CONTAINER DEFENSE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for scanning and securing a container comprising a plurality of at least partially composite panels defining an interior volume, said system comprising:
- a remote control unit;
a receiver unit in communication with said remote control unit;
a scanner comprising a beam generator adapted to emit a directed radiation scan beam and a detector adapted to detect said scan beam, said scanner in communication with said remote control unit;
a beam detector element positioned within the container adapted to detect said scan beam;
a security element positioned within the container adapted to detect an intrusion into the container;
an identification element positioned within the container and adapted to store identification information indicative of the identity of the container; and
a transmitter element positioned within at least one container;
wherein the beam generator is adapted to direct the scan beam along a path into the interior volume of the container through one of the plurality of at least partially composite panels, across a portion of the interior volume, out of the interior volume through one of the plurality of at least partially composite panels, and onto the scan beam detector,wherein the scanner is adapted to determine material property information indicative of the material properties of contents of the interior volume based on the detected beam;
wherein the scanner is adapted to modulate a query message from the remote control unit onto the scan beam, and the beam detector element is adapted to demodulate the message;
wherein the identification element is adapted to produce a response message based on the demodulated query message and the stored identification information;
wherein the transmitter element is adapted to transmit the response message to the receiver unit.
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Abstract
A method for scanning and securing a container including a plurality of at least partially composite panels defining an interior volume is disclosed. The method includes: storing unique identification information in an identification element within container; sealing the container; monitoring the container for intrusion; without breaching the seal of the container, remotely identifying the container based on the unique identity information without breaching the seal of the container; without breaching the seal of the container; scanning the identified container to determine the presence or absence of a nuclear weapon in the interior volume; and if the scan determines no nuclear weapon is present remotely storing certificate information associated with the identity of the container in a remote monitor unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for scanning and securing a container comprising a plurality of at least partially composite panels defining an interior volume, said system comprising:
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a remote control unit; a receiver unit in communication with said remote control unit; a scanner comprising a beam generator adapted to emit a directed radiation scan beam and a detector adapted to detect said scan beam, said scanner in communication with said remote control unit; a beam detector element positioned within the container adapted to detect said scan beam; a security element positioned within the container adapted to detect an intrusion into the container; an identification element positioned within the container and adapted to store identification information indicative of the identity of the container; and a transmitter element positioned within at least one container; wherein the beam generator is adapted to direct the scan beam along a path into the interior volume of the container through one of the plurality of at least partially composite panels, across a portion of the interior volume, out of the interior volume through one of the plurality of at least partially composite panels, and onto the scan beam detector, wherein the scanner is adapted to determine material property information indicative of the material properties of contents of the interior volume based on the detected beam; wherein the scanner is adapted to modulate a query message from the remote control unit onto the scan beam, and the beam detector element is adapted to demodulate the message; wherein the identification element is adapted to produce a response message based on the demodulated query message and the stored identification information; wherein the transmitter element is adapted to transmit the response message to the receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for scanning and securing a container comprising a plurality of at least partially composite panels defining an interior volume, said method comprising:
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storing unique identification information in an identification element within container; sealing the container; monitoring the container for intrusion; without breaching the seal of the container, remotely identifying the container based on the unique identity information; without breaching the seal of the container;
scanning said identified container to determine the presence or absence of a nuclear weapon in the interior volume; andif the scan determines no nuclear weapon is present, storing certificate information associated with the identity of the container in a remote monitor unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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