Multi-threat detection system
First Claim
1. A system for screening an object for a threatening item, the system comprising:
- an object unit designed to hold the object;
a test unit including equipment for subjecting the object to a combination of two or more tests;
sensors located in at least one of the object unit and the test unit, wherein the sensors read data resulting from testing the object and generate output signals that correspond to the data; and
a computation unit receiving the output signals from the sensors, processing the output signals individually to generate parameter values, and combining the parameter values to determine a set of risk factors, wherein the set of risk factors indicates a likelihood that the threatening item is present in the object.
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Abstract
A method and system for efficiently screening for dangerous threatening items are presented. The system includes an object unit designed to hold the object and a test unit including equipment for subjecting the object to a combination of two or more tests. There are sensors located in the object unit, wherein each of the sensors reads data resulting from testing the object and generates an output signal. A computation unit receives the output signal from each of the sensors and processes the output signals in parallel to determine a risk factor based on parameters resulting from the two or more tests. The parallel acquisition and processing of the output signals enhances accuracy. By testing a “batch” of objects at once, the system improves throughput.
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1. A system for screening an object for a threatening item, the system comprising:
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an object unit designed to hold the object;
a test unit including equipment for subjecting the object to a combination of two or more tests;
sensors located in at least one of the object unit and the test unit, wherein the sensors read data resulting from testing the object and generate output signals that correspond to the data; and
a computation unit receiving the output signals from the sensors, processing the output signals individually to generate parameter values, and combining the parameter values to determine a set of risk factors, wherein the set of risk factors indicates a likelihood that the threatening item is present in the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for screening an object for a threatening item, the system comprising:
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a test unit including equipment for subjecting the object to a combination of two or more tests;
object units coupled to the test unit, wherein each of the object units is designed to hold an object, and wherein the test unit tests objects in the different object units; and
a computation unit receiving output signals from at least one of the object units and the test unit and determining a risk factor for each object in the different object units. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of screening an object for a threatening item, the method comprising:
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identifying an object in an object unit that has multiple sensors located therein;
subjecting the object to a combination of tests for identifying properties of the object;
reading output signals from the multiple sensors;
processing the output signals individually to generate parameter values; and
combining the parameter values to determine a risk factor that indicates a likelihood that the threatening item is present in the object. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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