CONTAINER DEFENSE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A container comprising:
- a plurality of panels defining an interior volume of a container, wherein a first panel of the plurality of panels comprises a composite material;
a first beam detector element positioned within the interior volume of the container to detect an incoming portion of a directed radiation scan beam received from an external scanner comprising a query message modulated thereon and directed through the composite material of the first panel into the interior volume, and to demodulate the query message from within the interior volume of the container, resulting in a demodulated query message;
a security element positioned within the interior volume of the container to detect an intrusion into the interior volume of the container;
an identification element positioned within the interior volume of the container, communicatively coupled to the security element and the first beam detector element to store identification information, resulting in stored identification information indicative of an identity of the container, and to produce a response message from within the interior volume of the container based on the demodulated query message, the stored identification information and information received from the security element without breaking a seal of the container when sealed; and
a transmitter element positioned within the interior volume of the container and communicatively coupled to the identification element to transmit the response message to an external receiver unit, wherein the response is modulated onto an outgoing portion of the directed radiation scan beam passing to the external receiver unit through the composite material of the first panel of the plurality of panels.
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Abstract
A container includes multiple panels defining an interior volume, with a first panel including a composite material. A first beam detector element positioned within the interior volume detects a directed radiation scan beam that includes a modulated query message. Also positioned within the interior volume are a security element to detect an intrusion and an identification element communicatively coupled to the first beam detector element to store an identity of the container and to produce a query response message without breaking a seal of the container. A transmitter element is coupled to the identification element to transmit a response message to a receiver unit. The beam enters the inter volume along a path directed through the first panel, across a portion of the interior volume and onto the first beam detector element allowing for determination of a material property of contents of the interior volume.
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20 Claims
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1. A container comprising:
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a plurality of panels defining an interior volume of a container, wherein a first panel of the plurality of panels comprises a composite material; a first beam detector element positioned within the interior volume of the container to detect an incoming portion of a directed radiation scan beam received from an external scanner comprising a query message modulated thereon and directed through the composite material of the first panel into the interior volume, and to demodulate the query message from within the interior volume of the container, resulting in a demodulated query message; a security element positioned within the interior volume of the container to detect an intrusion into the interior volume of the container; an identification element positioned within the interior volume of the container, communicatively coupled to the security element and the first beam detector element to store identification information, resulting in stored identification information indicative of an identity of the container, and to produce a response message from within the interior volume of the container based on the demodulated query message, the stored identification information and information received from the security element without breaking a seal of the container when sealed; and a transmitter element positioned within the interior volume of the container and communicatively coupled to the identification element to transmit the response message to an external receiver unit, wherein the response is modulated onto an outgoing portion of the directed radiation scan beam passing to the external receiver unit through the composite material of the first panel of the plurality of panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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storing unique identification information and other values to obtain stored information in an identification element within an interior volume of a sealed container, the interior volume being defined by a plurality of panels, a first panel of the plurality of panels comprising a composite material; detecting from within the interior volume of the container, a scan beam originating externally from the interior volume of the container and operating according to a predefined protocol and directed into the interior volume of the sealed container through the composite material of the first panel, without breaching a seal of the sealed container, remotely identifying the container in response to the detecting of the scan beam based on the unique identity information; without breaching the seal of the sealed container, determining in response to the detecting of the scan beam one of a presence of a nuclear weapon or an absence of a nuclear weapon within the interior volume; and altering the stored information to obtain altered stored information based on the determination, wherein a remote monitor can identify a dangerous condition based on the altered stored information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; detecting from within an interior volume of a sealed container, a directed radiation scan beam originating externally from the interior volume of the sealed container and directed into the interior volume of the sealed container through composite material of a first panel of a plurality of panels defining the interior volume, without breaching a seal of the sealed container, remotely identifying the sealed container in response to the detecting of the directed radiation scan beam based on unique identity information stored in an identification element within the interior volume of the sealed container; without breaching a seal of the sealed container, determining a presence or absence of a nuclear weapon within the interior volume; and generating a signal to allow information associated with the identity of the sealed container to be stored in a remote monitor unit based on determining an absence of a nuclear weapon within the interior volume.
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