Weapon detection processing
First Claim
1. A method of detecting an object concealed under the clothing of a person, comprising:
- operating a body scanner to create an electronic image of said person wherein the clothing of said person is substantially transparent;
transmitting said electronic image over a communication channel; and
receiving processed data over said communication channel wherein said processed data is derived from said electronic image and representative of said object.
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Abstract
A radiant energy imaging system is used to create an electronic image of a person entering a security controlled area to detect weapons or contraband concealed under their clothing. The electronic image is electronically transmitted to a processing center where it is evaluated by a human and/or software algorithms for the presence of concealed objects. The resulting evaluation, consisting of digitally represented information, is electronically transmitted back to the examination site. In one embodiment this processed data is displayed as a graphical outline of the concealed objects superimposed on an optical image of the person. In another embodiment, the processed data is used to control a personnel barrier controlling access into the security controlled area. In another embodiment a network allocation server selectively routes the electronic images from two or more body scanners to two or more processing centers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of detecting an object concealed under the clothing of a person, comprising:
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operating a body scanner to create an electronic image of said person wherein the clothing of said person is substantially transparent;
transmitting said electronic image over a communication channel; and
receiving processed data over said communication channel wherein said processed data is derived from said electronic image and representative of said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for detecting an object concealed under the clothing of a person entering a security controlled area, comprising:
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body scanner means for creating an electronic image of said person and said object;
communication means for transferring electronic data;
transmission means for transmitting said electronic image over said communication means;
processing means for converting said electronic image into a processed data set;
reception means for receiving said processed data set from said communication means; and
display means for presenting said processed data set. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for searching persons, comprising:
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a first body scanner for creating a first electronic image of a first person;
a second body scanner for creating a second electronic image of a second person;
a first processing center for evaluating the electronic images created by the body scanners;
a second processing center for evaluating the electronic images created by the body scanners;
a digital communication network connecting said first body scanner and said second body scanner with said first processing center and said second processing center; and
an allocation server for selectively routing said first electronic image and said second electronic image to said first processing center and said second processing center. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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