APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CONCEALED EXPLOSIVES
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an antenna module configured to generate interrogation electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency;
a detection cavity configured to receive an electronic device, wherein the electronic device inside the detection cavity is irradiated for a predetermined period of time with the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency;
a sensor module configured to measure feedback electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic device in response to the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency; and
a user interface module configured to present, on a display, an indication generated based at least in part on an analysis of the feedback electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic device in response to the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency.
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Abstract
Explosives concealed within electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablet PCs, are detected using NQR spectroscopy. For example, a suspect electronic device can be placed inside a NQR scanner and be subject to interrogation electromagnetic radiation at varying frequencies. The electronic device is exposed to interrogation electromagnetic radiation at frequencies that correspond to chemical components of various explosives. In the event that an explosive chemical component is present inside the electronic device, irradiating the electronic device with interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the specific NQR frequency of that explosive chemical component will cause the explosive chemical component to emit feedback electromagnetic radiation at that frequency. Consequently, the NQR scanner can measure the feedback electromagnetic radiation and determine that the frequency of the feedback electromagnetic radiation indicates the presence of the explosive chemical component inside the electronic device.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an antenna module configured to generate interrogation electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency; a detection cavity configured to receive an electronic device, wherein the electronic device inside the detection cavity is irradiated for a predetermined period of time with the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency; a sensor module configured to measure feedback electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic device in response to the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency; and a user interface module configured to present, on a display, an indication generated based at least in part on an analysis of the feedback electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic device in response to the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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generating, using an antenna module, interrogation electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency; irradiating, for a predetermined period of time, an electronic device inside a detection cavity with the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency; measuring, using a sensor module, feedback electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic device in response to the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency; analyzing the feedback electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic device in response to the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency; and presenting, on a display, an indication generated based at least in part on the analysis of the feedback electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic device in response to the interrogation electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26)
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