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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2007
Michael Ramey Porter, Antioch, TN (US);
Joseph James Rozsnaki, Wetumpka, AL (US);
Osman Ahmed, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Michael Ramey Porter, Antioch, TN (US);
Joseph James Rozsnaki, Wetumpka, AL (US);
Osman Ahmed, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An arrangement includes a plurality of containers and a processing circuit. Each of the plurality of containers has a microsystem disposed thereon. Each microsystem is configured to sense at least one environmental condition and to sense movement of the corresponding container. The microsystem is configured to communicate information regarding the at least one environmental condition and the movement wirelessly. The processing circuit is operably coupled to receive the information regarding the at least one environmental condition and the movement from each of the microsystems.