Automated Personnel Screening System and Method
AssigneeRapiscan Systems, Inc.
InventorTimothy James Rayner
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Abstract
The present specification discloses a system for controlling a movement of at least one person into a controlled location. The system includes an X-ray screening system having an entrance area defined by walls and a gate, and an exit area defined by walls and a gate. The gates are automatically controlled based upon the output of the X-ray screening system. Additional gates, defining an additional holding area, are used for subsequent analysis and inspection.
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A system for controlling a movement of at least one person into a controlled location, comprising:
- a. An X-ray screening system having an entrance area defined by a plurality of walls and an exit area defined by a plurality of walls;
- b. A first gate having a first state and a second state wherein, in the first state, the first gate is open permitting entry of the at least one person into said entrance area and wherein, in the second state, the first gate is closed preventing entry of the at least one person into said entrance area;
- c. A second gate having a first state and a second state wherein, in the first state, the second gate is closed preventing the person from leaving the exit area and, in the second state, the second gate is open permitting the person to leave the exit area;
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- d. A third gate having a first state and a second state wherein, in the first state, the third gate is closed preventing the person from leaving the exit area and, in the second state, the third gate is open permitting the person to leave the exit area and enter a holding area, wherein said X-ray screening system generates data indicative of whether said person is carrying a prohibited object and wherein said data is used to automatically open at least one of said second gate or third gate.
A system for controlling a movement of at least one person into a controlled location, comprising:
- a. An X-ray screening system having an entrance area defined by a first wall, a second wall, and a first gate and an exit area defined by a third wall, a fourth wall, a second gate and a third gate, wherein said X-ray screening system generates data indicative of objects being carried by said person;
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- b. A controller in data communication with said X-ray screening system wherein said controller automatically opens at least one of said second gate or said third gate based upon said data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.