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US 2003/0156010 A1Published application
Method for closing and opening a container
AssigneeRubicon Holding B.V.
InventorHendrikus Johannes Roeland
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AssigneeRubicon Holding B.V.
InventorHendrikus Johannes Roeland
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A method for successively closing and opening a container fitted with a lock, wherein the lock furthermore comprises memory means, and wherein the container is locked at a loading location by carrying out eh following steps: transmitting an identification code of the container to a central verification device via the communication means; transmitting a closing code to the memory means of the lock, via the communication means, by the central verification device; and closing the lock; and wherein the container is opened at an unloading location by carrying out the following steps: transmitting an identification code of the container to said central verification device via the communication means; trnamitting an opening code to the memory means of the lock, via the communication means, by the central verification device; comparing the opening code with the closing code; and opening the lock.
A method for successively closing and opening a container (11) fitted with a lock, wherein the lock comprises
A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the container (11) is transported across the sea and/or by rail.
A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lock is located inside the container (11).
A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lock is closed and opened electrically, whereby the lock is fed from a battery.
A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the identification code of the container (11) is compared with a file comprising identification codes of missing containers before the central verification device (17) transmits the opening code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.