Method of and system for distributing secure items
OwnerColleen Sainsburyinventor
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Abstract
A method of and system for distributing secure items, monitoring the distribution process and producing alarms in the event of errors are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving pre-delivery data at a distribution server, the data detailing a plurality of secure items which will be received at a distribution centre, receiving a plurality of secure items at the distribution centre and capturing data identifying the received plurality of secure items, comparing the data identifying the received plurality of secure items with the received pre-delivery data, and producing an alarm if any secure items was received which should not have been receiv0ed or if any secure item was not received which should have been received.
Claims17
A method of distributing secure items, monitoring the distribution process and producing alarms in the event of errors, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving pre-delivery data at a distribution server, the data detailing a plurality of secure items which will be received at a distribution centre;
- receiving a plurality of secure items at the distribution centre and capturing data identifying the received plurality of secure items;
- comparing the data identifying the received plurality of secure items with the received pre-delivery data;
- and
- producing an alarm if any secure items was received which should not have been received or if any secure item was not received which should have been received.
A system for distributing secure items, monitoring the distribution process and producing alarms in the event of errors, the system comprising a processor that can:
- receive pre-delivery data, the data detailing a plurality of secure items which will be received at a distribution centre;
- capture data identifying a plurality of secure items received at the distribution centre;
- compare the data identifying the received plurality of secure items with the pre-delivery data;
- and
- produce an alarm if any secure item was received which should not have been received or if any secure item was not received which should have been received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.