Hierarchical sensor network for a grouped set of packages being shipped using elements of a wireless node network
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-015/173
G06Q-010/08
H04W-012/06
H04W-004/02
G01C-021/00
H04W-052/04
H04W-064/00
G06F-019/00
G06K-007/10
G06Q-030/02
H04L-029/08
G06Q-020/14
G06Q-020/22
H04W-012/08
B65D-025/02
G06K-019/07
H04H-020/61
H04H-020/71
H04L-029/06
H04W-008/18
H04B-001/3822
H04W-024/10
G06Q-020/32
G06Q-020/40
G08B-021/02
H04L-012/24
H04L-012/26
H04L-012/707
H04W-008/24
H04W-052/02
G01C-021/34
G05D-001/00
G05D-001/02
G16H-040/67
G16H-010/60
G16H-010/65
H04W-004/38
H04W-004/80
H04W-076/10
G01C-021/36
G16H-080/00
H04W-004/60
B65B-025/02
출원번호
US-0862812
(2015-09-23)
등록번호
US-10074069
(2018-09-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Skaaksrud, Ole-Petter
출원인 / 주소
FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Withers & Keys, LLC
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Methods and systems are described for creating a hierarchical sensor network for enhanced monitoring of a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node, an ID node and a server. The mobile master node can communicate
Methods and systems are described for creating a hierarchical sensor network for enhanced monitoring of a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node, an ID node and a server. The mobile master node can communicate directly with the server over a first communication path, and is placed within a package in the grouped packages. The ID node can communicate directly with the master node over a second communication path but cannot communicate directly with the server over the first communication path. The ID node is placed within another package in the grouped packages. The mobile master node and the ID node are enabled with power, and the hierarchical sensor network for the grouped packages is activated by causing the server to associate the mobile master node with the ID node.
대표청구항▼
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a processor performs a method for creating a hierarchical sensor network for a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node,
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a processor performs a method for creating a hierarchical sensor network for a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node, an ID node and a server, the method comprising: associating, by the server, the mobile master node with one of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein the mobile master node is operative to communicate directly with the server in the wireless node network over a first communication path;associating, by the server, the ID node with another of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein the ID node is operative to communicate directly with the mobile master node over a second communication path but not operative to communicate directly with the server over the first communication path; andcreating the hierarchical sensor network for the grouped set of packages when the server associates the mobile master node with the ID node. 2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: associating, by the server, an additional ID node with each of the remaining ones of the packages; andupdating the hierarchical sensor network to further comprise each of the associated additional ID nodes. 3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the grouped set of packages comprise a palletized group of packages being shipped together. 4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the grouped set of packages comprise a group of packages together within a shipping container. 5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises sensing, by the ID node, shipping condition information related to the another of the packages. 6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the shipping condition information comprises at least one of environmental information and location information. 7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises sharing, by the ID node, the sensed shipping condition information with the mobile master node. 8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises providing, by the master node to the server, the shared sensed shipping condition information. 9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises managing, by the server, power consumption of the hierarchical sensor network by transmitting a power management instruction to the master node by the server, the power management instruction causing the mobile master node to alter at least one operation of the mobile master node and the ID node to change power consumption by at least one of the mobile master node and the ID node. 10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a processor performs a method for creating a hierarchical sensor network for a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node, an ID node and a server, the method comprising: associating, by the mobile master node, one of the packages in the grouped set of packages with the mobile master node, wherein the mobile master node is operative to communicate directly with the server in the wireless node network over a longer range communication path and operative to communicate with the ID node over a short range communication path;detecting, by the mobile master node, a signal broadcast from the ID node over the short range communication path; the ID node being associated with another of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein the ID node is operative to communicate directly with the mobile master node over the short range communication path but not operative to communicate directly with the server;transmitting, by the mobile master node, an authorization request to associate the mobile master node and the ID node;receiving a response from the server to authorize associating the mobile master node and the ID node; andestablishing the hierarchical sensor network for the grouped set of packages when the mobile master node associates with the ID node. 11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises the step of associating, by the mobile master node, an additional ID node with each of the remaining ones of the packages, wherein the hierarchical sensor network further comprises each of the associated additional ID nodes. 12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the grouped set of packages comprise a palletized group of packages being shipped together. 13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the grouped set of packages comprise a group of packages together within a shipping container. 14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises receiving, by the mobile master node, shipping condition information from the ID node. 15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the shipping condition information comprises at least one of environmental information and location information. 16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises providing, by the mobile master node to the server, the shipping condition information received from the ID node. 17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: receiving, by the mobile master node from the server, a power management instruction; andimplementing the power management instruction by the mobile master node to manage power consumed by the mobile master node and the ID node. 18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the step of implementing the power management instruction by the mobile master node further comprises instructing the ID node to alter an operation of the ID node in order to change the power consumed by the ID node. 19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the step of implementing the power management instruction by the mobile master node further comprises altering an operation of the mobile master node in order to change the power consumed by the mobile master node. 20. A method for creating a hierarchical sensor network for a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node, an ID node and a server, comprising: associating, by the server, the mobile master node with one of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein the mobile master node is operative to communicate directly with the server in the wireless node network over a first communication path;associating, by the server, the ID node with another of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein the ID node is operative to communicate directly with the mobile master node over a second communication path but not operative to communicate directly with the server over the first communication path;creating the hierarchical sensor network for the grouped set of packages with the mobile master node and the ID node when the server associates the mobile master node with the ID node; andnotifying, by the server, a user access device related to a shipping customer upon receiving a movement message from the mobile master node, the movement message indicating the ID node is moving away from the mobile master node. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the notifying step further comprises transmitting, by the server, an email message to the user access device related to the shipping customer according to designated contact information for the shipping customer, wherein the email message indicates the ID node has a location that is divergently moving away from a location of the mobile master node. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein the notifying step further comprises initiating, by the server, a telephone communication with the user access device related to the shipping customer according to designated contact information for the shipping customer, wherein the telephone communication initiated by the server presents package movement information indicating the ID node has a location that is divergently moving away from a location of the mobile master node. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein the notifying step further comprises causing, by the server, a text message to be sent to the user access device related to the shipping customer according to designated contact information for the shipping customer, wherein the text message indicates the ID node has a location that is divergently moving away from a location of the mobile master node. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein the designated contact information for the shipping customer is accessed from shipping information stored on the server and related to the grouped set of packages being shipped. 25. The method of claim 20, wherein the notifying step further comprises automatically notifying the user access device related to the shipping customer according to designated contact information for the shipping customer when location information for the ID node and location information for the mobile master node indicate the ID node has a location that is divergently moving away from a location of the mobile master node, the designated contact information being stored on the server as part of shipping information for the grouped set of packages being shipped. 26. A method for creating a hierarchical sensor network for a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node, an ID node and a server, comprising: associating, by the mobile master node, one of the packages in the grouped set of packages with the mobile master node, wherein the mobile master node is operative to communicate directly with the server over a longer range communication path and operative to communicate with the ID node over a short range communication path;detecting, by the mobile master node, a signal broadcast from the ID node over the short range communication path; the ID node being associated with another of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein the ID node is operative to communicate directly with the mobile master node over the short range communication path but not operative to communicate directly with the server;transmitting, by the mobile master node, an authorization request to associate the mobile master node and the ID node;receiving, by the mobile master node, a response from the server to authorize associating the mobile master node and the ID node;establishing the hierarchical sensor network for the grouped set of packages with the mobile master node and the ID node when the mobile master node associates with the ID node;receiving, by the mobile master node, location information on a present location of the ID node from shipment condition information provided by the ID node;determining, by the mobile master node, location information on a present location of the mobile master node; andautomatically notifying, by the mobile master node, the server about divergent movement of the ID node and the mobile master node based upon a comparison of the location information on the present location of the ID node and the location information on the present location of the mobile master node. 27. A method for creating a hierarchical sensor network for a grouped set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor network using a wireless node network having a mobile master node, a plurality of ID nodes and a server, comprising: associating, by the server, the mobile master node with a first of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein the mobile master node is operative to communicate directly with the server in the wireless node network over a first communication path;associating, by the server, each of the ID nodes with respective others of the packages in the grouped set of packages, wherein each of the ID nodes is operative to communicate directly with the mobile master node over a second communication path but not operative to communicate directly with the server over the first communication path;creating the hierarchical sensor network for the grouped set of packages with the mobile master node and the ID nodes when the server associates the mobile master node with each of the ID nodes;detecting, by the mobile master node, location information on each of the ID nodes relative to a current location of the mobile master node;transmitting, by the mobile master node, a movement message to the server about divergent movement of at least one of the ID nodes relative to the mobile master node based upon the detected location information on each of the ID nodes and the current location of the mobile master node; andnotifying, by the server, a user access device related to a shipping customer upon receiving the movement message from the mobile master node, the movement message indicating the at least one of the packages is leaving the grouped set of packages. 28. A hierarchical sensor system for a set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor system comprising: a mobile master node associated with one of the packages in the set of packages, the mobile master node being operative to communicate with a server over a longer range communication path;a plurality of ID nodes, wherein each of the ID nodes is associated with one of the remaining packages in the set of packages, and each of the plurality of ID nodes being operative to communicate with the mobile master node over a short range communication path but unable to directly communicate with the server;wherein each of the ID nodes being operative to report location information to the mobile master node, the location information providing positional data for each of the ID nodes; andwherein the mobile master node is operative to compare the location information reported by each of the ID nodes to detect that at least one of the ID nodes is divergently moving relative to others of the ID nodes,generate a movement message indicating that the at least one of the ID nodes is leaving the set of packages being shipped, andtransmit the movement message to the server over the longer range communication path. 29. A hierarchical sensor system for a set of packages being shipped, the hierarchical sensor system comprising: a server maintaining designated contact information for a shipping customer related to the set of packages being shipped;a mobile master node associated with one of the packages in the set of packages, the mobile master node being operative to communicate with the server over a longer range communication path;a plurality of ID nodes, wherein each of the ID nodes is associated with one of the remaining packages in the set of packages, and each of the plurality of ID nodes being operative to communicate with the mobile master node over a short range communication path but unable to directly communicate with the server;wherein each of the ID nodes being operative to report location information to the mobile master node, the location information providing positional data for each of the ID nodes; andwherein the mobile master node is further operative to compare the location information reported by each of the ID nodes to detect that one of the ID nodes is divergently moving relative to others of the ID nodes and, in response, transmit a movement message to the server indicating that the one of the ID nodes is leaving the set of packages being shipped; andwherein the server is further operative to notify a user access device related to the shipping customer upon receiving the movement message from the mobile master node, the notification informing the shipping customer according to the designated contact information about one of the packages leaving the set of packages being shipped, the one of the packages being associated with the one of the ID nodes divergently moving relative to others of the ID nodes. 30. The system of claim 29, wherein the server is operative to notify the user access device by transmitting an email message to the user access device according to designated contact information for the shipping customer. 31. The system of claim 29, wherein the server is operative to notify the user access device by initiating a telephone communication with the user access device according to designated contact information for the shipping customer, wherein the telephone communication initiated by the server provides audio package movement information indicating the one of the packages is leaving the set of packages being shipped. 32. The system of claim 29, wherein the server is operative to notify the user access device by sending a text message to the user access device according to designated contact information for the shipping customer, wherein the text message indicates the one of the packages is leaving the set of packages being shipped.
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