METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE AND HANDHELD SCREENING DEVICE

• US 20150268339A1
• Filed: 10/09/2013
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Dayi, Furkan, Boehnke, Ralf, Testar, Miquel, Blech, Marcel, Wang, Qi
• Granted Patent: US 10,754,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/86 Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/887 for detection of concealed objects, e.g. contraband or weapons
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/89 for mapping or imaging
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/24 the display being orientated or displaced in accordance with movement of object carrying the transmitting and receiving apparatus, e.g. true-motion radar

Abstract

A method and device for generating an image, the method including: generating an active radar image of an object; displaying the active radar image in a first representation on a display of a handheld screening device; detecting a movement of the handheld screening device; generating a second representation of the displayed radar image based on the detected movement.

Claims

1. Method for generating an image comprising:

generating an active radar image of an object;

displaying the active radar image in a first representation on a display of a handheld screening device;

detecting a movement of the handheld screening device;

generating a second representation of the displayed radar image based on the detected movement.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein a smaller field of view of the active radar image is displayed as the second representation if the movement is a movement towards the object.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein a larger field of view of the active radar image is displayed as the second representation if the movement is a movement away from the object.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein a laterally shifted field of view is displayed as the second representation if the movement is a lateral movement with regard to the object.

5. Handheld screening device comprising:

an active radar scan unit to generate an active radar image of an object;

a display to display the active radar image in a first representation;

a movement sensor to detect a movement of the handheld screening device; and

a processor to generate a second representation of the active radar image to be displayed on the display based on the movement.

6. Handheld screening device according to claim 5, wherein a smaller field of view of the active radar image is displayed as the second representation if the movement is a movement towards the object.

7. Handheld screening device according to claim 5, wherein a larger field of view of the active radar image is displayed as the second representation if the movement is a movement away from the object.

8. Handheld screening device according to claim 5, wherein a laterally shifted field of view is displayed as the second representation if the movement is a lateral movement with regard to the object.