Layered freight security method
First Claim
1. A method for layered security of freight, the method comprising:
- responsive to receiving a mobile container from a carrier, verifying information for the mobile container within a database before allowing the mobile container into a facility;
responsive to verifying the information for the mobile container, performing a thorough inspection of the mobile container in the facility;
responsive to performing the thorough inspection, verifying the thorough inspection and loading the mobile container with freight;
responsive to loading the mobile container, authorizing the mobile container to leave the facility; and
tracking the mobile container as the mobile container is transported to a destination.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer usable program code for layered security of freight. Information for the mobile container carrier is verified within a database before allowing the mobile container into a facility in response to receiving a mobile container from a carrier. A thorough inspection of the mobile container is performed in response to verifying the information for the mobile container. The thorough inspection is verified and the mobile container is loaded with freight, in response to performing the thorough inspection. The mobile container is authorized to leave the facility in response to loading the mobile container. The mobile container is tracked as the mobile container is transported to a destination.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for layered security of freight, the method comprising:
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responsive to receiving a mobile container from a carrier, verifying information for the mobile container within a database before allowing the mobile container into a facility;
responsive to verifying the information for the mobile container, performing a thorough inspection of the mobile container in the facility;
responsive to performing the thorough inspection, verifying the thorough inspection and loading the mobile container with freight;
responsive to loading the mobile container, authorizing the mobile container to leave the facility; and
tracking the mobile container as the mobile container is transported to a destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a server;
a storage operably connected to the server wherein the storage includes a mobile container database; and
a client operably connected to the server wherein the client is used to verify mobile container information within a mobile container database before generating an entry indicator allowing the mobile container into a facility, receive results of a thorough inspection of the mobile container in the facility in response to the thorough inspection of the mobile container in the facility, generate a load indicator for authorizing freight to be loaded on the mobile container in response to receiving results that the through inspection has be been passed, generate an exit indicator to authorize the mobile container to leave the facility, and track the mobile container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for layered security of freight, said computer program product including:
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computer usable program code, responsive to verifying information entered about a mobile container with a database, for generating an entry indicator allowing the mobile container into a facility;
computer usable program code, responsive to generating the entry indicator, for receiving results of a thorough inspection of the mobile container in the facility;
computer usable program code, responsive to receiving results that a thorough inspection has been passed, for generating a load indicator for authorizing freight to be loaded in the mobile container;
computer usable program code for generating an exit indicator authorizing the mobile container to leave the facility; and
computer usable program code for tracking the mobile container as the mobile container is transported to a destination. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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