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System and method for the collection of spectral image data

  • US 6,853,447 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2001
  • Issued: 02/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A push-broom scanning spectrometer, comprising:

  • an imager adapted to simultaneously acquire a line of image pixel from a moving package, wherein the image pixel line comprises a plurality of contiguou spectral bands, wherein the image pixel line is oriented perpendicular to the direction of motion of the package, wherein the package includes a plurality of items;

    a conveyer system adapted to move the package through field of view corresponding to the imager; and

    a processor capable of being programmed to compare the line of image pixels with a references signal and to determine the location of the plurality of items within the package based on the comparison of the line of image pixels to the reference signal.

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