Process and Overall System For the Secure Transportation of Valuable Objects

• US 20080278322A1
• Filed: 03/06/2006
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peter Villiger
• Original Assignee: Peter Villiger
• Inventors: Villiger, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 8,054,183 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/568.1
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/005 Portable strong boxes, e.g. which may be fixed to a wall or the like E05G1/08, E05G1/14 take precedence; devices to prevent theft or loss of bags, trunks, baskets, or the like A45C13/18; coin boxes for coin freed apparatus G07F9/06
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/14 with means for masking or destroying the valuables, e.g. in case of theft

Abstract

Method and overall system for safe transporting of valuable articles (13) to a client. A well-known amount of the valuable articles (13), which are to be transported, is packed in a transport package (10, 11). This comprises a security circuit and a security system for the valuable articles. In the armed state thereby the valuable articles are devaluated in case of an unauthorized manipulation at the transport package. A first client identifier (K1) of the client is given. The valuable articles (13) in the transport package (10, 11) is transported to the client. A portable computer (20), transported with the valuable articles (30), serves for recording and/or capturing the first client identifier (K1), for capturing a second client identifier (K3) at the client, for evaluating the first client identifier (K1) and the second client identifier (K3), and for establishing a communication connection with the security circuit of the transport package, in order to transfer and release it into the not-armed state, if evaluating the client identifiers (K1, K3) permits this.

Claims

1. Method for the safe transport of valuable articles to a client comprising the following steps:

packing a known amount of the valuable articles to be transported in a transport package, which comprises a security circuit and a security system in order to devaluate the valuable articles in case of an unauthorized manipulation of the transport package;

arming the security system of the transport package;

providing a first client identifier of the client to be supplied with the valuable articles to be transported;

transporting the valuable articles in the transport package to the client; and

by means of a portable computer which is transported with the valuable articles;

at least one of (i) recording and (ii) capturing the first client identifier,

capturing a second client identifier at the client,

analyzing the first client identifier and the second client identifier, and

establishing a communications connection with the security circuit of the transport package to bring it into a not-armed state and to clear it if the analyzing of the client identifiers permits this.

2. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the following steps:

providing a computer, which provides the first client identifier;

capturing a package identifier of the transport package by a computer; and

transmitting the first client identifier from the computer to the portable computer.

3. Method according to claim 2, further comprising the following steps:

compiling transport data, preferably by the computer; and

recording the transport data by the portable computer.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein a combination of

an interior package, for instance an interior bag, preferably a sealing bag, and

an exterior package, for instance a special case, serves as transport package.

5. Method according to claim 4, wherein after the releasing of the transport package used, the interior package with the valuable articles is removed out of the exterior package and a package identifier is captured in at least one of (i) a client computer and (ii) a portable computer.

6. Method according to claim 2, wherein the second client identifier is transmitted by a central computer, preferably by the computer to the client whereby the transmittal preferably occurs daily or as needed.

7. Method according to claim 6, wherein the transmittal of the second client identifier occurs by at least one of (i) facsimile (ii) E-Mail (iii) SMS and (iv) telephone.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of (i) the first client identifier and (ii) the package identifier is provided by reading it into the computer by a read unit, which is connectable to the computer, or at least one of (i) the first client identifier and (ii) the package identifier is provided by reading it into a portable computer, which preferably comprises a respective read unit.

9. Method according to claim 3, wherein the transport data contain at least the following information:

the first client identifier (K1), and

the package identifier (K2).

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein the transport package becomes armored or armors itself after it is filled with the valuable articles to be transported.

11. Method according to claim 1, wherein when filling, the security circuit of the transport package is programmed for the transport, whereby this programming is preferably done with the aid of the portable computer.

12. Method according to claim 11, wherein during the programming, at least one of the following parameters are defined:

a pavement time,

a total time,

a buffer time, and

package identifiers of the interior package(s) used inside the exterior package.

13. Method according to claim 11, wherein the programming of a transport package is possible only if a key, preferably a cryptographic key, is entered.

14. Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the transport package is brought to a vehicle and locked therein by an interlocking mechanism to a storage means.

15. Method according to claim 14, wherein the transport package can only be removed from the storage means if it is released from the interlocking mechanism by means of the portable computer, whereby this releasing preferably is possible only if certain conditions are fulfilled.

16. Method according to claim 14, wherein the transport package is brought by a vehicle to the client and can be opened or disarmed only after the releasing of the transport package has taken place.

17. Overall system for the safe transport of valuable articles to a client, comprising the following components:

a transport package for being filled with the valuable articles, which is in an armed state during the transportation, with a security circuit and a security system for the valuable articles, in order, in the armed state, to neutralize the valuable articles in case of an unauthorized manipulation of the transport package;

means for providing a first client identifier of the client to be supplied by the valuable articles to be transported;

a portable computer (which is transportable with the valuable articles and which is designed to;

at least one of (i) record and (ii) capture the first client identifier,

capture a second client identifier (K3) at the client,

analyze the first client identifier (K1) and the second client identifier, and

establish a communications connection with the security circuit of the transport package to bring it into a not-armed state and to clear it if the analyzing of the client identifiers permits this.

18. Overall system of claim 17, wherein the system comprises a computer to at least one of:

provide the first client identifier,

capture a package identifier of the transport package, and

transmit the first client identifier to the portable computer.

19. Overall system of claim 18, wherein the computer is designed to generate transport data and to transmit the data to the portable computer.