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METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSPECTION OF LIQUID MERCHANDISE

  • US 20100207741A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2008
  • Published: 08/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for facilitating the inspection of liquid merchandise comprising;

  • a. generating a machine readable tag conveying identification information related to the liquid merchandise, the machine readable tag being generated in connection with a purchase of the liquid merchandise at a point of sale;

    b. associating the machine readable tag with the liquid merchandise;

    c. at a security checkpoint, extracting the identification information from the machine readable tag;

    d. processing the identification information conveyed by the machine readable tag to obtain an expected response to penetrating radiation associated with the liquid merchandise, the response including at least one feature conveying a characteristic of a liquid substance expected to be contained in the liquid merchandise; and

    e. processing the expected response in conjunction with an X-ray image of the liquid merchandise to determine if the liquid merchandise is consistent with the identification information.

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