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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Daniel J. Terry, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Daniel Kenney, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Daniel J. Terry, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Daniel Kenney, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Terahop Networks, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
The system described here is a system for monitoring security of shipping containers, which includes: a plurality of shipping containers, each having a bolt-type seal lock module, and a sensor module mounted to an interior surface of the shipping container, configured to wirelessly communicate data over an external network; and a centralized computer database configured to receive data over the network that is external to the shipping containers from the plurality of shipping containers, by which data the security of the shipping containers is monitored.