Distributed analysis X-ray inspection methods and systems
AssigneeRapiscan Systems, Inc.
InventorsShehul Sailesh Parikh, Balamurugan Sankaranarayanan, Jeffrey Bryan Abel, Siva Kumar, Joseph Bendahan
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Abstract
The present specification discloses systems and methods for integrating manifest data for cargo and light vehicles with their X-ray images generated during scanning. Manifest data is automatically imported into the system for each shipment, and helps the security personnel to quickly determine the contents of cargo. In case of a mismatch between cargo contents shown by manifest data and the X-ray images, the cargo may be withheld for further inspection. In one embodiment, the process of analyzing the X-ray image of the cargo in conjunction with the manifest data is automated.
Claims22
A system for scanning objects, comprising:
- an X-ray scanner configured to emit X-rays, generate an image of an object, and generate a file comprising metadata and said image;
- an application comprising a plurality of programmatic instructions stored in a non-transient computer readable medium, wherein the application is configured to be accessed by an operator workstation, wherein the operator workstation is in data communication with the scanner, wherein the application is configured to receive said file and modify said file to incorporate into the metadata additional data, and wherein the additional data are indicative of an operator ID and whether a rescan is required.
A method for scanning objects, comprising:
- generating by an X-ray scanner configured to emit X-rays, an image of an object;
- generating by the X-ray scanner, a file comprising metadata and the image;
- receiving the file by an application comprising a plurality of programmatic instructions stored in a non-transient computer readable medium, wherein the application is configured to be accessed by an operator workstation that is in communication with the X-ray scanner;
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- incorporating by the application, by modifying said file, into the metadata additional data indicative of an operator ID and whether a rescan is required.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.