METHODS AND MACHINES FOR VERIFYING THE CONDITION OF GOODS DURING TRANSPORT AND COMPUTER-READED INVALIDATED METHODS

Abstract

The invention relates to the verification of the condition of goods during transport, and more specifically to a method and machine for verifying the condition of goods during transport and a computer-readable immutable means. According to some design, transport data, including sensor data and / or user input, may be acquired by one or more sensors and / or input devices of the transport container (e.g., box, transport vehicle, custom cargo container, container, smart cargo container; cargo ship) containing the goods during transport. Transport data may be transmitted to a data storage device (e.g., blockchain, immutable ledger, distributed ledger technology). At appropriate times, the position of the transport container may be estimated and / or determined from the transport data acquired from the data storage device.The condition of an item can be verified, at least in part, by analyzing sensor data and / or user input acquired from data storage. By employing invention techniques, it is possible to determine whether the item has been mishandled and the likelihood that it has been affected (e.g., damaged, spoiled, etc.) during transport.