System and process for dynamic information discovery between commercial shipping assets
A commercial shipping asset including a plurality of sensors disposed on the commercial shipping asset. A controller is communicatively connected to each sensor in the plurality of sensors. The controller further includes a master asset identifier and a receiver. The controller is configured to implement a dynamic information discovery protocol.
1. A primary commercial shipping asset comprising:
a plurality of sensors disposed on the primary commercial shipping asset; and
a controller communicatively connected to each sensor in the plurality of sensors, the controller further including a first master asset identifier and a receiver, and wherein the controller is configured to implement a dynamic information discovery protocol (DIDP);
wherein the DIDP includes instructions for causing the controller to:
detect a presence of a second commercial shipping asset,
initiate a data connection with the second commercial shipping asset,
receive a second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset,
analyze the second master asset identifier,
transfer the at least one set of sensor data from the second commercial shipping asset to the controller, and
perform at least one operation of the primary commercial shipping asset using the at least one set of sensor data originating from the second commercial shipping asset;
wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset includes:
an attribute of the second commercial shipping asset, wherein the attribute includes accumulated wear on the second commercial shipping asset; or
a maintenance history of the second commercial shipping asset.
2. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of data elements is a second plurality of data elements;
the first master asset identifier includes a first plurality of data elements, the first plurality of data elements including a first digital asset identification, and wherein the first digital asset identification is globally unique identification of the primary commercial shipping asset; and
the second master asset identifier includes a second digital asset identification, and wherein the second digital asset identification is globally unique identification of the second commercial shipping asset.
3. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 2 , wherein:
the plurality of first data elements includes a first metadata manifest, the first metadata manifest defining what data elements are available for the primary commercial shipping asset to share via the dynamic information discovery protocol.
4. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 2 , wherein the first plurality of data elements includes a list of static information corresponding to the primary commercial shipping asset, the list of static information defining at least one of physical dimensions of the primary commercial shipping asset, a configuration of the primary commercial shipping asset, a specific equipment installed in the primary commercial shipping asset, a specific control installed in the primary commercial shipping asset, a sensing capability of the plurality of sensors disposed on the primary commercial shipping asset, and a list of operations supported by the primary commercial shipping asset.
5. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 2 , wherein first master asset identifier includes a data supply contract, and wherein the data supply contract defines at least one of an authorized owner of record of the primary commercial shipping asset and a represented level of precision and accuracy of each data element in the plurality of data elements.
6. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 2 , wherein the first master asset identifier includes a set of dynamic information, and wherein the set of dynamic information defines at least one of an ego position of the primary commercial shipping asset, a world model of the primary commercial shipping asset, and an operational state of the primary commercial shipping asset.
7. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 1 , wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset identifies an authorized owner of record of the second commercial shipping asset.
8. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 1 , wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset identifies a represented level of accuracy of each data source on the second commercial shipping asset, the represented level of accuracy comprising a resolution of a camera feed or a range of accuracy of a proximity sensor.
9. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 1 , wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset identifies a quid pro quo requirement for the second commercial shipping asset that indicates what data terms must be provided by a commercial shipping asset in order for the commercial shipping asset to receive data from the second commercial shipping asset in a data-exchange operation.
10. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 1 , wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset includes a description of loads previously carried by the second commercial shipping asset.
11. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 1 , wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset includes a maintenance history of the second commercial shipping asset.
12. The primary commercial shipping asset of claim 1 , wherein:
the primary commercial shipping asset is a tractor trailer asset and the second commercial shipping asset is a trailer dock;
the sensor on the second commercial shipping asset is a proximity sensor for an automatic loading bay door, and the at least one set of sensor data originating from the sensor on the second commercial shipping asset is a proximity data set; and
the at least one operation of the primary commercial shipping asset comprises a docking maneuver of the primary commercial shipping asset to the trailer dock.
13. A commercial shipping ecosystem comprising:
a plurality of commercial shipping assets including at least one passive commercial shipping asset, and at least two smart commercial shipping assets, one of which is a primary commercial shipping asset;
the at least one passive commercial shipping asset including a passive master asset identifier locator;
each of the at least two smart commercial shipping assets including a respective master asset identifier and a corresponding controller configured to implement a dynamic information discovery protocol (DIDP), wherein each respective master asset identifier includes a plurality of data elements, the plurality of data elements including a digital asset identification, and wherein the digital asset identification is globally unique identification of the corresponding smart commercial shipping asset; and
wherein the DIDP includes instructions for causing the controller of the primary commercial shipping asset of the at least two smart commercial shipping assets to:
detect a presence of a second smart commercial shipping asset of the at least twosmart commercial shipping assets,
initiate a data connection with the second commercial shipping asset,
receive a second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset,
analyze the second master asset identifier,
transfer the at least one set of sensor data from the second commercial shipping asset to the controller, and
perform at least one operation of the primary commercial shipping asset using the at least one set of sensor data originating from the second commercial shipping asset;
wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset includes:
an attribute of the second commercial shipping asset, wherein the attribute includes accumulated wear on the second commercial shipping asset; or
a maintenance history of the second commercial shipping asset.
14. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 13 , wherein a subset of commercial shipping assets in the plurality of commercial shipping assets includes a master asset identifier that is globally unique across multiple commercial shipping ecosystems.
15. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 13 , wherein the passive master asset identifier locator is an optical pattern configured to be interpreted by a computer processor.
16. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 15 , wherein the optical pattern encodes a universal resource locator (URL), and wherein the URL is configured to provide a master asset identifier of the corresponding passive commercial shipping asset.
17. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 13 , further including a dynamic information disclosure protocol (DIDP) coordinator asset.
18. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 17 , wherein the DIDP coordinator asset is a dedicated controller.
19. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 17 , wherein the DIDP coordinator asset is a cloud based software controller.
20. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 17 , wherein:
the primary commercial shipping asset is a tractor trailer asset and the second smart commercial shipping asset is a trailer dock;
the sensor on the second smart commercial shipping asset is a proximity sensor for an automatic loading bay door, and the at least one set of sensor data originating from the sensor on the second smart commercial shipping asset is a proximity data set; and
the at least one operation of the primary commercial shipping asset comprises a docking maneuver of the primary commercial shipping asset to the trailer dock.
21. The commercial shipping ecosystem of claim 13 , wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset includes a maintenance history of the second commercial shipping asset.
22. A primary commercial shipping asset comprising:
a plurality of sensors disposed on the primary commercial shipping asset; and
a controller communicatively connected to each sensor in the plurality of sensors, the controller further including a first master asset identifier and a receiver, and wherein the controller is configured to implement a dynamic information discovery protocol (DIDP);
wherein the DIDP includes instructions for causing the controller to:
detect a presence of a second commercial shipping asset,
initiate a data connection with the second commercial shipping asset,
receive a second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset, wherein the second master asset identifier from the second commercial shipping asset includes:
an attribute of the second commercial shipping asset, wherein the attribute includes accumulated wear on the second commercial shipping asset; or
maintenance history of the second commercial shipping asset,
identify, in the second master asset identifier:
a plurality of data elements that the second commercial shipping asset has available, the data elements corresponding to at least one set of sensor data originating from a sensor on the second commercial shipping asset using the second master asset identifier, and
a metadata manifest defining the data elements,
transfer the at least one set of sensor data from the second commercial shipping asset to the controller, and
perform at least one operation of the primary commercial shipping asset using the at least one set of sensor data originating from the second commercial shipping asset.