Information barrier for protection of personal information
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1. An information barrier for preventing access to personal sensitive information in personnel screening applications comprising:
- an enclosure;
detector means located in said enclosure for obtaining images of individuals, including images of concealed dangerous items, and outputting said images;
computing means receiving said images for separating said concealed dangerous items from the personal image, and outputting a signal if an image of said concealed dangerous items is located; and
display means for outputting a non-sensitive indication of whether said concealed dangerous items have been detected.
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Abstract
An information barrier for determining whether a person is concealing a dangerous weapon without exposing any sensitive or private information about the subject is disclosed. Within an enclosure, detector means obtain images of individuals, including images of concealed dangerous items, and output the images. Computing means receive the images for separating the concealed dangerous items from the personal image, and output a signal if an image of the concealed dangerous items is located, and display means output a non-sensitive indication of whether the concealed dangerous items have been detected.
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1. An information barrier for preventing access to personal sensitive information in personnel screening applications comprising:
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an enclosure;
detector means located in said enclosure for obtaining images of individuals, including images of concealed dangerous items, and outputting said images;
computing means receiving said images for separating said concealed dangerous items from the personal image, and outputting a signal if an image of said concealed dangerous items is located; and
display means for outputting a non-sensitive indication of whether said concealed dangerous items have been detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of determining whether or not a subject is concealing dangerous items comprises the steps of:
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obtaining an image of a subject;
analyzing said image for said dangerous items;
outputting a non-sensitive indication of whether said dangerous items have been detected.
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