System and method for controlling receipt and dispatch of cargo
First Claim
1. A system for controlling receipt and dispatch of cargo, the system comprising:
- a database for storing incoming delivery schedules and outgoing delivery schedules;
a server for storing records of receipt and dispatch of cargo;
a weighbridge for weighing incoming vehicles and outgoing vehicles loaded with cargo;
a barrier for controlling passage of cargo through an inspection gate; and
a control computer for checking data of cargo actually received and dispatched against corresponding data in the database and the server.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling receipt and dispatch of cargo collects information on vehicles (5a, 5b) and cargo being inspected and checks the collected information against database delivery schedules via an electronic communications network (10) in real time. The system comprises a database (6) for storing incoming delivery schedules (62) and outgoing delivery schedules (64), a server (8) for storing records of receipt and dispatch of cargo, weighbridges (3a, 3b) for weighing vehicles loaded with cargo, barriers (15a, 15b) for controlling passage of vehicles through an inspection gate), and control computers (2) for checking data of vehicles and cargo being inspected against corresponding data in the database and the server via the network. Records stored in the server include inspection records (82), vehicle records (84) and inspector records (86). Operation computers (4) are provided to search for and update data in the database and the server via the network.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for controlling receipt and dispatch of cargo, the system comprising:
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a database for storing incoming delivery schedules and outgoing delivery schedules;
a server for storing records of receipt and dispatch of cargo;
a weighbridge for weighing incoming vehicles and outgoing vehicles loaded with cargo;
a barrier for controlling passage of cargo through an inspection gate; and
a control computer for checking data of cargo actually received and dispatched against corresponding data in the database and the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling receipt of cargo, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting an incoming delivery schedule from an operation computer into a database;
inputting a vehicle record and an operator record from the operation computer into a server;
checking information about an incoming vehicle loaded with cargo against the incoming delivery schedule and the vehicle record by using at least one control computer connected to the database and the server;
permitting the incoming vehicle to pass when the information about the incoming vehicle and cargo matches the incoming delivery schedule and the vehicle record. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling dispatch of cargo, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting an outgoing delivery schedule from an operation computer into a database;
inputting a vehicle record and an operator record from the operation computer into a server;
checking information about an outgoing vehicle loaded with cargo against the outgoing delivery schedule and the vehicle record by using at least one control computer connected to the database and the server;
permitting the outgoing vehicle to pass when the information about the outgoing vehicle and cargo matches the outgoing delivery schedule and the vehicle record. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling cargo carried by a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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providing a database storing a already transferred delivery schedule;
providing an examination gate;
having a vehicle approach the examination gate;
having a driver of the vehicle hand in a delivery advice;
providing a sensor around the gate to detect vehicle information installed in an electronic device built within the vehicle;
check both the delivery advice and the vehicle information with said delivery schedule; and
weighing the vehicle and allowing the vehicle to pass if all the delivery advice, the vehicle information and the delivery schedule are matched with one another.
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