Secure cargo transportation system
First Claim
1. A 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 wireless receiver supported by the movable container and configured to receive information indicative of the destination for the container;
an electronic position-determining system, supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to electronically unlock the door in response to determining that the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the destination.
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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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47 Claims
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1. A 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 wireless receiver supported by the movable container and configured to receive information indicative of the destination for the container;
an electronic position-determining system, supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to electronically unlock the door in response to determining that the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A 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 memory supported by the movable container and configured to store information indicative of a location;
an electronic position-determining system, supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to electronically unlock the door in response to determining that the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location; and
a wireless receiver supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to receive information indicative of the location of the container and configured to transfer to the memory information indicative of the location of the container. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A 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;
an electronic position-determining system, supported by the movable container and including a memory configured to store information indicative of a location, the electronic position-determining system being configured to selectively lock and unlock the door relative to the enclosure, and to unlock the door when the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location; and
a wireless receiver supported by the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory information indicative of a location. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A 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; and
a remote intelligent communications device including an electronic position-determining system, supported by the movable container and coupled to the door, the remote intelligent communications device including a memory configured to store data representing a destination location, the remote intelligent communications device enabling unlocking of the door when the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the destination location, the remote intelligent communications device being configured to receive information indicating the destination location via wireless communications. - View Dependent Claims (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, wherein the door restricts access to the enclosure, and an open position;
a memory supported to move with the movable container and configured to store information indicating a location;
an electronic position-determining system, supported to move with the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to electronically unlock the door in response to determining that the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location; and
a wireless receiver supported to move with the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory information indicating a location, which location information is received wirelessly from a remote transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A 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;
an electronic position-determining system, supported to move with the movable container and including a memory configured to store information indicative of a location, the electronic position-determining system being configured to selectively lock and unlock the door relative to the enclosure, and to unlock the door when the movable container is within a predetermined distance of the location; and
a wireless receiver supported to move with the movable container and coupled to the memory and configured to transfer to the memory information, indicative of a location, received from a transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for controlling access to a movable container, the system comprising:
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a processor;
means for electronically locking the container in response to a command from the processor;
means for storing a desired geographical location in a memory in response to a command from the processor;
means for comparing, in the processor, a present geographical location of the container and the desired geographical location; and
means for electronically unlocking the container in response to the comparing, if the present geographical location is within a predetermined distance from the desired geographical location. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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Specification