Networked security system
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Abstract
The application discloses a system and methods for remote access and analysis of data collected about items under inspection. The system includes one or more data collection stations, each of which may include an X-ray scanner that scans the items under inspection to obtain data about the items. The data is transmitted to one or more remote stations, where the data is remotely analyzed to determine whether the item contains a potential threat, such as, for example, explosives or other contraband. Data may be aggregated so that correlations between data collected for different items may be used to more accurately detect threats.
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20 Claims
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8. A networked security system comprising:
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a) a security check-point comprising;
i) an inspection area;
ii) an input device adapted to read passenger identifying information;
b) a server having associated therewith information on a set of passengers; and
c) a network connecting the input device to the server, the network being adapted to communicate the passenger identifying information from the input device to the server and to communicate from the server to the security check-point an indication of whether a passenger is in the set of passengers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 13, 14)
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10. The networked security system of claim 10, further comprising:
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a) a retrieval area;
b) a second inspection area; and
c) a conveyor disposed to move items through the inspection area, the conveyor comprising an input portion and a first portion adjacent the retrieval area and a second portion adjacent the second inspection area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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15. A networked security system comprising:
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a) a plurality of security check-points, each security check-point comprising;
i) a data collection station adapted to collect data on each of a plurality of items of luggage;
ii) an input device adapted to read identifying information relating to each of the plurality of items of luggage;
b) a server;
c) a network interconnecting the plurality of security check-points and the sever, the network being adapted to communicate the data from the data collection station and the input device of each of the plurality of security check-points to the server; and
d) a computer-readable medium associated with the server, the computer-readable medium having stored thereon;
i) data on each of the plurality of items of luggage;
ii) identifying information relating to each of the plurality of items of luggage; and
iii) computer-executable instructions for;
A) identifying a group of items of luggage based on the identifying information; and
B) analyzing the data on each of the items of luggage in the group to detect a threat object in any of the items of luggage in the group based in part on data from another of the items of luggage in the group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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