Method and apparatus for improving identification and control of articles passing through a scanning system
US7558370B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/22
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An article sensing and tracking system and computer system integrated and connected to present on a monitor screen, or screens, visual x-ray and photographic images of articles that are being passed through a scanner and visual indication of the physical location of the displayed articles within the system, enabling security personnel viewing a monitor screen to accurately track and maintain custody of the articles, until cleared, through examination of x-ray data and other information relating to the articles.
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