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Remote baggage screening system, software and method
Assignee: Leidos Security Detection and Automation Inc
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Filing: 2002-04-03
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Granted: 2004-04-13
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Expires: 2022-04-03
Abstract
Abstract A computer readable medium encoded with a plurality of instructions for execution on at least one processor, the plurality of instructions performing a method of remote screening of items of baggage. The method includes steps of storing information about an item under inspection, linking a unique item identifier with the information to uniquely associate the information with the item under inspection and retrieving the information about the item under inspection in response to a request. The method also includes analyzing the information to determine a screening result for the item under inspection, and storing the screening result with the information about the item.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith M. McClelland
- 👤 Craig Dawson
- 👤 Ying Huang
- 👤 Andrea L. Whitson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 03:44
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V5/00; G01V5/20; G01V5/271; B; B64; B64F; B64F1/00; B64F1/36; B64F1/368; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/02; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L67/12; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04L9/00; H04L9/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A computer readable medium encoded with a plurality of instructions for execution on at least one processor, the plurality of instructions performing a method of remote screening of items of baggage, the method comprising steps of: storing information about an item under inspection; linking a unique item identifier with the information to uniquely associate the information with the item under inspection; retrieving the information about the item under inspection in response to a request; analyzing the information to determine a screening result for the item under inspection; and storing the screening result with the information about the item.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A computer readable medium encoded with a plurality of instructions for execution on at least one processor, the plurality of instructions performing a method of remote screening of items of baggage, the method comprising steps of: storing information about an item under inspection; linking a unique item identifier with the information to uniquely associate the information with the item under inspection; retrieving the information about the item under inspection in response to a request; analyzing the information to determine a screening result for the item under inspection; and storing the screening result with the information about the item.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the information about the item under inspection includes an image file that includes data corresponding to an X-ray image of the item under inspection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the step of analyzing the information includes analyzing the image file to identify a region of interest in the X-ray image of the item under inspection.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises a step of processing a portion of the image file corresponding to the region if interest in the X-ray image to determine information regarding the region of interest.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises a step of displaying the screening result on an operator interface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of analyzing the information includes analyzing the information according to a selected detection algorithm.
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