System and method for centralized security screening

• US 20040212492A1
• Filed: 04/24/2003
• Published: 10/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brian Boesch, William Peterson
• Original Assignee: Brian Boesch
• Inventors: Peterson, William, Boesch, Brian
• Granted Patent: US 7,071,823 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/531
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/368 Arrangements or installations for routing, distributing or loading baggage
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 5/0083 utilizing a network, e.g. a remote expert, accessing remote data or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 5/271 using a network, e.g. a remote expert, accessing remote data or the like

Abstract

A system and method for centralized security screening of packages including baggage. The system creates images and data concerning baggage to be reviewed, packetizes the data long with additional identification information, and conveys the data packets to a central screening location. All analysis of the baggage information is accomplished in a centralized way with risk assessments being provided to each image. Upon sensing of a package or baggage of concern, alerts may be sent to the screening location for action. Artificial intelligence tools are used to pre-screen images to assist with workload assignment.

Claims

1. A system for centralized security screening comprising:

a remote screening facility adapted to screen baggage and to create baggage information; and

a centralized screening facility connected to the remote screening facility adapted to review the baggage information from the remote screening facility.

2. The system for centralized security screening of claim 1 wherein:

the remote screening facility comprises a plurality of baggage screening stations each of which provides baggage data for further processing.

3. The system for centralized security screening of claim 2 wherein the remote screening facility further comprises a server adapted to receive the baggage data, and further adapted to create data packets of baggage data and related data for transmission to the centralized screening facility.

4. The system for centralized security screening of claim 3 wherein:

the centralized screening facility comprises a test image store adapted to provided test images to workstations at the centralized screening facility at random intervals.

5. The system for centralized security screening of claim 4 wherein:

the centralized screening facility further comprises means for alerting security authorities when baggage information of concern is detected.

6. The system for centralized security screening of claim 4 wherein:

the centralized screening facility comprises workstations adapted to view baggage information and to assign a risk factor to the images viewed.