Vehicle Search Scheduling for Automated Security Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Vehicle searches in restricted or high-security areas cause delays and additional costs due to manual information entry, staffing requirements, and inefficient search procedures, which impact cargo delivery timelines and recipient expenses.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing remote computing devices to manage vehicle arrival schedules, verify tamper indicating devices, and provide real-time security action guidance through augmented reality overlays, enhancing the efficiency of vehicle searches by automating and standardizing procedures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual vehicle search procedures are used with officers entering information into arrival logs, then security verification can be performed, but search delays increase and productivity decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity verificationVSAvoidsearch throughput

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (officers physically entering information into arrival logs and communicating verbally) with an automated electronic system. The computing device automatically receives vehicle arrival data, retrieves delivery schedules, performs security verification, and communicates results electronically, eliminating manual data entry and significantly reducing search delays while maintaining security standards

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The computing device serves as an intermediary between vehicle arrival detection and security verification processes. It automatically receives arrival information, queries the delivery schedule database, performs the security check, and communicates results to relevant personnel, thereby streamlining the workflow and eliminating the need for manual coordination between multiple officers and checkpoints

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If multiple officers are stationed at checkpoints to conduct manual searches and communicate information, then security coverage is improved, but staffing costs and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity coverageVSAvoidstaffing requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The computing device performs multiple security functions that previously required multiple officers: it detects vehicle arrivals, retrieves delivery schedules, performs security verification, and communicates results to various checkpoints. This multi-functional automated system maintains comprehensive security coverage while eliminating the need for multiple staffed positions at different locations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements automated feedback loops where the computing device continuously monitors vehicle arrivals, automatically queries the delivery schedule database for verification results, and communicates status updates to relevant checkpoints and personnel. This automated feedback mechanism ensures continuous security monitoring without requiring constant human presence at multiple checkpoints

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If officers manually enter arrival information and communicate with multiple checkpoints, then delivery information can be tracked, but time consumption and operational delays increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedelivery information trackingVSAvoidinformation processing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual information tracking processes with automated electronic data processing. The computing device automatically receives vehicle arrival data, queries the delivery schedule database, retrieves delivery information, and communicates results electronically, eliminating the time-consuming manual processes of writing in arrival logs and verbally communicating with multiple checkpoints while ensuring accurate information tracking

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the delivery schedule database with all expected deliveries and their routes. When a vehicle arrives, the computing device can immediately query this pre-prepared database for instant verification, eliminating the need for officers to manually look up and communicate delivery information during the search process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12406220B2Methods and systems for improving vehicle searches

Publication Date: 2025.09.02 CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION LLC

AI summary

An example method can comprise receiving an indication of a scheduled delivery at a remote computing device and from a first device. The indication of the scheduled delivery can comprise one or more delivery parameters. A delivery schedule comprising the indication of the scheduled delivery can be transmitted from the remote computing device to a second device. A delivery update adjusting one or more of the delivery parameters can be received from a third device, and the delivery schedule can be updated based on the received delivery update. The updated delivery schedule can be transmitted to the second device. One or more security actions can be performed on a delivery vehicle based at least in part on the updated delivery schedule.