Abrégé

The invention relates to a device (1) for detecting a position (P) of a seal (2) of an opening of a container (3), comprising: at least one power generator; at least one force sensor (11) which measures a force exerted on the force sensor (11) by the seal (2); at least one electronic board (12) which determines at least the position (P) of the seal (2) on the basis of the measured force; and at least one transmitter (13) which transmits at least the position (P) of the seal (2) by means of radio technology, characterised in that the transmitter (13) is electrically powered intermittently by the at least one power generator.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06K 19/077 - Détails de structure, p. ex. montage de circuits dans le support
• G06K 19/07 - Supports d'enregistrement avec des marques conductrices, des circuits imprimés ou des éléments de circuit à semi-conducteurs, p. ex. cartes d'identité ou cartes de crédit avec des puces à circuit intégré

Abrégé

Detection device (1) for detecting the presence of a seal (7) on the door of a container, said seal (7) comprising at least a metallic element, said detection device (1) comprising a processing part (3) electrically connected to a presence-detection part (4), said presence-detection part (4) being equipped with a through-orifice surrounded by a detection coil, said detection coil being configured to detect a variation in inductance when the seal (7) is introduced into or withdrawn from the orifice, characterized in that the presence-detection part (4) is configured to be fixed in a mobile but non-detachable manner on a first face of said door.

Classes IPC  ?

• G09F 3/03 - Formes ou structures de sceaux de sécurité

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method (P100) for communication within a network (N1) of wireless communicating electronic devices (10, 10i) for controlling the formation of an assembly of elements respectively associated with such communicating electronic devices, with regard to an expected or required assembly composition. The invention further relates to any electronic device implementing the communication method and any system comprising such a device. Such a communicating electronic device (10, 10i) comprises a processing unit (11) interacting with a program memory (14) comprising instructions from a program (P) the execution or interpretation of which by the processing unit (11) causes the communication method (P100) to be implemented.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04L 41/0893 - Affectation de groupes logiques aux éléments de réseau
• H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
• H04W 4/38 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour la collecte d’informations de capteurs
• H04W 40/24 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité
• H04W 40/32 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité pour définir une appartenance à un groupe d'acheminements
• H04W 84/20 - Dispositions meneuses-suiveuses

Produits et services

Scientific measuring, signaling and checking (supervision) apparatus and instruments; electric and electronic navigation, measuring, data acquisition, data transfer and/or positioning devices, systems and apparatus, in particular containers, pallets, trucks, trains, ships transporting goods or all type and vector of transport implicated in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chains (supply chain); software; data processing equipment; sensors; electronic systems, apparatus and devices, and software for tracking and tracing, in particular pallets, containers, trucks, trains, ships, vehicles transporting goods or all type and vector of transport implicated in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chains (supply chain); telecommunication apparatus and equipment; software allowing the performance of various operations online, namely control equipment, management of account profiles, reporting of equipment transit, visualization of order shipping status, access to real-time account information, submission of service orders and creation of personalized reports in the field of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, ships and vehicles transporting goods or all types and vectors of transport involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain); apparatus for storing, retrieving and transmitting data; encoded cards; card reading devices; all the aforementioned goods in the field of business logistics systems for the tracking of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, ships, vehicles transporting goods or all types and vectors of transport involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain); receivers for geolocalization by satellite [GPS, GNSS]; apparatus and instruments for remote tracking and transmission of freight container location. Administrative services, namely, monitoring of transport schedules, arranging and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain). Telecommunications; transmission of data, particularly by satellite, radio and/or cable; provision of access to databases; electronic bulletin board services (telecommunication services); rental of telecommunication apparatus; electronic messaging services; rental of access time to global computer networks; providing access to links to databases and software systems for customers. Transport; packaging and storage of merchandise; transport information; transport logistics services; distribution (delivery of goods); physical storage of electronically-stored data or documents; tracking and tracing services, namely routes, travel and stop times, shipping and arrival times, in particular of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, ships and vehicles transporting goods or all types and vectors of transport involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain); logistics services relating to transport and distribution; advice in the field of transports and logistics; computerized container tracking services; computerized tracking services enabling users to view the status of orders. Software as a service (SaaS); cloud computing; information technology (IT) consultancy; measurement and analysis services of relevant data on the operation plan in particular relating to containers, pallets, trucks, trains, ships, vehicles transporting goods or all types and vectors of transport involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain); design and development of computer hardware and software, in particular for tracking and tracing systems; electronic data storage; rental of computer programs, encoded cards, card reading devices and apparatus for storing, retrieving and transmitting data; technical consultancy services relating to the operation of business logistics systems; computer programming services; software design; providing technical information concerning tracking of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, ships, vehicles transporting goods or all types and vectors of transport involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain); inspection, namely: monitoring of relevant data on the operation plan in particular relating to containers, pallets, trucks, trains, ships, vehicles transporting goods or all types and vectors of transport involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain); Monitoring regarding the transport of goods and transport containers, in particular pallets, trucks, trains, ships, vehicles transporting goods or all types and vectors of transport involved in the field of freight, logistics and procurement chain (supply chain).

Produits et services

Scientific measuring, signaling and checking (supervision) apparatus and instruments; electric and electronic devices, systems and apparatus for navigation, measuring, data acquisition, data transfer and/or positioning, in particular for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and administrative services, namely, control of transport schedules, arranging and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; software; data processing equipment; sensors; electronic apparatus, systems and devices, as well as software for tracking and tracing, in particular for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and administrative services, namely, control of transport schedules, arranging and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; telecommunication apparatus and equipment; software for performing various online operations, namely, control of equipment, management of account profiles, notification of equipment routing, visualization of the progress of orders, access to account information in time real, submitting service requests and creating custom reports in the field of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and administrative services, namely, control of transport schedules, arranging and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; apparatus for storing, retrieving and transmitting data; encoded cards; card reading devices; all the aforesaid goods in the field of business logistics systems for the tracking of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and administrative services, namely, control of transport schedules, arranging and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; receivers for geolocalization by satellite [GPS, GNSS]; apparatus and instruments for remote tracking and transmission of freight container location. Administrative services, namely, monitoring of transport schedules, arranging and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain. Telecommunications; transmission of data, particularly by satellite, radio and/or cable; provision of access to databases; electronic bulletin board services (telecommunication services); rental of telecommunication apparatus; electronic messaging services; rental of access time to global computer networks; provision of access to links to databases and software systems for customers. Transport; packaging and storage of merchandise; transport information; transport logistics services; distribution (delivery of goods); physical storage of electronically-stored data or documents; tracking and tracing services, namely, for routes, trips and stop times, shipping and arrival times, in particular of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and administrative services, namely, control of transport schedules, arranging and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; logistics services relating to transport and distribution; advice in the field of transports and logistics; computerized container tracking services; computerized tracking services enabling users to view the status of orders. Software as a service (SaaS); cloud computing; information technology (IT) consultancy; operationally relevant data measurement and analysis services related in particular to containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; design and development of computer hardware and software, in particular for tracking and tracing systems; electronic data storage; rental of computer programs, encoded cards, card reading devices and apparatus for storing, retrieving and transmitting data; technical consultancy services relating to the operation of business logistics systems; computer programming services; software design; providing technical information concerning the tracking of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; technical monitoring and analysis of computer systems concerning operationally relevant data relating in particular to containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain; electronic monitoring for security purposes with respect to transport of merchandise and transport containers, in particular containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles transporting merchandise or any transport mode and vector involved in the field of freight, logistics and supply chain.

Abrégé

Device (1) designed for tracking and monitoring of a travelling asset, comprising a mounting platform (2) with a device plug and play interface (6, 15, 19), further comprising at least one processing unit, and at least one internal sensor (7) and a communication mean, said device being configured to collect environment parameters measured by said at least one internal sensor (7), said mounting platform being configured to maintain the device (1) attached to the asset, and said device plug and play interface (6, 15, 19) being configured to exchange data with and connect to electrical power source from or through at least one peripheral device (3, 5).

Classes IPC  ?

• G01D 21/00 - Mesures ou tests non prévus ailleurs
• G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance
• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks

Abrégé

The aim of this invention it to accelerate the Network selection avoiding performing multiple and/or full band scan to detect all the available networks that offer a data service for a mobile device. More specifically, the mobile device make use of its Preferred Public Land Mobile Network list which is built for a given geographic region based on a processing of its own previous learning and the learning of other mobile devices by a processing platform in order to prioritize the networks. The selection mechanism aims to reduce the time and the energy consumed to attach to a network. The present invention describes a method to establish a data communication between a mobile device (tracker), having loT mobile device system, and a station terminal.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 48/00 - Restriction d'accèsSélection de réseauSélection de point d'accès

Abrégé

The invention provides a method (500) for data communication of a mobile device on a local area network (600), having a mobile device communication system, on an authorized radiofrequency band (451). The method (500) comprising a step of determining (505) a data communication mode (450) being performed using a piece of geographical localization information obtained from a mobile communication network (200) or a satellite-based positioning system (300); or a data communication mode (450) obtained from a data frame exchange (400) on said local area network (600). If no of this information is available the mobile device enters a silent state (590).

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• H04W 48/08 - Distribution d'informations relatives aux restrictions d'accès ou aux accès, p. ex. distribution de données d'exploration
• H04W 72/02 - Sélection de ressources sans fil par un utilisateur ou un terminal

Abrégé

The invention concerns a wireless communication network that is particularly innovative and robust when said the network, comprising a plurality of nodes, has a dynamic topology. A method implemented by a communicating electronic device acting as a free node of said the network can request, on demand, a procedure for affiliation with a second device that is a member of a cluster. Affiliated with the cluster, a device implementing the method can communicate with a third device acting as cluster head in the same way as a member of the cluster. Such an invention makes it possible, in particular, to operate a traceability system for containers cooperating respectively with such devices on a storage area or a transport platform.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 40/32 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité pour définir une appartenance à un groupe d'acheminements
• H04W 12/06 - Authentification
• H04W 40/24 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité
• H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
• H04W 84/18 - Réseaux auto-organisés, p. ex. réseaux ad hoc ou réseaux de détection

Produits et services

Scientific measuring, signaling and checking (supervision) apparatus and instruments; electrical and electronic apparatus, systems and devices for navigation, measuring, data acquisition, data transfer and/or positioning, in particular for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any transportation mode and vector involved in the field of freight and logistics; software; data processing equipment; sensors; electronic apparatus, systems and devices, as well as tracking and tracing software, in particular for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, cargo ships, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; telecommunication apparatus and equipment; software for performing various on-line operations, namely, controlling equipment, managing account profiles, notifying equipment routing, viewing order status, having real-time access to account information, submitting service requests and creating personalized reports in the field of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; apparatus for storing, retrieving and transmitting data; encoded cards; card reading devices; all the aforesaid goods in the field of enterprise logistics systems for tracking containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; receivers for geolocalization by satellite [GPS, GNSS]; apparatus and instruments for remotely tracking and transmitting the location of freight containers. Monitoring of transport schedules; preparation and monitoring of maintenance schedules for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, cargo ships, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics. Telecommunications; transmission of data, particularly by satellite, radio and/or cable; provision of access to databases; electronic bulletin board services (telecommunication services); rental of telecommunication apparatus; electronic messaging services; rental of access time to global computer networks. Transport; packaging and storage of merchandise; transport information; transportation logistics services; distribution (delivery of goods); physical storage of electronically-stored data or documents; tracking and tracing services, namely, routes, journeys and down times, dispatch and arrival times, particularly of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; surveillance relating to transport of goods and transport containers, in particular containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any transport mode and vehicle involved in the field of freight and logistics; logistics services relating to transport and distribution; advice in the field of transports and logistics; computerized container tracking services; computerized tracking services enabling users to view the status of orders. Software as a service (SaaS); cloud computing; information technology (IT) consultancy; services for the measurement, control and analysis of operationally relevant data relating in particular to containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport in the field of freight and logistics; design and development of computer hardware and software, especially for tracking and tracing systems; electronic data storage; rental of computer programs, encoded cards, card reading devices and apparatus for storing, retrieving and transmitting data; technical consultancy services relating to the operation of business logistics systems; computer programming services; software design; linking to databases and computer software systems for customers; provision of technical information concerning the monitoring of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, cargo ships, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics.

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method for joining a cluster comprising a plurality of communicating electronic devices. It also relates to any electronic device implementing said join method and any system comprising such a device. The latter advantageously comprises a processing unit, a data memory containing the value of an identifier dedicated to the device and a record to contain the current value of an identifier of a device acting as cluster head and a datum expressing the capacity of the latter to perform a specific service. The device also comprises a program memory containing instructions of a program the execution or interpretation of which by the processing unit causes the implementation of the join method.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 15/173 - Communication entre processeurs utilisant un réseau d'interconnexion, p. ex. matriciel, de réarrangement, pyramidal, en étoile ou ramifié
• H04W 40/32 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité pour définir une appartenance à un groupe d'acheminements
• H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion
• H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
• H04W 4/00 - Services spécialement adaptés aux réseaux de télécommunications sans filLeurs installations

Abrégé

The invention relates to a communication method (P100) within a network (NI) of wireless communicating electronic devices (10, 10i) making it possible to dynamically and automatically control the propagation of enrolment messages (MH, MH') during the creation of clusters (C11, C12, C13). The invention also relates to any electronic device implementing said communication method and to any system comprising such a device. Such a communicating electronic device (10, 10i) comprises a processing unit (11) cooperating with a program memory (14) comprising instructions of a program (P), of which the execution or interpretation by said processing unit (11) causes the communication method (P100) to be implemented.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 4/00 - Services spécialement adaptés aux réseaux de télécommunications sans filLeurs installations
• H04W 40/24 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité
• H04W 40/32 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité pour définir une appartenance à un groupe d'acheminements
• H04W 84/20 - Dispositions meneuses-suiveuses
• H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison

Abrégé

The invention concerns a wireless communication network (R1, R2) that is particularly innovative and robust when said network, comprising a plurality of nodes, has a dynamic topology. A method (P100) implemented by a communicating electronic device (10) acting as a free node of said network can request, on demand, a procedure for affiliation with a second device (10i) that is a member of a cluster (C1, C2). Affiliated with said cluster, a device (10) implementing said method (P100) can communicate with a third device acting as cluster head in the same way as a member of said cluster. Such an invention makes it possible, in particular, to operate a traceability system for containers cooperating respectively with such devices on a storage area or a transport platform.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 40/24 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité
• H04W 84/18 - Réseaux auto-organisés, p. ex. réseaux ad hoc ou réseaux de détection

Produits et services

Scientific measuring, signaling and checking apparatus and instruments, namely, survey transits; electrical and electronic apparatus and devices for navigation, measuring, data acquisition, data transfer and/or positioning, namely, GPS tracking devices for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any transportation mode and vector involved in the field of freight and logistics; operating software; data processors; sensors for measuring air pressure in truck tires; electronic apparatus and devices, namely, tracking and tracing software for containers, pallets, trucks, trains, cargo ships, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; telecommunication apparatus and equipment, namely, telephones; non-downloadable software for performing various on-line accounting and tracking operations, namely, controlling equipment, managing account profiles, notifying equipment routing, viewing order status, having real-time access to account information, submitting service requests and creating personalized reports in the field of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; apparatus for storing, retrieving and transmitting data, namely, blank memory cards; encoded magnetic cards for tracking financial transactions; card reading devices, namely smart card readers; all the aforesaid goods in the field of enterprise logistics systems for tracking containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; receivers for geolocalization by satellite, GPS and GNSS; apparatus and instruments for remotely tracking and transmitting the location of freight containers, namely, RFID chips Monitoring of transport schedules for business purposes; monitoring of maintenance schedules for business purposes of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, cargo ships, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics Telecommunications, namely, electronic transmission of data, particularly by satellite, radio and/or cable; provision of access to databases; telecommunication services, namely, electronic bulletin board services; rental of telecommunication apparatus; electronic messaging services; rental of access time to global computer networks Transportation, namely, delivery of freight by truck; packaging and storage of merchandise for others; transport information, namely, information on delivery by freight transport; transportation supply chain logistics services, namely, storage, transportation and delivery of documents, packages, raw materials, and other freight for others by air, rail, ship or truck; distribution service, namely delivery of goods by ship; physical storage of electronically-stored data or documents; logistics services relating to transport and distribution, namely supply chain logistics and reverse logistics services, namely, storage, transportation and delivery of documents, packages, raw materials, and other freight for others by air, rail, ship or truck; advice in the field of freight transportation and freight delivery logistics Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing featuring temporary online use of software for performing various on-line accounting and tracking operations, namely, controlling equipment, managing account profiles, notifying equipment routing, viewing order status, having realtime access to account information, submitting service requests and creating personalized reports in the field of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics; information technology (IT) consultancy; Computer services, namely providing temporary, online use of software for the measurement, control and analysis of operationally relevant data relating in particular to containers, pallets, trucks, trains, freighters, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport in the field of freight and logistics; design and development of computer hardware and software, especially for tracking and tracing systems; electronic data storage; rental of computer programs, smart card reading devices and computer memories and computers; technical computer consultancy services relating to the operation of business logistics systems; computer programming services; software design; computer hosting, namely, linking to databases and computer software systems for customers; provision of technical computer software information concerning integration of systems for monitoring of containers, pallets, trucks, trains, cargo ships, vehicles carrying goods or any mode and vector of transport involved in the field of freight and logistics

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method for joining a cluster of electronic communication devices (10, 10i). The invention also relates to any electronic device implementing said joining method and to any system comprising such a device. The latter advantageously comprises a processor (11), a data memory (12) including the value of an identifier (ID) specific to the device and a record (RH) including the current value (IDHc) of an identifier of a device acting as leader of the cluster and data (CH) indicating the capacity of the latter to take on a predetermined service (S). The device also includes a program memory (14) including instructions of a program (P) which causes the joining method to be implemented when executed or interpreted by the processor.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04W 4/00 - Services spécialement adaptés aux réseaux de télécommunications sans filLeurs installations
• H04W 40/24 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité
• H04W 40/32 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité pour définir une appartenance à un groupe d'acheminements
• H04W 84/20 - Dispositions meneuses-suiveuses
• H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
• H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion