Method and system for screening luggage items, cargo containers or persons
First Claim
1. An apparatus suitable for screening a luggage item, said apparatus comprising:
- a) an input for receiving an image signal associated with the luggage item, the image signal derived on the basis of penetrating radiation and conveying information related to the contents of the luggage item;
b) a processing unit in communication with said input, said processing unit being operative for;
i. processing the image signal associated with the luggage item in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item;
ii. generating a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item;
c) an output for releasing the detection signal.
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Abstract
A system for screening luggage items, which includes an image generation device suitable for generating an image signal associated with a luggage item where the image signal conveys information related to the contents of the luggage item. The system also includes an apparatus having an input for receiving the image signal and a processing unit. The processing unit processes the image signal in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item. The processing unit generates a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item. An output module conveys information derived at least in part on the basis of the detection signal to a user of the system. In alternative embodiments, the system may also be used to screen cargo containers and persons.
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1. An apparatus suitable for screening a luggage item, said apparatus comprising:
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a) an input for receiving an image signal associated with the luggage item, the image signal derived on the basis of penetrating radiation and conveying information related to the contents of the luggage item; b) a processing unit in communication with said input, said processing unit being operative for; i. processing the image signal associated with the luggage item in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; ii. generating a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; c) an output for releasing the detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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22. A method for screening a luggage item, said method comprising:
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a) receiving an image signal associated with the luggage item, the image signal derived on the basis of penetrating radiation and conveying information related to the contents of the luggage item; b) processing the image signal associated with the luggage item in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; c) generating a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item. - View Dependent Claims (27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36)
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43. A system for screening luggage items, said system comprising:
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a) an image generation device suitable for generating an image signal associated with a luggage item using penetrating radiation, the image signal conveying information related to the contents of the luggage item; b) an apparatus in communication with said image generation device, said apparatus comprising; i. an input for receiving the image signal associated with the luggage item; ii. a processing unit in communication with said input, said processing unit being operative for; (a) processing the image signal associated with the luggage item in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; (b) generating a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; c) an output module for conveying information derived at least in part on the basis of said detection signal to a user of the system. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A computer readable medium including a program element suitable for execution by a computing apparatus for screening a luggage item, said computing apparatus comprising a memory unit and a processor operatively connected to said memory unit, said program element when executing on said processor being operative for:
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a) receiving an image signal associated with the luggage item, the image signal conveying information related to the contents of the luggage item; b) processing the image signal associated with the luggage item in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; c) generating a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; d) releasing the detection signal.
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87. An apparatus suitable for screening a luggage item, said apparatus comprising:
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a) means for receiving an image signal associated with the luggage item, the image signal conveying information related to the contents of the luggage item; b) means for processing the image signal associated with the luggage item in combination with a plurality of target images associated with target objects to detect a presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; c) means for generating a detection signal in response to detection of the presence of at least one target object in the luggage item; d) means for releasing the detection signal.
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