METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF SECURITY SCREENING
First Claim
1. A system for security screening, comprising:
- one or more security screening stations installable at a venue, each security screening station having an adjustable security level and configured to screen a plurality of subjects in a queue associated with the security screening station;
one or more sensors configured to gather data corresponding to queue lengths of one or more queues associated with the one or more security screening stations;
a processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing programming instructions that, when executed, will cause the processor to;
receive data corresponding to the queue lengths of one or more queues associated with the one or more security screening stations;
determine a current queue length of all the queues associated with the one or more security screening stations,determine whether a throughput for at least one security station of the one or more security screening stations should be increased or decreased,change, for a variation period, a security level of the at least one security screening station upon determining that the throughput for the at least one security station should be increased or decreased from an original value to an adjusted value, andwhen the variation period expires;
return the security level to the original value, andrepeat the steps of receiving, determining the current queue length, determining whether the throughput for at least one security station of the one or more security screening stations should be increased or decreased, and changing.
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Abstract
A system for security screening at a venue includes one or more security screening stations, each station having a security level and configured to screen a plurality of subjects in a queue for admitting the subject to the venue. The system may determine the current queue length of all the queues associated with security screening stations based on data received from one or more sensors. The system may also determine whether the throughput for at least one security screening station should be increased or decreased. If the system so determines, the system may decrease or increase, for a variation time period, the security level of the security screening station associated with the queue. The system may also adjust configuration of the stations or place a secondary and complementary screening process to dynamically improve the performance of the security system.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for security screening, comprising:
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one or more security screening stations installable at a venue, each security screening station having an adjustable security level and configured to screen a plurality of subjects in a queue associated with the security screening station; one or more sensors configured to gather data corresponding to queue lengths of one or more queues associated with the one or more security screening stations; a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing programming instructions that, when executed, will cause the processor to; receive data corresponding to the queue lengths of one or more queues associated with the one or more security screening stations; determine a current queue length of all the queues associated with the one or more security screening stations, determine whether a throughput for at least one security station of the one or more security screening stations should be increased or decreased, change, for a variation period, a security level of the at least one security screening station upon determining that the throughput for the at least one security station should be increased or decreased from an original value to an adjusted value, and when the variation period expires; return the security level to the original value, and repeat the steps of receiving, determining the current queue length, determining whether the throughput for at least one security station of the one or more security screening stations should be increased or decreased, and changing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A security screening station having an adjustable security level and configured to screen a plurality of subjects in a queue associated with the security screening station, the security station comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to measure a queue length of a queue associated with the security screening station; a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing programming instructions that, when executed, will cause the processor to; determine whether a throughput for the security screening station should be increased or decreased based on a reading from the one or more sensors, adjust, for a variation period, the security level of the security screening station upon determining that the throughput for the security screening station should be increased or decreased from an original value to an adjusted value, and when the variation period expires; return the security level to the original value, and repeat the steps of determining and adjusting. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
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18. A method for security screening, comprising, by a processor:
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receiving, from one or more sensors, data corresponding to queue lengths of one or more queues associated with one or more security screening stations at a venue, wherein each security screening station has an adjustable security level and is configured to screen a plurality of subjects in a queue associated with the security screening station; determining a current queue length of all the queues associated with the one or more security screening stations; determining whether a throughput for at least one security station of the one or more security screening stations should be increased or decreased; changing, for a variation period, a security level of the at least one security screening station upon determining that the throughput for the at least one security station should be increased or decreased, from an original value to an adjusted value; and when the variation period expires; returning the security level to the original value, and repeating the steps of receiving, determining the current queue length, determining whether the throughput for at least one security station of the one or more security screening stations should be increased or decreased, and changing.
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