System for detecting counterfeit goods and method of operating the same
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of handling a container including at least one object therein, said method comprising:
- performing a first scan of the container comprising irradiating the container with polychromatic x-rays with a first x-ray scanning system at a first geographic location;
generating, using at least one processing device, a first scan record;
reconstructing a first multidimensional voxelized representation of the container using the first scan record, the first multidimensional voxelized representation including one of a four-dimensional (4-D) voxelized representation and a five-dimensional (5-D) voxelized representation;
moving the container from the first geographic location to a second geographic location;
performing a second scan of the container comprising irradiating the container with polychromatic x-rays with a second x-ray scanning system at the second geographic location;
generating, using the at least one processing device, a second scan record;
reconstructing a second multidimensional voxelized representation of the container using the second scan record, the second multidimensional voxelized representation including one of a 4-D voxelized representation and a 5-D voxelized representation;
comparing the first scan record and the second scan record; and
determining whether;
the second scan record is substantially indistinguishable from the first scan record;
orthe second scan record is substantially distinguishable from the first scan record.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of handling a container includes performing a first scan of the container. The container includes objects therein. The scan includes irradiating the container with polychromatic x-rays with a first x-ray scanning system at a first geographic location and generating a first scan record using a processing device. The method also includes moving the container from the first geographic location to a second geographic location. The method further includes performing a second scan of the container including irradiating the container with polychromatic x-rays with a second x-ray scanning system at the second geographic location and generating a second scan record using a processing device. The method also includes comparing the first scan record and the second scan record. The method further includes determining the second scan record is substantially indistinguishable or distinguishable from the first scan record.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of handling a container including at least one object therein, said method comprising:
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performing a first scan of the container comprising irradiating the container with polychromatic x-rays with a first x-ray scanning system at a first geographic location; generating, using at least one processing device, a first scan record; reconstructing a first multidimensional voxelized representation of the container using the first scan record, the first multidimensional voxelized representation including one of a four-dimensional (4-D) voxelized representation and a five-dimensional (5-D) voxelized representation; moving the container from the first geographic location to a second geographic location; performing a second scan of the container comprising irradiating the container with polychromatic x-rays with a second x-ray scanning system at the second geographic location; generating, using the at least one processing device, a second scan record; reconstructing a second multidimensional voxelized representation of the container using the second scan record, the second multidimensional voxelized representation including one of a 4-D voxelized representation and a 5-D voxelized representation; comparing the first scan record and the second scan record; and determining whether; the second scan record is substantially indistinguishable from the first scan record;
orthe second scan record is substantially distinguishable from the first scan record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A container handling system comprising:
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at least one processing device; a first x-ray scanning system at a first geographic location coupled to said at least one processing device, said first x-ray scanning system configured to perform a first x-ray scan of a container, said at least one processing device configured to generate a first scan record of the container; a second x-ray scanning system at a second geographic location coupled to said at least one processing device, said second x-ray scanning system configured to perform a second x-ray scan of the container; and a communication channel between the first x-ray scanning system and the second x-ray scanning system, and said at least one processing device further configured to; reconstruct a first multidimensional voxelized representation of the container using the first scan record, the first multidimensional voxelized representation including one of a four-dimensional (4-D) voxelized representation and a five-dimensional (5-D) voxelized representation; generate a second scan record of the container; reconstruct a second multidimensional voxelized representation of the container using the second scan record, the second multidimensional voxelized representation including one of a 4-D voxelized representation and a 5-D voxelized representation; compare the first scan record and the second scan record; and determine whether; the container scanned at the second geographic location is substantially indistinguishable from the container scanned at the first geographic location;
orthe container scanned at the second geographic location is distinguishable from the container scanned at the first geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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