Cargo tracking and monitoring system

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for monitoring a cargo container are presented. Data items are received by a monitoring system from one or more monitoring devices via a communications network. The monitoring devices are affixed to the cargo container and the monitoring system is located separate from the cargo container. The data items are monitored by the monitoring system to determine if an alert condition exists. An alert is generated by the monitoring system if the alert condition exists.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for establishing a temporary Web site to monitor a cargo shipment, comprising:
 receiving information about the cargo shipment;   creating a temporary Web site by a Web server, wherein the temporary Web site includes the information about the cargo shipment and is active while the cargo shipment is in transit and for a predetermined period of time after the cargo shipment has been delivered; and   deactivating the temporary Web site by the Web server after the predetermined period of time has expired.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the creating includes creating temporary login information for a customer. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the deactivating includes disabling the temporary login information. 
     
     
         4 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions for execution by a general purpose computer to establish a temporary Web site to monitor a cargo shipment, the set of instructions comprising:
 a receiving code segment for receiving information about the cargo shipment;   a creating code segment for creating a temporary Web site by a Web server, wherein the temporary Web site includes the information about the cargo shipment and is active while the cargo shipment is in transit and for a predetermined period of time after the cargo shipment has been delivered; and   a deactivating code segment for deactivating the temporary Web site by the Web server after the predetermined period of time has expired.