Deployable identification device

摘要

An identification device for mounting within a container that includes a chamber positioned within an interior section and an access opening within an outer surface of the container and in communication with the chamber. The identification device includes a wireless communication device and a mounting unit. The mounting unit is positioned around the wireless communication device and is selectively positionable from a first orientation in which the wireless communication device and mounting unit are sized to extend through the access opening and a second expanded orientation larger than the width of the access opening. The invention also includes a monitoring system having at least one interrogation point for communicating with the identification device.