Cargo inspection system
First Claim
1. A cargo inspection method comprising:
- transporting a first guideway vehicle over a guideway from a first inspection station to a second inspection station without stopping, the guideway spanning over a national boundary, the first inspection station being associated with a first government entity, the second inspection station being associated with a second government entity;
while moving the first guideway vehicle through the first inspection station, using a first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station to acquire a first set of data associated with cargo stored in the first guideway vehicle;
while the first guideway vehicle is in transit between the first inspection station and the second inspection station, analyzing the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station to determine the identity of the cargo stored on the first guideway vehicle;
comparing the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism with a first manifest that describes the cargo that is declared to be stored on the first guideway vehicle;
in response to determining that the identity of the cargo does not match the first manifest, segregating the first guideway vehicle from the guideway and diverting the first guideway vehicle to a manual inspection depot for a manual inspection of the first guideway vehicle at the second inspection station.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a cargo inspection method includes transporting a first guideway vehicle over a guideway from a first inspection station to a second inspection station. A first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station is used to acquire a first set of data associated with cargo stored in the first guideway vehicle. The first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station is analyzed to determine the identity of the cargo stored on the first guideway vehicle. The first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism is compared with a first manifest that describes the cargo that is declared to be stored on the first guideway vehicle. It is determined that the first guideway vehicle contains contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo does not match the first manifest.
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23 Claims
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1. A cargo inspection method comprising:
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transporting a first guideway vehicle over a guideway from a first inspection station to a second inspection station without stopping, the guideway spanning over a national boundary, the first inspection station being associated with a first government entity, the second inspection station being associated with a second government entity; while moving the first guideway vehicle through the first inspection station, using a first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station to acquire a first set of data associated with cargo stored in the first guideway vehicle; while the first guideway vehicle is in transit between the first inspection station and the second inspection station, analyzing the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station to determine the identity of the cargo stored on the first guideway vehicle; comparing the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism with a first manifest that describes the cargo that is declared to be stored on the first guideway vehicle; in response to determining that the identity of the cargo does not match the first manifest, segregating the first guideway vehicle from the guideway and diverting the first guideway vehicle to a manual inspection depot for a manual inspection of the first guideway vehicle at the second inspection station.
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2. A cargo inspection method comprising:
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transporting a first guideway vehicle over a guideway from a first inspection station to a second inspection station without stopping, the second inspection station being remotely located from the first inspection station; while moving the first guideway vehicle through the first inspection station, using a first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station to acquire a first set of data associated with cargo stored in the first guideway vehicle; while the first guideway vehicle is in transmit between the first inspection station and the second inspection station, analyzing the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station to determine the identity of the cargo stored on the first guideway vehicle; comparing the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism with a first manifest that describes the cargo that is declared to be stored on the first guideway vehicle; determining that the first guideway vehicle contains contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo does not match the first manifest; and determining that the first guideway vehicle does not contain contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo matches the first manifest. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cargo inspection system comprising:
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a first guideway vehicle storing a first load of cargo; and a guideway configured for transporting the first guideway vehicle between a first inspection station and a second inspection station without stopping, the second inspection station remotely located from the first inspection station, and wherein the first inspection station is operable to; while the first guideway vehicle is moving through the first inspection station, use a first non-intrusive scanning mechanism to acquire a first set of data associated with cargo stored in the first guideway vehicle; while the first guideway vehicle is in transmit between the first inspection station and the second inspection station, analyze the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism associated with the first inspection station to determine the identity of the cargo stored on the first guideway vehicle; and transmit the first set of data to the second inspection station; wherein the second inspection station is operable to; compare the first set of data acquired by the first non-intrusive scanning mechanism with a first manifest that describes the cargo that is declared to be stored on the first guideway vehicle; and determine that the first guideway vehicle contains contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo does not match the first manifest; and determine that the first guideway vehicle does not contain contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo matches the first manifest. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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