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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Milnes David, New Paltz, NY (US);
William J. Green, Cary, NC (US);
Joseph Prisco, Rochester, MN (US);
Robert T. Sanders, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sharon T. Spaulding, Highland, NY (US);
Hemphill M. Timothy, Wake, NC (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An advisory element of an acclimation system for an item being shipped from a source to a destination is provided with the item being disposable in a polybag. The advisory element is attachable to or is disposable remotely from the polybag. The advisory element is configured to receive shipment information input at the source, to sense environmental conditions to which the item and the polybag are exposed during shipment and at the destination and to calculate an acclimation time for the item based on the shipment information and the sensed environmental conditions. The advisory element is further configured to provide operational guidance to a user in accordance with the acclimation time at the destination.