Anti-theft method for detecting the unauthorized opening of containers and baggage
First Claim
1. A continuity monitoring unit attached to an opening/closing structure, said unit comprising:
- a) an RFID (radio frequency identification) transceiver tag having a battery, a first connection node and a second connection node; and
b) a continuity circuit for connecting said first connection node to said second connection node wherein, said continuity circuit spanning an open/close portion of said structure.
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Abstract
A simple trip-wire or magnetic circuit associated with a shipping container monitors continuity, which is detected electrically. Simply, if continuity is disabled by a forced entry of the container, electrical detection means, such as a radio-frequency-identification (RFID) tag, will alert the owner or monitoring station. The trip-wire concept would require the replacing of a broken trip wire (resulting from forced entry), while the magnetic circuit concept can be reused repetitively. In a second embodiment a magnetic circuit and the detection device (RFID tag) are embedded into the shipping article during manufacturing. The preferred detection device, an RFID tag, could also be a battery backed transceiver type on which a replaceable or rechargeable battery could be mounted on the inside of the shipping container during manufacturing. The RFID tag would communicate with an interrogator unit, which could be connected to a host computer. The interrogator and/or the host computer and/or other alarm devices would then monitor the shipping container'"'"'s status (opened or closed).
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13 Claims
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1. A continuity monitoring unit attached to an opening/closing structure, said unit comprising:
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a) an RFID (radio frequency identification) transceiver tag having a battery, a first connection node and a second connection node; and b) a continuity circuit for connecting said first connection node to said second connection node wherein, said continuity circuit spanning an open/close portion of said structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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