Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Construction or agricultural-type vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-27
2008-05-27
Camby, Richard M. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Construction or agricultural-type vehicle
C701S036000, C701S300000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10891414
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for providing improved handling of tractors and trailers (or any powered vehicle and storage devices towed thereby) with a staging area. One invention relates to the provision of automatic locking or unlocking of a trailer door when the trailer leaves or enters the hub, respectively. A RFID signal strength evaluation scheme is also provided, which monitors successful RFID-to-antennae communications under various weather conditions, in order to determine an optimum read process.Under another embodiment, Geofencing and/or Wi-Fi can be used to trigger various events.
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Bradley David L.
Olsen, III John A.
Alston & Bird LLP
Camby Richard M.
United Parcel Service of America Inc.
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