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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
W. Brendan Blanton, Wilmington, DE (US);
Javier Cortez, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Gary Koval, Troy, IL (US);
Lester L. Houston, Iii, Florissant, MO (US);
Leroy Elleby, Jr., Fairview Heights, IL (US);
Herbert D. Thompson, Landenberg, PA (US);
W. Brendan Blanton, Wilmington, DE (US);
Javier Cortez, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Gary Koval, Troy, IL (US);
Lester L. Houston, III, Florissant, MO (US);
Leroy Elleby, Jr., Fairview Heights, IL (US);
Herbert D. Thompson, Landenberg, PA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A cargo load and visibility system and method as well as an associated delivery vehicle tracking system are provided to permit cargo to be tracked, both as the cargo is loaded upon the delivery vehicle and throughout the delivery process, thereby increasing the visibility of the shipping operations including the last stage of the shipping operations in which the goods are delivered to their intended or ultimate destination. The cargo load and visibility system and method may be configured to permit redirection of the delivery vehicle while in route in instances in which the intended destination, such as a military unit, has changed position if such redirection can be performed in a manner that is safe for the delivery vehicle.