in claim 30 further is included in conductive grid is set in the casing, monitors the electrical quantity of this conductive grid, and if this electrical quantity change and just start the step of warning horn.
35. method as claimed in claim 30, wherein, described electrical quantity is a resistance.
36. method as claimed in claim 34 further comprises:
For being arranged on the conductive grid energising in the casing;
The situation that sensing is relevant with described conductive grid;
The situation of institute's sensing is communicated by letter to described server; With
The situation of institute's sensing is sent to remote place from server.
37. method as claimed in claim 36, wherein, the resistance in the described sensing step monitoring conductive grid.
38. method as claimed in claim 36 further comprises described conductive grid is installed in step on the inside surface of described casing.
39. method as claimed in claim 36 further comprises described conductive grid is coated onto step on the inside surface of described casing.
40. method as claimed in claim 36 further comprises described conductive grid is embedded step in the inside surface of described casing.
41. method as claimed in claim 36, wherein, described communication steps is wirelessly carried out.
42. method as claimed in claim 36, wherein, described forwarding step wirelessly carries out.
43. method as claimed in claim 36 when further comprising the changed condition when institute's sensing, detects the step of the situation of invading described casing.
44. method as claimed in claim 36 further comprises the step that starts warning horn when invading when detecting.
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1. container comprises:
Be used to hold the casing of at least a article;
On the casing can detected status sensor;
The server that communicates with described sensor on the casing;
The device that can between described server and remote place, communicate.
2. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described sensor is an environmental sensor.
3. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the situation of touching of described sensor casing.
4. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described sensor is a position transducer.
5. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described sensor is a camera.
6. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described casing is the gas turbine casing.
7. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, further comprise conductive grid, with the gate sensing device, described conductive grid operably links to each other with the inside surface of described casing, the electrical quantity of described gate sensing device monitoring grid, and described gate sensing device can link to each other with described server with communicating.
8. container as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described gate sensing device is an electric resistance sensor.
9. container as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described server serves as a webpage.
10. the method for a monitoring containers may further comprise the steps:
Container is provided, and described container comprises: be used to hold the casing of at least a article, the sensor on the casing, the server that communicates with described sensor on the casing, and the device that can communicate between described server and remote place;
Between departure place and the destination between the delivery period, use described sensor situation;
Perhaps during transportation, perhaps be located in, respond described situation and between server and remote place, communicate in purpose; With
Determine whether described situation is a unacceptable situation.
11. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described detection step comprises the testing environment situation.
12. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described detection step detects the situation of touching of casing.
13. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described detection step detection position.
14. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described sensor is a camera.
15. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described container is the gas turbine container.
16. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the described communication steps of described startup of server.
17. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described remote place starts described communication steps.
18. one kind makes the easy method of container transportation from origin to destination, may further comprise the steps:
Container is provided, and described container comprises: be used to hold the casing of at least a article, the server on the casing, and the device that can communicate between described server and remote place;
Between transporting between departure place and the destination, provide the information of relevant described at least a article for described server;
Perhaps, perhaps be located in, respond described information and between server and remote place, communicate in purpose between departure place and the destination between the delivery period; With
Respond described information, determine how to handle described container.
19. method as claimed in claim 18, wherein, described container comprises sensor, and described method further comprises: during transportation use the step of described sensor situation and respond described information or the definite definite step how to handle described container of situation.
20. method as claimed in claim 18, wherein, the described communication steps of described startup of server.
21. method as claimed in claim 18, wherein, described remote place starts described communication steps.
22. method as claimed in claim 18 further is included in conductive grid is set in the casing, monitors the electrical quantity of this conductive grid, and if this electrical quantity change and just start the step of warning horn.
23. method as claimed in claim 18, wherein, described electrical quantity is a resistance.
24. a container that is used to detect the situation of other container comprises:
Casing;
Being used on the described casing detected the sensor of the situation of other container;
The server that communicates with described sensor on the described casing; With
The device that can between described server and remote place, communicate.
25. container as claimed in claim 24, wherein, described sensor is selected from following sensor groups, and this group comprises: video sensor, environmental sensor, chemical sensor, radiation sensor, position transducer, acceleration transducer, smoke gas sensor and touch sensor.
26. container as claimed in claim 24, wherein, described server serves as a webpage, and carries out radio communication by the Internet and remote place.
27. container as claimed in claim 24, further comprise conductive grid and sensor, described conductive grid operably links to each other with the inside surface of casing, and described sensor is suitable for measuring the electrical quantity of described grid, and described sensor and described server communicate.
28. a container comprises:
Be used to hold the casing of at least a article;
The conductive grid that links to each other with described casing operably;
Link to each other with described conductive grid and be suitable for the power supply of conductive grid power supply;
Being suitable on the described casing monitored the sensor of the situation relevant with conductive grid; With
Being suitable for and described sensor and the server that communicates away from the place of described casing on the described casing.
29. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described conductive grid is mounted in the metal grill on the described interior.
30. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described conductive grid is embedded in the inside surface of described casing.
31. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described conductive grid is painted on the inside surface of described casing.
32. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described conductive grid comprises: first insulation course is positioned at the metallic coating on first insulation course and is positioned at second insulation course on this metallic coating.
33. container as claimed in claim 28 further comprises refrigeration unit.
34. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, the resistance in the described grid of described sensor monitors.
35. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described server and sensor and remote place wirelessly communicate.
36. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described server communicates by the Internet and remote place.
37. container as claimed in claim 28 further comprises second sensor in the described casing, this sensor is suitable for monitoring the parameter relevant with article.
38. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described second sensor is signed with the radio-frequency (RF) identification goods relevant with article and is carried out radio communication.
39. container as claimed in claim 28, wherein, described server serves as a webpage.
40. the method for a monitoring containers comprises:
For being arranged on the conductive grid energising in the casing;
The situation that sensing is relevant with described conductive grid;
The server that the situation of institute's sensing is communicated by letter and linked to each other to casing; With
The situation of institute's sensing is sent to remote place from server.
41. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein, the resistance in the described sensing step monitoring conductive grid.
42. method as claimed in claim 40 further comprises described conductive grid is installed in step on the inside surface of described casing.
43. method as claimed in claim 40 further comprises described conductive grid is coated onto step on the inside surface of described casing.
44. method as claimed in claim 40 further comprises described conductive grid is embedded step in the inside surface of described casing.
45. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein, described communication steps is wirelessly carried out.
46. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein, described forwarding step wirelessly carries out.
47. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein, described forwarding step is to use the Internet radio ground to carry out.
48. method as claimed in claim 40 further comprises when the situation of institute's sensing changes, and detects the step of the situation of the described casing of invasion.
49. method as claimed in claim 40 further comprises the step that starts warning horn when detecting invasion.
50. a system that is used for the invasion situation of detected set vanning comprises:
Be suitable for holding the casing of at least a article;
The conductive grid that links to each other with described casing operably;
Link to each other with described conductive grid and be suitable for the power supply of conductive grid power supply;
Being suitable on the described casing monitored the sensor of the situation relevant with conductive grid;
Being suitable on the described casing communicates with described sensor, and produces around the server of the wireless system of casing; With
Be suitable for being undertaken the remote computing device of radio communication by the Internet and described server.
51. system as claimed in claim 50, wherein, described server serves as a website.
52. system as claimed in claim 50, wherein, described conductive grid is installed on the inside surface of described casing.
53. system as claimed in claim 50, wherein, described conductive grid is painted on the inside surface of described casing.
54. system as claimed in claim 50, wherein, described conductive grid is embedded among the inside surface of described casing.
55. system as claimed in claim 50, wherein, described sensor is the electrical resistance monitoring device.
56. system as claimed in claim 50 further comprises second sensor in the described casing, this sensor is suitable for monitoring the parameter relevant with article.
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