Method for imaging a concealed object
US7238940B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/23
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for imaging a concealed object is described and which includes a step of providing a heat radiating body, and wherein an object to be detected is concealed on the heat radiating body; imaging the heat radiating body to provide a visibly discernible infrared image of the heat radiating body; and determining if the visibly discernible infrared image of the heat radiating body is masked by the presence of the concealed object.
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