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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Henry S. King, Moraga, CA (US);
Toru Takehara, Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Henry S. King, Moraga, CA (US);
Toru Takehara, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Paceco Corp., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention includes apparatus and methods using a means for wirelessly communicating, preferably a radio location-tag unit, for reporting a sensed state of a container handler. The status reporting device may include: a micro-controller module, a means for wirelessly communicating, which may include means for wirelessly determining container handler location, and a means for sensing the state of the container handler.