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System for controlling and monitoring the distribution of goods

  • US 5,117,096 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1990
  • Issued: 05/26/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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;

  • 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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