System for controlling and monitoring the distribution of goods
First Claim
1. A system for controlling and monitoring the distribution of goods and merchandise, comprising a control and monitoring unit which is firmly connected with the goods or their transport container and which has a circuit with a programmable memory for storing information concerning the type of the goods and the destination address as well as other freight-specific data, an active programmable memory card communicating with the control and monitoring unit and having a memory circuit for the transmitting and receiving of data to and from the control and monitoring unit, as well as an analysis unit for the analyzing of the data transmitted and received;
- said control and monitoring unit, comprising a computer as well as sensors and actuators detecting, storing and displaying the momentary condition of the distribution process and of the merchandise;
said active programmable memory card, being constructed with an integrated circuit with data and programming memories communicating by way of an interface with said control and monitoring unit for the inputting and receiving of data; and
said analysis unit having an interface for communication with the memory card.
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Abstract
A system for the control and monitoring of the distribution of goods. A first unit is mounted with the goods to be transported, specifically a control and monitoring unit in which freight-specific data are stored and in which sensors are also provided which sense the momentary condition of the distribution process and write it into corresponding memories. Access to the control and monitoring units takes place by way of a normal interface by means of an active memory card which, in turn, can be connected with an analysis unit by means of which a log of the distribution process can be established.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling and monitoring the distribution of goods and merchandise, comprising a control and monitoring unit which is firmly connected with the goods or their transport container and which has a circuit with a programmable memory for storing information concerning the type of the goods and the destination address as well as other freight-specific data, an active programmable memory card communicating with the control and monitoring unit and having a memory circuit for the transmitting and receiving of data to and from the control and monitoring unit, as well as an analysis unit for the analyzing of the data transmitted and received;
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said control and monitoring unit, comprising a computer as well as sensors and actuators detecting, storing and displaying the momentary condition of the distribution process and of the merchandise; said active programmable memory card, being constructed with an integrated circuit with data and programming memories communicating by way of an interface with said control and monitoring unit for the inputting and receiving of data; and said analysis unit having an interface for communication with the memory card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A system according to claim I, wherein at least the programmable memory elements of said monitoring and control unit have a small size and are mounted on the goods or on their transport container in a hidden manner.
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