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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2005
Earl H. Parris, Summerville, GA (US);
John Michael Kay, Rome, GA (US);
Earl H. Parris, Summerville, GA (US);
John Michael Kay, Rome, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for associating electronic devices to portable containers. A smart container is a container used for transporting items while traveling and comprising electronic devices. The smart container may comprise at least one module bay configured for receiving a module and a controller comprising a processing device associated with a memory. The controller is electrically associated with the module bay and configured for sending and/or receiving data to/from an electronic device associated with the module bay. The controller may be either an integral component of the smart container or a controller module removably received by the smart container. The smart container further comprises a power source associated with a power bus. The power bus is electrically associated with at least one of (a) a module bay, and (b) the controller.