Methods and devices for decommissioning microclimate sensors

This invention describes a specialized container designed to collect small environmental sensors used for tracking products in a supply chain. When a sensor is placed inside, the container detects its presence and sends a signal to either the sensor itself or a central system. This signal instructs the sensor to enter a deactivated mode, ensuring it stops collecting or transmitting data once its tracking job is complete.

Why it matters: The widespread adoption of low-cost, disposable micro-climate IoT sensors in supply chains has accelerated since 2020. This increased deployment makes efficient and secure decommissioning, as described in the claims, a more critical and prevalent operational challenge.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateElectronics, sensors, communication circuit, software logic

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