WO2014104567A1

WO2014104567A1 - Intrusion-detecting and security system on external wall surface of container

Info

Publication number: WO2014104567A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/010226
Authority: WO
Inventors: 최형림; 곽광훈; 박병권; 최익성; 김성중; 이병하
Original assignee: 동아대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2012-12-27
Filing date: 2013-11-12
Publication date: 2014-07-03

Abstract

An intrusion-detecting and security system on an external wall surface of a container, according to the present invention, comprises: a detection portion which is adhered to the container for detecting whether a door is open or closed or damage to external walls according to a change in resistance of the container; and a wind power generation portion, which is coupled to the container, for converting kinetic energy of the wind into electric energy, and delivering the converted electric energy to the detection portion, thereby allowing detection of whether the door of the container is open or closed and damage to the external walls, and allowing semi-permanent use by supplying power for detection action with wind power generation.

Description

Intrusion detection and security system on the outer wall of container

The present invention relates to a container security technology, and more particularly to an intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container for detecting the location of the container door opening or damage of the outer wall of the container and the like to prevent unauthorized access and location tracking. will be.

Containers are box containers used to transport cargo efficiently and economically. Freight containers at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and cargo containers at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Use Transport organizations for transporting such containers may include automobiles, ships, railways, aircrafts, etc. Cars, railways and ships are often applied to a special type of container.

On the other hand, a variety of items can be loaded in the above-described container, it is difficult to know how to properly transport the goods once loaded in the container until opening the container. In particular, since it is difficult to check the opened state of the container in real time, it is difficult to grasp the fact even if the container is opened during transportation of the container. In addition, in the case of a vehicle, such as a trailer for transporting containers, there is a risk of theft, and cases where only the container loaded on the vehicle is separately stolen. Accordingly, it is urgent to develop an apparatus or system that can properly check the sealed state of the container.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to detect in real time whether the door of the container is properly closed or the damage to the outer wall of the container, intrusion detection and security system of the container outer wall that can be prepared for theft, etc. It is to provide.

Intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the detection unit is attached to the container for detecting whether the door opening or damage of the outer wall in accordance with the resistance change of the container, and Attached to the container converts the kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy, and includes a wind power generation unit for transmitting the converted electrical energy to the sensing unit, and a position measuring unit for measuring the position of the container.

Preferably, the intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container measures the internal environment of each container, monitors the abnormality of the container, and a container tag for transmitting the management result including the monitoring result and the unique IP to the relay device, A relay device which is installed in a transport means for transporting the container, receives container management information and position information from the container tag, the sensing unit, and the position measuring unit, and provides the container management information and position information to the following management device; Receiving management information and location information of the transport means characterized in that it further comprises a management server for managing the container.

Preferably, the relay device includes an RF receiving module for receiving container management information to be transmitted, a GPS module for analyzing position information of a vessel equipped with a container, and long range wireless communication for transmitting management information and position information to a management server. It comprises a satellite communication module to perform and a memory unit for collecting and storing each received container information.

Preferably, the management device is to oversee the entire system of the container having a relay device provided in each port, receiving or sharing the relevant information from a local server connected to the Internet, and management information from the relay device installed in the vessel transporting the container Receiving the received information, storing the collected container information, outputting the stored information, operation status, and event occurrence result, and sharing the corresponding information with the local server together with each local server unique address and each container unique address. .

Preferably, the management device includes a satellite communication module for receiving container information from a relay device, an Ethernet module for connecting to a local server and the Internet, and monitoring and recording an operation state of each relay device and causing communication interruption for a predetermined time or more. And a control unit for generating a time event, a database unit for storing collected container information and monitoring results of the control unit, and a display unit for outputting stored container information, an operation state, an event occurrence result, etc. on a voice or screen. It features.

Preferably, the management device further includes an input unit for receiving various information such as numeric and text information and setting various functions and transmitting a signal input in connection with the function control of the management device to the control unit, wherein the input unit of the user And at least one of a keypad and a touch pad for generating an input signal according to a touch or an operation.

Preferably, the display unit includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED), a flexible display And a three-dimensional display (3 Dimension) and configured in the form of a touch screen to perform some or all of the functions of the input unit.

Preferably, the detection unit measures the usual resistance value of the container and stores it therein, and compares the stored resistance value with the resistance value of the container measured in real time, and detects whether the door is opened or damaged. It is done.

Preferably, the sensing unit may detect whether the door is opened or damaged in consideration of deterioration, moisture, and temperature of the container.

Preferably, the position measuring unit measures a position where the sensing unit detects whether the door is opened or damaged on the basis of the current position.

According to the intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container according to the present invention can detect in real time whether the container door is opened or damaged, and in real time by supplying the power for such a detection operation by using wind power generation semi-permanent Can be used.

1 is a block diagram showing an intrusion detection and security system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the embodiments of the present invention will be described, it should be noted that the description of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

The terms or words used in the specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors are appropriate to the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, and various equivalents may be substituted for them at the time of the present application. It should be understood that there may be variations and variations.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an intrusion detection and security system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the intrusion detection and security system 100 of the present embodiment is attached to the container 50, the container tag 10, the detection unit 20, the wind power generation unit for collecting and providing management information of the container 20, a position measuring unit 40, and a relay device 60 and a management device 80 for transmitting and exchanging information between the container management information collected in the container through the communication network 70.

In addition, the relay device 60 or the management device 80 according to the present invention can process program instructions for executing the method according to the present invention. In one implementation, this processor may be a single-threaded processor, and in other implementations, the processor may be a multithreaded processor. Furthermore, the processor is capable of processing instructions stored on memory or storage devices.

The communication network 70 performs a series of data transmission / reception operations for data transmission and information exchange between the relay device 60 and the management device 80. In particular, the communication network 70 may use various types of communication networks, for example, a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Wi-Fi, a Wibro, a WiMAX, a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA). Wireless communication methods such as Ethernet or wired communication methods such as Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC), Fiber to The Curb (FTTC), and Fiber To The Home (FTTH) may be used. . On the other hand, the communication network 40 is not limited to the above-described communication method, and may include all other communication methods in addition to the above-mentioned communication method well-known or to be developed in the future.

In particular, the container location tracking and real-time management process according to the present invention is attached to a container that is loaded in a port or transported by a vehicle, a ship, etc., the container tag 10 for collecting and transmitting management information of the container, a vehicle for transporting the container Installed in the ship or the like and transmitted from the relay device 60 and the relay device 60 for transmitting the container management information and the current location information received from the container tag 10 to the local server or the management device 80 by wireless communication. The management server 80 receives the information by wireless communication, stores the collected container information, and outputs the stored information, operation status, and event occurrence result. Here, the container tag 10 is a wireless communication module of a type including a function of an electronic seal (eSeal) for security to the function of a general active RFID to collect the management information of the container and provide it to the relay device (60).

In more detail, the container tag 10 attached to the container 50 measures the temperature, humidity, pressure, etc. inside the container, and the sensing unit 20 opens or closes the door according to the change in resistance of the container. Detect the damage. The wind power generation unit 30 converts the kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy and transfers the converted electrical energy to the sensing unit 20, and the position measuring unit 40 is based on the current position of the sensing unit 20. ) Measures the position where the door detects whether the door is open or damaged.

In this case, the container 50 includes a memory unit for temporarily storing the collected information content before transmission, a communication unit for transmitting the stored information to the relay device 60 wirelessly with the container unique address, and operating all components. A battery unit for supplying power and a control unit for controlling the operation of each component are further configured. In the memory unit, information measured and collected by the container tag 10 and the sensing unit 20 is stored and transmitted to the relay device 60 by wireless communication with a container unique address through the communication unit.

On the other hand, the position measuring unit 30 may measure the position based on, for example, a mobile communication base station or by using a GPS (Global Positioning System). In addition, as the wind power generator 30 is configured, the operations of all the components including the sensing unit 20 are semi-permanently operated without the need of providing a separate power supply device.

Container management information transmitted from the communication unit may be immediately transmitted to the relay device 60 in some cases, or may be periodically transmitted at predetermined time intervals. That is, general internal measurement information such as a container unique address, temperature, humidity, and pressure is collected and stored in a memory unit and transmitted at predetermined time intervals. On the other hand, when an abnormality occurs in the security state detected by the detection unit 20, an abnormality such as temperature, humidity, pressure, or the like of a battery discharge inside the container, the corresponding information is immediately transmitted to the relay device 60. Can be. At this time, if the communication state is not smooth and the information transmission is not properly performed, the information that failed to be transmitted is stored in the memory unit and is retransmitted preferentially when communication is resumed.

On the other hand, the sensing unit 20 is attached to the container when it takes a long time to resume communication detects whether the door is opened or damaged in accordance with the change in the resistance of the container. Usually, the container is made of metal and has a resistance value in a range. In addition, when the container door is opened or closed or damage occurs on the outer wall, the resistance value of the container is changed to detect it.

Therefore, the sensing unit 20 measures the resistance value of the container and stores it inside, and compares the stored resistance value with the resistance value of the container measured in real time, and detects whether the door is opened or damaged. In addition, the sensing unit 20 may detect whether the door is opened or damaged in consideration of deterioration, moisture, and temperature of the container.

The relay device 60 transmits the RF receiving module to receive the management information transmitted from the container 50, the GPS module for analyzing the position information of the vessel on which the container is mounted, and the management information and the location information to the management server 80. It consists of a satellite communication module for performing long-range wireless communication and a memory unit for collecting and storing each received container information.

In particular, the cargo ship repeater performs the same function as the vehicular repeater, but since the information transmission must be performed over a longer distance, the cargo ship repeater may include a satellite communication module for performing wireless communication using satellite communication rather than CDMA.

At this time, the RF receiving module performs a function of an RF reader receiving management information.

The relay device 60 configured as described above transmits information of each mounted container received by RF to the management server 80. Here, the management server 80 is a local server provided in a port, a terminal, an inland container base (ICD: Inland Container Depot) in which containers are stacked, and a main server for integrating and managing information of each relay device 20 and a local server ( Main Server). At this time, each local server and the main server is connected to the Internet, the management information stored in any one management server 80 can be inquired at any time not only in the main server but also other management server (80). Since the sharable container management information is distributed and stored, the entire system can operate normally even when data is concentrated to one place and a load occurs or an error occurs in some stored data.

The management device 80 is the overall system of the container having the relay device 60 provided in each port, the relay device installed on the vessel receiving or sharing the relevant information from the local server connected to the Internet, and transporting the container Receives management information from 60, stores the collected container information, outputs the stored information, operation status and event occurrence result, and outputs the corresponding information together with each local server unique address and each container unique address. Share with

To this end, the management device 80 monitors and records the operational state of the satellite communication module receiving the container information from the relay device 60, the Ethernet module for connecting the local server to the Internet, and the operation state of each relay device 60. Control unit for generating an event when a communication breakdown occurs over time, a database unit for storing the collected container information and the monitoring result of the control unit, and a display unit for outputting the stored container information, operation status, event occurrence result, etc. on a voice or screen It is made, including.

At this time, the management device 80 is configured to receive a variety of information, such as numeric and text information, and to configure a variety of functions and additionally configured to send an input signal related to the function control of the management device 80 to the control unit do. The input unit may include at least one of a keypad and a touch pad generating an input signal according to a user's touch or manipulation. In this case, the input unit may be configured in the form of one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the display unit to simultaneously perform input and display functions. In addition, in addition to input devices such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, and a joystick, the input unit may use any type of input means that may be developed in the future.

In addition, the display unit displays information on a series of operation states and operation results that occur during the performance of the management device 80. In addition, the display unit may display a menu of the management device 80 and user data input by the user. Here, the display unit includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED), a flexible display, It may be configured as a three-dimensional display (3 Dimension). In this case, the display unit may be configured in the form of a touch screen. As such, when the display unit is formed in the form of a touch screen, the display unit may perform some or all of the functions of the input unit.

On the other hand, when a plurality of the management device 80 is provided, each is given a unique main server address, and is stored in the database unit with the management information transmitted from the relay device (60).

The management information of each container transmitted as described above is divided into steady state information regularly reported at predetermined time intervals and abnormal state information immediately reported first.

The steady state information includes the container tag 10 and the container 20, which are regularly reported to the relay device 60, and collected information such as temperature, humidity, and pressure. The steady state information is accumulated and stored in the database unit of the management apparatus 80 together with the local server unique address, and is periodically output through the display unit.

The display unit may include not only a display device such as a monitor but also a warning sound generating device for calling attention and attention of the administrator.

The abnormal state information includes event information such as an abnormal occurrence such as whether the door is opened or closed or the outer wall is detected by comparing the resistance values of the containers immediately reported from the detection unit 20 to the relay device 60 immediately. do. When such abnormal state information is generated, it is immediately transmitted to the management device 80 by wireless communication, stored in the database unit, and simultaneously output through the display unit. The display unit includes not only a display device such as a monitor but also a warning sound generating device for arousing the attention and attention of the administrator, so that the event can be immediately recognized when an event occurs, thereby real-time management of the container.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, for security and location tracking monitoring of a plurality of individual cargo in the container, it is provided with a tag configuration for the individual cargo. Accordingly, the container tracking device operates as a repeater, gives an individual cargo an IP, and independently tracks location information and status information for each cargo.

In addition, it describes all supply chains from the manufacturer to the final distributor, inside the container, various events and status information.The container tracking device measured by the position measuring unit 40 is used as a repeater, and IP RFID is applied to individual cargoes. Tag is used to track container movement.

In addition, the management device 80 configured as described above may be implemented as one or more servers operating in a server-based computing-based method or a cloud method. In particular, all data provided for container security through a cloud computing device may be provided through a cloud computing function that may be permanently stored in a cloud computing device on the Internet. Here, cloud computing utilizes Internet technologies in digital terminals such as desktops, tablet computers, laptops, netbooks, and smartphones to virtualize information technology (IT) resources such as hardware (servers, storage, networks, etc.) and software. It refers to a technology that provides services on demand (database, security, web server, etc.), services, and data.

On the other hand, the memory mounted in the relay device 60 or the management device 80 according to the present invention stores information in the device. In one embodiment, the memory is a computer readable medium. In one implementation, the memory may be a volatile memory unit, and for other implementations, the memory may be a nonvolatile memory unit. In one embodiment, the storage device is a computer readable medium. In various different implementations, the storage device may include, for example, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or some other mass storage device.

Although the specification and drawings describe exemplary device configurations, the functional operations and subject matter implementations described herein may be embodied in other types of digital electronic circuitry, or modified from the structures and structural equivalents disclosed herein. It may be implemented in computer software, firmware or hardware, including, or a combination of one or more of them. Implementations of the subject matter described herein relate to one or more computer program products, ie computer program instructions encoded on a program storage medium of tangible type for controlling or by the operation of an apparatus according to the invention. It may be implemented as the above module. The computer readable medium may be a machine readable storage device, a machine readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition of materials affecting a machine readable propagated signal, or a combination of one or more thereof.

Computer-readable media suitable for storing computer program instructions and data include, for example, magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, such as magnetic disks, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), and DVDs. Optical Media such as Digital Video Disk, Magnetic-Optical Media such as Floppy Disk, and Read Only Memory, RAM, Random Semiconductor memories such as access memory (EPM), flash memory, erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), and electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). The processor and memory can be supplemented by or integrated with special purpose logic circuitry. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler. Such hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

On the other hand, the embodiments disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely presented specific examples to aid understanding, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein. In addition, although specific terms are used in the specification and the drawings, they are only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A detection unit attached to the container and detecting whether the door is opened or damaged in accordance with the resistance change of the container;

A wind power generation unit attached to the container and converting kinetic energy of wind into electric energy and transferring the converted electric energy to the sensing unit;

Intrusion detection and security at the outer wall of the container comprising a position measuring unit for measuring the position of the container

Stem.
The intrusion detection and security system of claim 1, wherein

A container tag that measures the internal environment of each container, monitors the abnormality of the container, and transmits monitoring results and management information including a unique IP to the relay device;

A relay device which is installed in a transport means for transporting the container, receives container management information and position information from the container tag, the sensing unit and the position measuring unit, and provides them to the following management apparatus;

Intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container further comprises a management server for managing the container by receiving the management information of the container and the location information of the transport transmitted from the relay device.
The method of claim 2, wherein the relay device

RF receiving module for receiving the container management information transmitted;

GPS module for analyzing the position information of a vessel equipped with a container,

Intrusion detection and security system on the outer wall of the container, characterized in that it comprises a satellite communication module for performing long-range wireless communication for transmitting management information and location information to the management server and a memory unit for collecting and storing each received container information.
The method of claim 2, wherein the management device

The overall system of the container having a relay device provided in each port is to manage the entire system, and receive or share relevant information from a local server connected to the Internet, and receive management information from a relay device installed on a ship carrying the container, Intrusion detection of the outer wall of the container, which stores each container information, outputs the stored information, operation status and event occurrence result, and shares the information with the local server together with each local server unique address and each container unique address. And security system.
The method of claim 2, wherein the management device

A satellite communication module receiving container information from a relay device;

Ethernet module for local server and Internet connection,

A control unit which monitors and records the operation state of each relay device and generates an event when a communication break occurs for a predetermined time or more;

A database unit for storing collected container information and monitoring results of the control unit;

Intrusion detection and security system on the outer wall of the container, characterized in that it comprises a display unit for outputting the stored container information, operation status, event occurrence result, etc. on a voice or screen.
The method of claim 5, wherein the management device

It further includes an input unit for receiving a variety of information, such as numeric and character information, and transmits a signal input to the control unit for setting various functions and control the function of the management device,

The input unit includes at least one of a keypad and a touch pad for generating an input signal according to a user's touch or operation, the intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container.
The method of claim 5, wherein the display unit

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Thin Film Transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED), Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), Active Matrix Organic LEDs, AMOLEDs, Flexible Displays and 3-D Displays 3 Dimension)

Intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container, characterized in that it is configured in the form of a touch screen to perform some or all of the functions of the input unit.
The method of claim 1,

The detection unit,

Measure the resistance value of the container and store it inside, and compare the resistance value of the container with the measured resistance value in real time, the container outer wall surface, characterized in that it detects whether the door is opened or damaged. Intrusion Detection and Security System.
The method of claim 8,

The detection unit,

Intrusion detection and security system of the outer wall of the container, characterized in that whether the door opening and closing or damage of the outer wall in consideration of deterioration (deterioration), moisture, temperature of the container.
The method of claim 1,

Wherein the position measuring unit intrusion detection and security system on the outer wall of the container, characterized in that for measuring the position detected by the detection unit whether the door opening or closing the damage of the outer wall based on the current position.