Secure cargo transportation system
First Claim
1. A secure cargo transportation system comprising:
- a movable container including an enclosure having an opening;
a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position, wherein the door restricts access to the enclosure, and an open position;
a lock selectively locking the door in the closed position;
a memory supported by the movable container and configured to store a location coordinate;
a position-determining system, supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to generate a signal in response to determining that the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate, the lock being configured to unlock the door in response to the signal; and
a wireless receiver supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory a location coordinate received from a transmitter spaced apart from the container.
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Abstract
A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location. A secure cargo transportation system comprises a vehicle including an enclosure having an opening; a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position, wherein the door restricts access to the enclosure, and an open position; an electronically actuable lock configured to selectively lock or unlock the door relative to the enclosure; a memory supported by the vehicle and configured to store a location coordinate; and a global positioning system supported by the vehicle and coupled to the memory and to the lock, and configured to enable the lock to unlock the door if the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate.
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Citations
38 Claims
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1. A secure cargo transportation system comprising:
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a movable container including an enclosure having an opening;
a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position, wherein the door restricts access to the enclosure, and an open position;
a lock selectively locking the door in the closed position;
a memory supported by the movable container and configured to store a location coordinate;
a position-determining system, supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to generate a signal in response to determining that the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate, the lock being configured to unlock the door in response to the signal; and
a wireless receiver supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory a location coordinate received from a transmitter spaced apart from the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A secure cargo transportation system comprising:
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a movable container including an enclosure having an opening;
a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position and an open position;
a lock selectively locking the door in the closed position;
a position-determining system, supported by the movable container and including a memory configured to store a location coordinate, the electronic position-determining system being configured to send a signal to unlock the door when the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate; and
a wireless receiver supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory a location coordinate received from a transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A secure cargo transportation system comprising:
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a movable container including an enclosure having an opening;
a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position and an open position and being selectively locked and unlocked relative to the container when in the closed position; and
a communications device including an electronic position-determining system, supported by the movable container and coupled to the door, the communications device including a memory configured to store data representing a location, the communications device being configured to provide a signal to enable unlocking of the door when the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate, the communications device being configured to receive the data via wireless communications. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A secure cargo transportation system comprising:
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a movable container including an enclosure having an opening;
a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position and an open position;
a memory supported to move with the movable container and configured to store a location coordinate;
an electronic position-determining system, supported to move with the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to provide a signal to electronically unlock the door in response to determining that the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate; and
a wireless receiver supported to move with the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory a location coordinate received from a remote transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A secure cargo transportation system comprising:
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a movable container including an enclosure having an opening;
a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position and an open position;
an electronic position-determining system, supported to move with the movable container and including a memory configured to store a location coordinate, the electronic position-determining system being configured to effect selective locking and unlocking of the door relative to the enclosure, and to effect unlocking of the door when the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate; and
a wireless receiver supported to move with the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory a location coordinate received from a transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A secure cargo transportation system comprising:
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a movable container including an enclosure having an opening;
a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position and an open position; and
a communications device including an electronic position-determining system, supported to move with the movable container and coupled to the door, the communications device including a memory configured to store data representing a location, the communications device enabling unlocking of the door when the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate, the communications device being configured to receive the data via wireless communications. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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Specification