Patent ID: 8803685
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G01T,G01V,G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for scanning and securing a container comprising a plurality of at least partially composite panels defining an interior volume, said system comprising: a remote control unit; a receiver unit in communication with said remote control unit; a scanner comprising a beam generator adapted to emit a directed radiation scan beam, said scanner in communication with said remote control unit; a first beam detector element positioned within the interior volume of the container adapted to detect said scan beam; a security element positioned within the interior volume of the container adapted to detect an intrusion into the container; an identification element positioned within the interior volume of the container, communicatively coupled to the first beam detector element and adapted to store identification information as stored identification information indicative of the identity of the container; and a transmitter element positioned within the interior volume of the container and communicatively coupled to the identification element, wherein the beam generator is adapted to direct the scan beam along a path into the interior volume of the container through a first one of the plurality of at least partially composite panels, across a portion of the interior volume and onto the first beam detector element resulting in a first detected scan beam, wherein the scanner is adapted to determine material property information indicative of material properties of contents of the interior volume based on the first detected scan beam, wherein the scanner is adapted to modulate a query message from the remote control unit onto the scan beam, and the first beam detector element is adapted to demodulate the message from within the interior volume of the container, resulting in a demodulated query message, wherein the identification element is adapted to produce a response message from within the interior volume of the container based on the demodulated query message and the stored identification information without breaking a seal of the container when sealed, wherein the transmitter element is adapted to transmit the response message to the receiver unit.