SHIPMENT MONITORING WITH LOCAL NOTIFICATION

摘要

Described herein are a device, system and method of a shipment monitor that provides local notification of a condition of a package that at least partially contains the shipment monitor. The shipment monitor may also have a power source that extracts energy from its environment to sustain ongoing operation of all or part of the shipment monitor system. Methods of use and a system for implementing the shipment monitor are also described.

主权项

1. A shipment monitor comprising:
a sensor; a processing unit in communication with the sensor; a local notification mechanism in communication with the processing unit; and a power source that extracts energy from its environment to sustain ongoing operation of the processing unit, and the local notification mechanism, wherein the sensor senses one or more parameters associated with a shipment's environment and the processor causes the local notification mechanism to provide an indicator associated with the one or more of these parameters.