Patent ID: 7382251
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: E05B,G06Q,G07C,G08B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring a condition of a container, the system comprising: a container security device for securing at least one door of the container, wherein the container security device is programmably armed to implement the securing, the container security device being adapted to sense at least one condition of the container, transmit information relative to the at least one sensed condition to a location outside the container, and interpret the at least one sensed condition; and a remote arming plug configured to be removed from the container security device, wherein the remote arming plug has a unique identifier to be communicated, after the remote arming plug is removed, to the container security device to initiate an arming sequence of the container security device, wherein the remote arming plug is further configured to become part of a mechanical seal utilized to physically seal the at least one door of the container after the remote arming plug is decoupled from the container security device and the at least one container door is closed.