Inventors:
Christopher Dwight Thompson - Lexington KY, US
Suraj M. Alexander - Anchorage KY, US
William L. Crist - Lexington KY, US
Brian D. Luck - Hanson KY, US
James Ryan Moore - Beaver Dam KY, US
Jonathan C. Paschal - Alvaton KY, US
Frederick Alan Payne - Lexington KY, US
Timothy S. Stombaugh - Nicholasville KY, US
Phillip C. Womble - White House TN, US
International Classification:
G06F 7/00
B65D 55/14
Abstract:
A security monitoring system provides for the secure transport of cargo, such as in a bulk foodstuff transport container. The system includes an electromechanical locking mechanism allowing access by only authorized persons, a positional locator for determining the geographical position of the transport container, and a controller associated with the transport container. The controller controls operation of the electromechanical locking mechanism, stores data received from the electromechanical locking mechanism and the positional locator, and communicates with a remote data processor in near real time. A handheld user interface device is configured to control operation of the controller, to process and store data received from the controller, and to communicate with the remote data processor. Unique identifiers are provided for the transport container, the transport vehicle, any storage container from which or into which cargo is transferred, and optionally any authorized operator of the security monitoring system.