Patent ID: 7324921

Claim:
A global container inspection system for inspecting at least one container during the handling of said at least one container at an at least one container handling facility including at least one transport apparatus in communication with a computer network, comprising: means, located on said at least one transport apparatus, for receiving at least one comparison data selected from the group consisting of load model, load signature, weight profile, and sensory limits for said at least one container; means, responsive to connecting said at least one transport apparatus to said at least one container, for scanning said at least one container to produce at least one scanned characteristic data; means, responsive to said at least one scanned characteristic data, for determining a pass status for said at least one container when said at least one scanned characteristic data substantially matches said at least one comparison data related to said at least one scanned characteristic data and a fail status for said at least one container when at least one of said scanned characteristic data does not substantially match said at least one comparison data related to said at least one scanned characteristic data; and means, responsive to the receipt of at least one of said pass status and said fail status, for selecting a first location to move said at least one container by said transport apparatus based on said pass status and a second location to move said at least one container by said transport apparatus based on said fail status and transporting said at least one container with said at least one transport apparatus to said selected location.