Patent ID: 7602296

Claim:
A system for tracking a cargo in a trailer comprising: a dispatch computer, in operative connection with a database, attached to a network; the dispatch computer operatively connected to a first RFID scanner and to a set of dispatch video cameras; the set of dispatch cameras further connected to a first video recorder controlled by the dispatch computer; a receipt computer, attached to the network; the receipt computer operatively connected to a second RFID scanner and to a set of receipt video cameras; the set of receipt video cameras operatively connected to a second video recorder controlled by the receipt computer; a set of temporary RFID tags, each having a first set of unique identifiers, connected to the trailer; a set of semi-permanent RFID tags, each having a second set of unique identifiers, connected to the trailer; the dispatch computer further comprising a cargo registration module for receiving and recording the first set of unique identifiers and the second set of unique identifiers in the database and for receiving and recording a dataset related to the cargo; the dispatch computer further comprising a dispatch scan module for activating the first RFID scanner to read a first status condition of the set of temporary RFID tags and the set of semi-permanent RFID tags and to store a first status dataset related to the first status condition; the receipt computer further comprising a receipt security module for activating the second RFID scanner to read a second status condition of the set of temporary RFID tags and the set of semi-permanent RFID tags; and, comparing the second status condition with the first status condition to determine a match condition.