Patent · US Expired

Secure detection network system

US7475428B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims
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Filing dateJun 20, 2003
Grant dateJan 6, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A secure detection network system includes plurality of remote nodes, each remote node comprising a set of detector interfaces configured to couple to a set of detectors disposed to detect the presence of an illegal asset within a shipping container; at least one server node configured to initialize, install, and authenticate each remote node in the plurality of remote nodes, including delivering to each remote node an agent module, said agent module for each remote node comprising a node specific configuration file defining a set of nodes with which the remote node can communicate and a different encryption means corresponding to each node in the set of nodes; and a communication path coupling the plurality of remote nodes and the at least one server node.

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