Produits et services

Computer hardware and computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for providing or using wired or wireless communication services; GPS tracking devices; GPS receivers; GPS navigation devices; satellite transmitters and receivers; communication modems and terminals. Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites; satellite transmission services; providing access to wireless, satellite and cellular telecommunications networks. Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software services used for managing, viewing, and tracking devices used for providing wireless, satellite and cellular connectivity; scientific research.

Abrégé

An improved cargo tracking device which includes a main housing unit which can be secured to a roof or wall of a given cargo container using securing wings. The main housing of the tracking device of the present invention may preferably include a patch antenna and a front face/surface which extends out from the main horizontal plane of the tracking device and which includes an opening for the insertion/attachment of a solar panel array. According to further preferred embodiments, the solar panel of the present invention may preferably be electrically connected to the main circuit board via one or more electronic chokes which are preferably tuned to remove selected RF frequencies transmitted/received by the patch antenna.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01Q 1/24 - SupportsMoyens de montage par association structurale avec d'autres équipements ou objets avec appareil récepteur
• G06Q 10/0833 - Repérage
• H01Q 9/04 - Antennes résonnantes

Produits et services

(1) Computer hardware and downloadable computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for using wired or wireless communication services; GPS tracking devices; GPS receivers; GPS navigation devices; satellite transmitters and receivers; communication modems and satellite communications terminals; all the aforesaid for fleet and asset management, satellite and cellular monitoring and communications devices; all of the aforesaid provided on a business-to-business basis; none of the aforesaid in relation to education, entertainment, on-demand television services, telecommunications, broadcasting, broadband, fixed line and mobile telephony services, advertising services, sponsorship services, weather forecast and smart home services, home protection and security services. (1) Providing communication via computer terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites; satellite transmission services; providing access to wireless, satellite and cellular telecommunications networks; all the aforesaid for fleet and asset management, satellite and cellular monitoring and communications devices; all of the aforesaid provided on a business-to-business basis; none of the aforesaid in relation to education, entertainment, on-demand television services, telecommunications, broadcasting, broadband, fixed line and mobile telephony services, advertising services, sponsorship services, weather forecast and smart home services, home protection and security services. (2) Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software services used for managing, viewing, and tracking devices used to provide wireless, satellite and cellular connectivity; scientific research; all the aforesaid for fleet and asset management, satellite and cellular monitoring and communications devices; all of the aforesaid provided on a business-to-business basis; none of the aforesaid in relation to education, entertainment, on-demand television services, telecommunications, broadcasting, broadband, fixed line and mobile telephony services, advertising services, sponsorship services, weather forecast and smart home services, home protection and security services.

Abrégé

The present invention provides a cargo imaging device which allows for asset IR illumination and monitoring of the interior of a closed cargo container. According to a first preferred embodiment, the imaging device of the present invention includes a housing which encloses a central lens. The central lens is preferably located between an upper IR light guide and a lower IR light guide. Preferably, the central lens may be formed as a fish-eye lens. Still further, the imaging device of the present invention may preferably further include a BLE transmitter and antenna arrangement which may include an inverted-F BLE antenna and a BLE booster ring surrounding the lens to assist the inverted-F BLE antenna to transmit and receive signals between the cargo interior and the BLE antenna.

Classes IPC  ?

• B60R 1/29 - Dispositions de visualisation en temps réel pour les conducteurs ou les passagers utilisant des systèmes de capture d'images optiques, p. ex. des caméras ou des systèmes vidéo spécialement adaptés pour être utilisés dans ou sur des véhicules pour visualiser une zone à l’intérieur du véhicule, p. ex. pour visualiser les passagers ou le chargement
• G02B 13/06 - Objectifs panoramiquesLentilles dites "de ciel"

Abrégé

The present invention provides a system and method which allow for the rapid and reliable identification of towed trailers parked together in loading areas. According to a first preferred embodiment, an exemplary method of the present includes: monitoring hook-up criteria indicating that the first truck is maneuvering to hook-up with the first trailer; scanning for one or more transmitting devices when hook-up event criteria are met; determining which transmitting devices are sufficiently close to require an angle calculation based on RSSI levels; performing an Angle of Departure/Angle of Arrival calculation for each of the selected signals; determining which of the closest identified trailers have an Angle of Departure/Angle of Arrival which falls within a pre-set threshold; identifying a hook-up trailer based on detecting the Angle of Arrival/Angle of Departure and the compared RSSI levels; pairing the hook-up trailer ID device with a tractor ID device of the first truck; and transmitting paired ID information linking the hook-up trailer ID and the tractor ID device.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01S 13/76 - Systèmes utilisant la reradiation d'ondes radio, p. ex. du type radar secondaireSystèmes analogues dans lesquels des signaux de type pulsé sont transmis
• H04W 76/11 - Attribution ou utilisation d'identifiants de connexion

Produits et services

Computer hardware and downloadable communications computer software for connecting global computer networks in the nature of composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages in order to provide or use wired or wireless communication services; downloadable computer software for record keeping and invoicing relating to users of wired or wireless communication equipment; internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) enabled devices, namely, GPS tracking devices Satellite communication services, namely, providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellite Design and development of computer hardware and software for wireless communications

Produits et services

Computer hardware and computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for providing or using wired or wireless communication services; GPS tracking devices; GPS receivers; GPS navigation devices; Satellite transmitters and receivers; Communication modems and terminals Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites; Satellite transmission services; Providing access to wireless, satellite and cellular telecommunications networks Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software services used for managing, viewing, and tracking devices used for providing wireless, satellite and cellular connectivity; scientific research

Produits et services

Computer hardware and downloadable computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for using wired or wireless communication services; GPS tracking devices; GPS receivers; GPS navigation devices; Satellite transmitters and receivers; Communication modems and satellite communications terminals Providing communication via computer terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites; Satellite transmission services; Providing access to wireless, satellite and cellular telecommunications networks Providing on-line non-downloadable computer software services used for managing, viewing, and tracking devices used to provide wireless, satellite and cellular connectivity; scientific research

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a system, method and apparatus for transmitting data reports at adjustable reporting rates based on detected rates of change in the heading of a tracked asset. According to a preferred embodiment, upon detection of a heading change, the device of the present invention may preferably power a location detection device (e.g., a GPS receiver or the like) to determine an accurate location. At the same time, the asset device may preferably monitor and store both the current heading and the rate of change of the heading. Based on the detected rate of change of the heading, the system may preferably select and update a report frequency based on a lookup table. Preferably, the lookup table may be based on a correlation between a given rate of heading change and predetermined temporal sample rates. According to a preferred embodiment, the higher the rate of change in heading may correspond to a higher temporal sample rate.

Classes IPC  ?

• G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p. ex. utilisant des pilotes automatiques
• G06Q 10/0832 - Marchandises spéciales ou procédures de manutention spéciales, p. ex. manutention de marchandises dangereuses ou fragiles
• G06Q 10/0833 - Repérage
• G07C 5/00 - Enregistrement ou indication du fonctionnement de véhicules

Abrégé

The present invention provides an antenna assembly which includes a capacitively coupled array of two or more inverted-L antennas. According to a preferred embodiment, the antenna assembly preferably may include: a receive resonator, a transmit resonator and a coupled bar which capacitively feeds the resonators. The receive resonator is preferably formed as an inverted-L antenna and the transmit resonator is preferably formed as an inverted-L antenna.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01Q 9/04 - Antennes résonnantes
• H01Q 21/30 - Combinaisons d'unités d'antennes séparées, fonctionnant sur des bandes d'ondes différentes et connectées à un système d'alimentation commun

Abrégé

A system and method for frost detection and frost mitigation for an imaging device within a container interior. According to a first preferred embodiment, the system preferably may include an imaging device having one or more LED light sources for illuminating the container interior. According to a preferred embodiment, the system may preferably first receive digital images from the imaging device along with one or more detected sensor inputs. Thereafter, the system may preferably calculate the potential for frost on or around the imaging device based on one or more sensor inputs which may include the imaging device temperature in combination with a door open signal, a detected light level or the like. The system may then preferably analyze the digital images during times of likely frost events using a frost detection algorithm which detects the presence of frost based on image characteristics derived from previously captured images with known frost levels.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 23/00 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniquesLeur commande
• G06V 20/52 - Activités de surveillance ou de suivi, p. ex. pour la reconnaissance d’objets suspects
• H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c.-à-d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
• H04N 23/52 - Éléments optimisant le fonctionnement du capteur d'images, p. ex. pour la protection contre les interférences électromagnétiques [EMI] ou la commande de la température par des éléments de transfert de chaleur ou de refroidissement
• H04N 23/56 - Caméras ou modules de caméras comprenant des capteurs d'images électroniquesLeur commande munis de moyens d'éclairage

Abrégé

The present invention provides an improved network architecture which allows for many unique and specific interactions between LoRa networked devices, while still maintaining the security, range and low energy benefits of LoRa and LoRaWAN networks.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p. ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
• H04W 76/14 - Établissement de la connexion en mode direct
• G16Y 10/75 - Technologie de l'informationCommunication

Abrégé

A device, mobile operator, network, and a device provider can exchange messages for EAP-TLS authentication. The network can include an authentication server function (AUSF). A device and a device provider can record both a device certificate and a device provider certificate. The network can receive an encrypted identity for the device and forward the identity to the device provider. The device provider can send the device certificate and the device provider certificate to the network. The network can (i) receive a “client hello”, (ii) select a network public key and private key, and (iii) send a certificate signing request to the device provider with the network public key, and (iv) receive a network certificate verified by the device provider certificate. The network can receive the device certificate from the device in a TLS handshake and mutually authenticate with the device using the received network certificate and the device certificate.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
• H04L 9/06 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité l'appareil de chiffrement utilisant des registres à décalage ou des mémoires pour le codage par blocs, p. ex. système DES
• H04L 9/08 - Répartition de clés
• H04L 9/40 - Protocoles réseaux de sécurité
• H04W 12/069 - Authentification utilisant des certificats ou des clés pré-partagées

Abrégé

The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for determining the status of coupled assets during transport. According to a first preferred embodiment, a method of the present invention preferably includes triggering a set of tracking devices to transmit time stamp data indicating when the tracked assets cross pre-set speed thresholds. The present invention preferably further includes comparing the received time stamp data to equivalent data points from other assets and identifying unique pairs of assets which crossed the same speed thresholds at similar times and positions (i.e. matching velocity profiles). The system then designates the unique pair of assets as coupled and may apply custom tracking rules and power saving algorithms to the coupled assets.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01S 19/52 - Détermination de vitesse

Produits et services

Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for tracking and monitoring the location and operational status of heavy equipment.

Produits et services

(1) Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for tracking and monitoring the location and operational status of heavy equipment.

Produits et services

Computer hardware and computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for providing or using wired or wireless communication services; computer software for record keeping and invoicing relating to users of wired or wireless communication equipment; internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) enabled devices, namely, GPS tracking devices. Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites. Design and development of computer hardware and software for wireless communications.

Abrégé

The present invention provides an antenna array which includes a structure in the form of a hexagonal pyramid with a flat top surface/facet. According to preferred aspects, the pedestal support of the present invention preferably further includes six side facets which are preferably disposed 60 degrees from each other. Preferably, each side facet preferably supports a patch antenna and the top facet supports a top/zenith antenna. According to a preferred embodiment, the azimuth antennas may be offset from the ground plane by an angle between 20 and 60 degrees. The zenith antenna is preferably substantially parallel to the ground plane.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01Q 1/18 - Moyens pour stabiliser les antennes sur une plate-forme instable
• H01Q 21/20 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles les unités étant espacées le long d'un trajet curviligne ou adjacent à celui-ci
• H01Q 1/16 - Tendeurs, raidisseurs ou espaceurs
• H01Q 3/24 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier l'orientation, par commutation de l'énergie fournie, d'un élément actif rayonnant à un autre, p. ex. pour commutation du lobe
• H04B 7/155 - Stations terrestres
• H01Q 21/26 - Antennes tourniquet ou similaires comportant des dispositions de trois éléments ou plus allongés disposés radialement et symétriquement dans un plan horizontal par rapport à un centre commun

Abrégé

The present invention preferably includes a monitoring device which is able to monitor both signals from the cab and the contents of a trailer/container. According to a preferred embodiment, the monitoring device may transmit monitoring signals (i.e., RF, ultra-sonic, IR) within the trailer/container and receive responsive signals/feedback indicating the status of the container interior. According to preferred embodiments, the monitoring device of the present invention may preferably receive data/signals from sensors internal to the container.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 21/00 - Alarmes réagissant à une seule condition particulière, indésirable ou anormale, et non prévues ailleurs
• B60D 1/62 - Dispositifs auxiliaires comportant des conduites d'alimentation, des circuits électriques ou analogues
• B60Q 11/00 - Agencement des dispositifs témoin pour les dispositifs prévus dans les groupes

Produits et services

Providing temporary use of non-downloadable cloud-based software for tracking and monitoring the location and operational status of heavy equipment

Produits et services

Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites Computer hardware and downloadable computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for providing or using wired or wireless communication services; downloadable computer software for record keeping and invoicing relating to users of wired or wireless communication equipment; internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) enabled devices, namely, GPS tracking devices Design and development of computer hardware and software for wireless communications

Abrégé

A device, mobile operator, network, and a device provider can exchange messages for EAP-TLS authentication. The network can include an authentication server function (AUSF). A device and a device provider can record both a device certificate and a device provider certificate. The network can receive an encrypted identity for the device and forward the identity to the device provider. The device provider can send the device certificate and the device provider certificate to the network. The network can (i) receive a “client hello”, (ii) select a network public key and private key, and (iii) send a certificate signing request to the device provider with the network public key, and (iv) receive a network certificate verified by the device provider certificate. The network can receive the device certificate from the device in a TLS handshake and mutually authenticate with the device using the received network certificate and the device certificate.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
• H04L 9/06 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité l'appareil de chiffrement utilisant des registres à décalage ou des mémoires pour le codage par blocs, p. ex. système DES
• H04L 9/08 - Répartition de clés
• H04L 9/40 - Protocoles réseaux de sécurité
• H04W 12/069 - Authentification utilisant des certificats ou des clés pré-partagées

Abrégé

A device, mobile operator, network, and a device controller can exchange messages for EAP-TLS authentication. The network can include an authentication server function (AUSF). A device and device controller can record both a device certificate and a device controller certificate. The device controller can receive a subscriber concealed identity (SUCI) for the device from the AUSF. The device controller can decrypt the SUCI and send the network the certificates with a device SUPI. The network can send at least a TLS ephemeral public key to the device controller. The device controller can generate a digital signature for at least the ephemeral public key with a private key for the device controller certificate. The AUSF can complete an EAP-TLS authentication with the device using at least (i) the device certificate for the device, (ii) the device controller certificate for the server, (iii) the digital signature, and (iv) the ephemeral public key.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 12/0431 - Distribution ou pré-distribution de clésMise en accord de clés
• H04W 12/069 - Authentification utilisant des certificats ou des clés pré-partagées
• H04W 12/03 - Protection de la confidentialité, p. ex. par chiffrement
• H04W 12/041 - Génération ou dérivation de clé
• H04W 12/02 - Protection de la confidentialité ou de l'anonymat, p. ex. protection des informations personnellement identifiables [PII]

Abrégé

A database sends identification and dispatch orders to a ship or rail transport that powers a shipping container during the ship or rail segment of the container's journey. The database also sends identification and dispatch orders to gensets that power shipping containers on a motor vehicle transport during a vehicular segment of the container's journey. The database associates the identification and dispatch orders along with the container as the container moves from connection with a genset on a vehicular transport to a ship or rail transport, and associates the identification and dispatch orders along with the container as the container moves to connection with a genset on a vehicular transport from a ship or rail transport.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• H04B 7/26 - Systèmes de transmission radio, c.-à-d. utilisant un champ de rayonnement pour communication entre plusieurs postes dont au moins un est mobile

Abrégé

Disclose are various approaches for optimizing operation of an autonomous wireless mobile asset monitoring system. The approaches involve detecting the presence of cargo in a mobile asset. First, if energy conservation is a requirement of the system, each zone of the mobile asset is scanned until cargo is detected in one of the zones. Then, the results of the scan are transmitted to backend infrastructure. Alternatively, if energy conservation is not a requirement of the system, every zone of the mobile asset is scanned and the results of the scan are transmitted to backend infrastructure.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 4/38 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour la collecte d’informations de capteurs
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• G01S 15/10 - Systèmes pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission de trains discontinus d'ondes modulées par impulsions
• G01S 15/04 - Systèmes de détermination de la présence d'une cible
• G01S 7/529 - Récepteurs le gain du récepteur variant automatiquement pendant la période de récurrence des impulsions
• G01S 7/527 - Extraction des signaux d'écho désirés
• G01S 15/88 - Systèmes sonar, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques
• H01Q 21/06 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles
• H04B 11/00 - Systèmes de transmission utilisant des ondes ultrasonores, sonores ou infrasonores
• H04W 52/02 - Dispositions d'économie de puissance

Abrégé

A method and related system for monitoring a time-temperature profile comprises measuring by a temperature sensor a temperature of an object, recording by an electronic device a time-temperature data point including the temperature and a time at which the temperature was measured, communicating the recorded time-temperature data point by the electronic device to a computing system, and determining by the computing system whether the recorded time-temperature data point is outside a predetermined acceptable range.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01K 3/04 - Thermomètres donnant une indication autre que la valeur instantanée de la température fournissant des valeurs moyennesThermomètres donnant une indication autre que la valeur instantanée de la température fournissant des valeurs intégrées par rapport au temps
• G01K 7/42 - Circuits pour la compensation de l’inertie thermiqueCircuits pour prévoir la valeur stationnaire de la température
• G01K 11/06 - Mesure de la température basée sur les variations physiques ou chimiques, n'entrant pas dans les groupes , , ou utilisant la fusion, la congélation ou le ramollissement

Produits et services

GPS tracking device.

Produits et services

Computer hardware and computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for providing or using wired or wireless communication services; computer software for record keeping and invoicing relating to users of wired or wireless communication equipment; internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) enabled devices, namely, GPS tracking devices. Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites. Design and development of computer hardware and software for wireless communications.

Produits et services

Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites Computer hardware and computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for providing or using wired or wireless communication services; computer software for record keeping and invoicing relating to users of wired or wireless communication equipment; internet of things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) enabled devices, namely, GPS tracking devices Design and development of computer hardware and software for wireless communications

Abrégé

A dual role antenna assembly operable for use with GEO and LEO/MEO satellites has at least two curled inverted-F substantially omnidirectional antennas mounted on a ground plane. The antennas have asymmetrical gain patterns favoring certain sectors and are oriented such that the favored sectors of the different antenna face different directions. A controller selects the antenna for connection to an RF front-end in accordance with predetermined performance criteria.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01Q 5/50 - Dispositions d’alimentation ou d’adaptation pour un fonctionnement à large bande ou multibande
• H01Q 1/38 - Forme structurale pour éléments rayonnants, p. ex. cône, spirale, parapluie formés par une couche conductrice sur un support isolant
• H01Q 9/04 - Antennes résonnantes
• H01Q 3/24 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier l'orientation, par commutation de l'énergie fournie, d'un élément actif rayonnant à un autre, p. ex. pour commutation du lobe

Abrégé

A wireless communication system includes one or more application servers communicating with remote terminals over connections established via cellular or satellite networks. The application servers are capable of switching between different cellular networks. A satellite gateway communicates with the remote terminals via satellite connections when cellular service is unavailable. The satellite gateway emulates a cellular network so that the application server sees the satellite gateway as another cellular network.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes
• H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
• H04W 84/06 - Réseaux aériens ou satellitaires

Abrégé

A mobile refrigerator unit is operated remotely via wireless technology using a system with a local maintenance switch. A local override switch turns the refrigerator unit on and off, but keeps it on in the event of failure of the maintenance switch.

Classes IPC  ?

• G05D 23/00 - Commande de la température

Abrégé

To test whether a trailer is coupled to a tractor when the tractor ignition switch is off, a test switch in the trailer connects a high-impedance power source in a trailer to a line carrying energy from the tractor ignition switch to the trailer's electrical load, and measures the voltage at the line. A high voltage indicates a connection only to the electrical load in the trailer and thus a decouple. A low voltage indicates a measurement of the electrical loads in both trailer and tractor and hence a coupling.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 21/00 - Alarmes réagissant à une seule condition particulière, indésirable ou anormale, et non prévues ailleurs
• B60R 25/10 - Équipements ou systèmes pour empêcher ou signaler l’usage non autorisé ou le vol de véhicules actionnant un dispositif d’alarme
• G08B 29/00 - Vérification ou contrôle des systèmes de signalisation ou d'alarmePrévention ou correction d'erreurs de fonctionnement, p. ex. empêchant le déclenchement non autorisé

Abrégé

A system allows a remote asset, via an Intelligent Device and interconnected Central Data Server to autonomously, and continuously monitor and update its status on various parameters; and from these, to calculate an overall asset state that may be caused by various combinations of the parameters and to infer the operational states and logistical position of a transport refrigeration unit.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 17/00 - Alarmes d'incendieAlarmes réagissant à une explosion

Abrégé

One or more sensors mounted on a railcar sense the effect of weight of the railcar and transmit the data, for example via a communication link, to a user for storage and feedback where needed. In one embodiment the sensors are mounted on one or more rail trucks that carry the car body.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01G 19/04 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser des objets à roues ou roulants, p. ex. des véhicules pour peser des véhicules de chemin de fer
• G01G 23/01 - Test ou calibrage des appareils de pesée
• G01G 23/37 - Dispositifs indicateurs, p. ex. pour indication à distanceDispositifs enregistreursÉchelles, p. ex. graduées indiquant le poids par des moyens électriques, p. ex. par utilisation de cellules photo-électriques impliquant un comptage numérique

Abrégé

One or more sensors mounted on a railcar sense the effect of weight of the railcar and transmit the data, for example via a communication link, to a user for storage and feedback where needed. In one embodiment the sensors are mounted on one or more rail trucks that carry the car body.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01G 19/03 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser des objets à roues ou roulants, p. ex. des véhicules pour peser pendant le mouvement
• G01G 19/04 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes pour peser des objets à roues ou roulants, p. ex. des véhicules pour peser des véhicules de chemin de fer

Abrégé

A quadrifilar helix antenna system with a finite ground plane has a pair of bifilar helical elements extending upwardly from the finite ground plane. A symmetrical array of monopole elements surrounds the lower portion of the pair of bifilar helical elements in the near field so as to load the lower portion and thereby raise the phase center of the antenna to improve the circularly polarized far-field radiation at low elevation angles.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01Q 19/00 - Combinaisons d'éléments actifs primaires d'antennes avec des dispositifs secondaires, p. ex. avec des dispositifs quasi optiques, pour donner à une antenne une caractéristique directionnelle désirée

Abrégé

A flexible fuel sensor for measuring the fuel level in a tank in which the sensor is installed. The flexible fuel sensor comprises a fitting arranged to be mounted to a mated fitting on a fuel tank associated with a hole in the fuel tank, a flexible down member extending from the fitting in a first direction and including a fuel level sensing mechanism, the down member configured to be mounted to extend through the hole into the fuel tank, and a sensor head extending from the fitting in a second direction and including sensor electronics coupled to the fuel level sensing mechanism. The flexible down member may comprise a coil made of steel wire.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 23/00 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme
• G01F 23/26 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme en mesurant des variables physiques autres que les dimensions linéaires, la pression ou le poids, selon le niveau à mesurer, p. ex. par la différence de transfert de chaleur de vapeur ou d'eau en mesurant les variations de capacité ou l'inductance de condensateurs ou de bobines produites par la présence d'un liquide ou d'un matériau solide fluent dans des champs électriques ou électromagnétiques

Abrégé

An automated and/or remote method for identifying and/or changing the source of power for these generator sets, which may apply to any environment where there are alternative sources of power available which must be managed remotely (such as for other powered containers not used for refrigeration transport).

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 21/00 - Alarmes réagissant à une seule condition particulière, indésirable ou anormale, et non prévues ailleurs

Abrégé

Locating a movable asset involves communicating the position of the asset with a GPS on the asset to a network center when the asset is outside a predetermined area, and communicating the position to asset differentially with a GPS on the asset and with a GPS on a reference when the asset is within the predetermined area.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01S 19/16 - AntivolEnlèvement
• G01S 19/42 - Détermination de position

Abrégé

Locating a movable asset involves communicating the position of the asset with a GPS on the asset to a network center when the asset is outside a predetermined area, and communicating the position to asset differentially with a GPS on the asset and with a GPS on a reference when the asset is within the predetermined area.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes

Abrégé

To test whether a trailer is coupled to a tractor when the tractor ignition switch is off, a test switch in the trailer connects a high-impedance power source in a trailer to a line carrying energy from the tractor ignition switch to the trailer's electrical load, and measures the voltage at the line. A high voltage indicates a connection only to the electrical load in the trailer and thus a decouple. A low voltage indicates a measurement of the electrical loads in both trailer and tractor and hence a coupling.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 21/00 - Alarmes réagissant à une seule condition particulière, indésirable ou anormale, et non prévues ailleurs
• G08B 29/00 - Vérification ou contrôle des systèmes de signalisation ou d'alarmePrévention ou correction d'erreurs de fonctionnement, p. ex. empêchant le déclenchement non autorisé
• B60R 25/10 - Équipements ou systèmes pour empêcher ou signaler l’usage non autorisé ou le vol de véhicules actionnant un dispositif d’alarme

Abrégé

Fuel monitoring includes discontinuously applying electrical power to a fuel sensor in a fuel tank, sampling an electrical value corresponding to the fuel in the fuel tank during the discontinuously applied electrical power, comparing a sensed value with a prior sensed value, and determining whether the compared levels indicate an alarm condition

Abrégé

Fuel monitoring includes discontinuously applying electrical power to a fuel sensor in a fuel tank, sampling an electrical value corresponding to the fuel in the fuel tank during the discontinuously applied electrical power, comparing a sensed value with a prior sensed value, and determining whether the compared levels indicate an alarm condition

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 23/00 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme

Abrégé

A freight management arrangement includes a monitor system that communicates over wireless with a large number of freight assets by land and with smaller number of users each associated with a fleet of the freight assets. The monitor system polls sensed ambient data in the freight assets on the basis of requests from the users. The requests may be stored as data in the monitor system or occur on a real-time basis.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04M 3/42 - Systèmes fournissant des fonctions ou des services particuliers aux abonnés
• H04W 24/00 - Dispositions de supervision, de contrôle ou de test
• G08B 25/14 - Dispositions centrales pour la réception ou l'indication d'une alarme
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• G08B 25/00 - Systèmes d'alarme dans lesquels l'emplacement du lieu où existe la condition déclenchant l'alarme est signalé à une station centrale, p. ex. systèmes télégraphiques d'incendie ou de police

Abrégé

A database sends identification and dispatch orders to a ship or rail transport that powers a shipping container during the ship or rail segment of the container's journey. The database also sends identification and dispatch orders to gensets that power shipping containers on a motor vehicle transport during a vehicular segment of the container's journey. The database associates the identification and dispatch orders along with the container as the container moves from connection with a genset on a vehicular transport to a ship or rail transport, and associates the identification and dispatch orders along with the container as the container moves to connection with a genset on a vehicular transport from a ship or rail transport.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks

Abrégé

A method for determining that a GPS receiver is located within a predetermined geofence volume. An embodiment of the invention includes the steps of receiving global positioning system signals from a plurality of GPS satellites; calculating a solution set of possible receiver positions from the global positioning signals; determining whether any portion of the solution set of receiver positions is within the geofence volume; and determining that the receiver is outside the geofence volume if no portion of the solution set of receiver positions is within the geofence volume. The concept of exclusion space is introduced and used in methods for determining the probability that a receiver is within a geofence volume.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01S 19/50 - Détermination de position la solution de position étant astreinte à se situer sur une courbe ou une surface donnée, p. ex. pour les locomotives sur les voies ferrées
• G01S 19/51 - Positionnement relatif
• G08B 23/00 - Alarmes réagissant à des conditions indésirables ou anormales, non spécifiées

Abrégé

The status of a transport refrigeration unit and the load therein is established on a real time and batch time basis by continuously transmitting the cargo temperature or reefer return temperature, and determining conditions such as loading and unloading, open doors, waiting times, etc. This allows apportioning costs between the operator of the transport and the consignee of the cargo.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01K 13/00 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques

Abrégé

An automated and/or remote method for identifying and/or changing the source of power for these generator sets, which may apply to any environment where there are alternative sources of power available which must be managed remotely (such as for other powered containers not used for refrigeration transport).

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 21/00 - Alarmes réagissant à une seule condition particulière, indésirable ou anormale, et non prévues ailleurs
• G08B 17/00 - Alarmes d'incendieAlarmes réagissant à une explosion

Abrégé

Particular implementations are particularly useful in providing a system in which the hardware is more easily upgradable and new hardware functionality may be added without adding any new physical hardware. Through placement of an FPGA closely associated with the CPU of a personal computer, the FPGA may be reconfigured to act as new hardware. A system for installing new virtual hardware involves loading firmware into memory associated with the FPGA and reconfiguring the FPGA through a microcontroller. Particular implementations include universal ports associated with the FPGA into which adapter plugs can be placed to quickly adapt to any device that may be added through the virtual hardware use of the FPGA. Other implementations include high density connectors into which a plurality of ports of varying configurations may be plugged for connection of external electronic equipment through the FPGA.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01S 5/14 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques déterminant des distances absolues à partir de plusieurs points espacés d'emplacement connu

Abrégé

Wireless monitoring and communication initiate and terminate shipping container intermodal shipment orders automatically. AC power to the container is determined by analyzing the power characteristics.

Classes IPC  ?

• H01Q 11/12 - Antennes résonnantes

Abrégé

An automated and/or remote method for identifying and/or changing the source of power for these generator sets, which may apply to any environment where there are alternative sources of power available which must be managed remotely (such as for other powered containers not used for refrigeration transport).

Classes IPC  ?

• G08B 17/00 - Alarmes d'incendieAlarmes réagissant à une explosion

Abrégé

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

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/00 - AdministrationGestion
• G08B 13/14 - Déclenchement mécanique par l'enlèvement ou les essais de déplacement d'articles portatifs
• H04K 1/00 - Communications secrètes

Abrégé

A method of acquiring signals from satellites in a Global Positioning System (GPS) is disclosed. The method includes receiving navigation signals from the satellites of the GPS, down-converting to complex baseband the received navigation signals to form a first signal, digitizing samples of the first signal, nonlinear processing of the digitized samples of the first signal to form a second signal, where the nonlinear processing comprises forming a weighted sum of products of pairs of the digitized samples at different relative delays, in which one of each of the pairs has been complex conjugated, coherent averaging the second signal over integer multiples or submultiples of a spreading sequence period of the navigation signals to form a third signal, performing circular correlation processing of the third signal with a representation of each navigation signal of the navigation signals and determining a timing offset at which a correlated output energy is maximized, based on the circular correlation processing.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01S 1/00 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteurs de radiophareRécepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes

Abrégé

An automatic identification system (AIS) communications payload for a space vehicle traveling in earth orbit includes an antenna; a receiver connected to the antenna to receive an AIS signal including a reported vessel position transmitted from a vessel; a processor to process the received AIS messages and determine the accuracy of the reported vessel position; and a transmitter to transmit the processed AIS messages and the determined accuracy to a ground earth element. The processor may be configured to determine a position of the space vehicle; compare the reported vessel position to the space vehicle position; and determine the accuracy of the reported vessel position based on the comparison. The processor also may be configured to flag the AIS message as suspect when the reported vessel position is determined to be inaccurate.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 4/00 - Services spécialement adaptés aux réseaux de télécommunications sans filLeurs installations

Abrégé

A spaced-based system to simultaneously track and monitor one or More ocean going vessels at any point on the earth includes a plurality of satellites. Each satellite includes an AIS communications payload to receive AIS signals which have AIS information transmitted from the one or more vessels and to transmit the received AIS information. The system includes ground earth elements that each have a receiver to receive the AIS information transmitted from one or more of the plurality of satellites and globally track and monitor the one or more vessels based on the AIS information received from the communications payload. The satellites are distributed in two or more orbital planes located at a substantially common altitude and at a substantially common inclination.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01S 1/68 - Marqueur, balise d'extrémité, indicatif d'appel ou toutes balises analogues transmettant des signaux ne portant pas d'information directionnelle
• G01S 19/07 - Éléments coopérantsInteraction ou communication entre les différents éléments coopérants ou entre les éléments coopérants et les récepteurs fournissant des données pour corriger les données de positionnement mesurées, p. ex. DGPS [GPS différentiel] ou corrections ionosphériques
• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes

Abrégé

In a freight management system a translator in a monitor system receives and transmits data in standard freight message format from and to a number of users, as well as in a variety of wireless formats to and from freight assets, and automatically in real time translates between the formats. The translator receives sensed data from the freight assets and transmits the translated data to the respective users while transmitting commands in wireless format to the freight assets on the basis of data received in standard freight message format.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 24/00 - Dispositions de supervision, de contrôle ou de test
• B60R 25/10 - Équipements ou systèmes pour empêcher ou signaler l’usage non autorisé ou le vol de véhicules actionnant un dispositif d’alarme
• G06F 11/00 - Détection d'erreursCorrection d'erreursContrôle de fonctionnement

Produits et services

Providing electronic tracking of freight information to others

Produits et services

computer hardware and computer software for composing, formatting, transmitting and receiving messages for providing or using wired or wireless communication services; computer software for record keeping and invoicing relating to users of wired or wireless communication equipment

Produits et services

Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites.

Produits et services

(1) Providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites.

Produits et services

providing communications among user terminals by means of a system employing orbiting satellites