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Reporting and eliminating detected active threats while in transit

  • US 7,663,484 B1
  • Filed: 02/19/2007
  • Issued: 02/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for reporting at least one detected active threat to the homeland security (HS);



  • each said threat being hidden inside at least one cargo container before transit;

    each said threat while interacting with internal borders of said cargo generates a unique threat signature;

    said method comprising;

    (A) substantially continuously actively probing each said cargo container to detect at least one said threat either being hidden inside said cargo container before transit;

    (B) detecting at least one said threat signature;

    (C) processing each said detected threat signature to determine a likelihood of at least one said threat to become a threat to HS;

    (D) identifying at least one said container that includes said threat to HS;

    (E) reporting to at least one Homeland Security Monitoring Center (HSMC) that said at least one container includes said at least one threat to HS; and

    receiving instructions from said at least one Homeland Security Monitoring Center (HSMC) how to eliminate at least one said reported threat to HS while in transit;

    and(F) using robotic means to eliminate said at least one detected threat to HS.

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