Patent ID: 7886959
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: E05B,G06Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring and securing a bulk foodstuff during transport in a bulk foodstuff transport container having at least one lockable access port provided with an electromechanical locking mechanism, comprising: assigning a unique identifier to the bulk foodstuff transport container, to any storage container from which a bulk foodstuff is transferred to the bulk foodstuff transport container, to any storage container into which a bulk foodstuff is transferred from the bulk foodstuff transport container, and to any individual authorized to access an interior of the bulk foodstuff transport container; automatically recording any status change in the electromechanical locking mechanism; if such status change is effected by an authorized individual, requiring inputting the individual's unique identifier and the reason for that status change prior to allowing such status change; and automatically recording a geographical position of the bulk foodstuff transport container at predetermined intervals.