System and method for managing inspection of cargo
First Claim
1. A system for managing cargo inspection, the system comprising:
- a plurality of operation terminals for inputting cargo information;
a central management unit connected with the operation terminals via a communications network for receiving and storing the cargo information;
a gate management system connected to the central management unit via the communications network for controlling passage of the cargo according to the cargo information, the gate management system including a server for receiving the cargo information from the central management unit and storing cargo passage records, and at least one operation terminal for checking the cargo against the cargo information and updating the cargo passage records; and
an inspection management system connected to the central management unit via the communications network for inspecting the cargo according to the cargo information, the inspection management system including a server for receiving the cargo information from the central management unit and storing cargo inspection records, and at least one operation terminal for inspecting the cargo according to the cargo information and updating the cargo inspection records.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing inspection of cargo according to cargo information integrated in a unified communications network. The system comprises a plurality of operation terminals (8) for inputting cargo information. A central management unit (1) is connected with the operation terminals via a communications network (13) for receiving and storing the cargo information. A gate management system (2) is connected to the central management unit via the communications network for controlling passage of the cargo according to the cargo information. An inspection management system (3) is connected to the central management unit via the communications network for controlling inspection of the cargo according to the cargo information. The central management unit obtains cargo inspection requirements from an external system (5) of an external organization via the communications network.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for managing cargo inspection, the system comprising:
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a plurality of operation terminals for inputting cargo information;
a central management unit connected with the operation terminals via a communications network for receiving and storing the cargo information;
a gate management system connected to the central management unit via the communications network for controlling passage of the cargo according to the cargo information, the gate management system including a server for receiving the cargo information from the central management unit and storing cargo passage records, and at least one operation terminal for checking the cargo against the cargo information and updating the cargo passage records; and
an inspection management system connected to the central management unit via the communications network for inspecting the cargo according to the cargo information, the inspection management system including a server for receiving the cargo information from the central management unit and storing cargo inspection records, and at least one operation terminal for inspecting the cargo according to the cargo information and updating the cargo inspection records. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing cargo inspection, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting incoming and outgoing cargo information to a central management unit via a communications network;
generating cargo receipt and dispatch schedules;
the central management unit obtaining cargo inspection requirements from an external system via the communications network;
integrating the cargo receipt and dispatch schedules and the cargo inspection requirements in the central management unit;
transmitting the integrated information to a gate management system for controlling passage of incoming and outgoing cargo; and
transmitting the integrated information to an inspection management system for controlling inspection of the incoming and outgoing cargo. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for managing incoming cargo inspection, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting incoming cargo information to a central management unit via a communications network;
generating a cargo receipt schedule;
the central management unit obtaining cargo inspection requirements from an external system via the communications network;
integrating the cargo receipt schedule and the cargo inspection requirements in the central management unit;
transmitting the integrated information to a gate management system for controlling passage of incoming cargo; and
transmitting the integrated information to an inspection management system for controlling inspection of the incoming cargo according to the integrated information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for managing outgoing cargo inspection, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting outgoing cargo information to a central management unit via a communications network;
generating a cargo dispatch schedule;
the central management unit obtaining cargo inspection requirements from an external system via the communications network;
integrating the cargo dispatch schedule and cargo inspection requirements in the central management unit;
transmitting the integrated information to a gate management system for controlling passage of outgoing cargo; and
transmitting the integrated information to an inspection management system for controlling inspection of the outgoing cargo according to the integrated information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for managing incoming/outgoing cargo inspection comprising the steps of:
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providing incoming/outgoing cargo information;
generating a cargo receipt/dispatch schedule;
providing a gate management system and an inspection management system; and
having the incoming cargo pass the gate management system first and the inspection management system successively but having the outgoing cargo pass the inspection management system first and the gate management system successively;
whereinthe gate management system checks schedule consistence, external examination requirement and weight consistence for determining cargo passage or not, or even to an external organization, and the inspection management system checks schedule consistence and cargo content for determining cargo passage or not.
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