Inventors:
Mark D. Hamm - Germantown TN, US
James B. Greer - Memphis TN, US
Daniel A. Ost - Germantown TN, US
Miley E. Ainsworth - Hernando MS, US
William S. Murphy - Germantown TN, US
Zachary S. Perry - Chicago IL, US
Ole Petter Skaaksrud - Germantown TN, US
Kenneth L. Milman - Memphis TN, US
Michael R. West - Memphis TN, US
James Randy Jacobs - Collierville TN, US
Assignee:
FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. - Collierville TN
International Classification:
G08B 1/08
US Classification:
34053926, 34053913, 340517
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for tracking one or more items. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method for tracking one or more items. The method may include periodically detecting, by a sensor device, sensor information of the one or more items, and periodically transmitting, by the sensor device, the sensor information. The method may also include determining if the one or more parties is authorized to receive the sensor information. The method may also include transmitting the sensor information to the one or more authorized parties. The method may further include determining if the one or more parties is authorized to receive the sensor information and the periodically transmitting the sensor information to the one or more authorized parties based on a set of one or more permissions that grants or restricts access of the one or more parties to the sensor information based on the set of one or more permissions.