Method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage
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1. A method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage, the method comprising:
- taking a first picture of the item of luggage by a first examination system;
conveying the item of luggage from the first examination system to a second examination system which is physically separated from the first examination system;
transferring the first picture of the item of luggage and of coordinates of a first suspect region in the item of luggage from the first examination system to the second examination system;
taking a second picture of the item of luggage (4) by the second examination system;
comparing the two pictures of the item of luggage of the first and second examination systems;
determining the change in position of the item of luggage giving a first angle of rotation about the vertical axis, a second angle of rotation about the horizontal axis and a translation;
determining the coordinates of the second suspect region which corresponds to the first suspect region in the first examination system in the second examination system; and
performing targeted examination of the item of luggage only in the area of the coordinates of the second suspect region in the second examination system.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage.
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1. A method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage, the method comprising:
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taking a first picture of the item of luggage by a first examination system; conveying the item of luggage from the first examination system to a second examination system which is physically separated from the first examination system; transferring the first picture of the item of luggage and of coordinates of a first suspect region in the item of luggage from the first examination system to the second examination system; taking a second picture of the item of luggage (4) by the second examination system; comparing the two pictures of the item of luggage of the first and second examination systems; determining the change in position of the item of luggage giving a first angle of rotation about the vertical axis, a second angle of rotation about the horizontal axis and a translation; determining the coordinates of the second suspect region which corresponds to the first suspect region in the first examination system in the second examination system; and performing targeted examination of the item of luggage only in the area of the coordinates of the second suspect region in the second examination system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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