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Container transport monitoring and analysis

US8798963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

19Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Industry, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael D. Carpenter · Arlington, US
Svetlozar Delianski · Berlin, DE
Matthias Krause · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2011
Grant date	Aug 5, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F17/40
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for container analysis and tracking. A method includes scanning a plurality of items by a first data processing system to generate x-ray image data of the items, each of the plurality of items having a unique identifier. The method includes performing a computer implemented image recognition process on the x-ray image data to identify the items. The method includes interactively reviewing the x-ray image data with a human operator by a second data processing system, including displaying the x-ray image data to the human operator. The method includes recording the result of the human operator's review. The method includes determining, for each item, if the results from the computer implemented image recognition process and interactive review meet criteria for items that are exceptions that should not be shipped, and storing an exception indicator for each item using the respective unique identifier.

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