| US 7,586,409 B2 | ||
| Container monitoring system | ||
| Gary Armstrong, Coal Creek (Canada); Craig Demmings, Minto (Canada); Wayne Wainwright, Chipman (Canada); George Watson, Agincourt (Canada); Leo Cahalan, Willowdale (Canada); and Dan Small, Halifax (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Armstrongs Communication Ltd., New Brunswick (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/586,681. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0103297 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 13/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—545.6 | 12 Claims |
| 1. A container monitoring system comprising:
a microprocessor including,
a memory to store data,
a control program executed by said microprocessor;
said microprocessor having a stand-by mode and an active mode;
a communications means connected to said microprocessor for transmitting data from said microprocessor to a monitoring station;
a zone monitoring device on the container connected to said microprocessor with said microprocessor normally in said stand-by
mode,
a power source for supplying power to said microprocessor, communications means and zone monitoring device;
wherein upon said microprocessor receiving an input signal from said zone monitoring device, said control program directs
said microprocessor to,
switch to active mode,
generate and store in said memory an alarm message corresponding to said input signal from said zone monitoring device,
activate said communications means, and
transmit said alarm message to a monitoring station.
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