Multi-stage security screening system and smart communication system
AssigneeMorpho Detection, Inc.
InventorGeoffrey Harding
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Abstract
A multi-stage screening system for screening a container includes a pre-screening stage including a transmission X-ray device. The pre-screening stage is configured to generate constraint data associated with the contents of the container. The system also includes a screening stage including an X-ray diffraction imaging (XDI) device. The screening stage is configured to generate image data associated with the contents of the container. The system further includes a communication system coupled to the pre-screening stage and the screening stage. The communication system is configured to receive and transmit the constraint data and reconstruct at least one image of the container at least partially as a function of the constraint data and the image data.
Claims20
A multi-stage screening system for screening a container, said multi-stage screening system comprising:
- a pre-screening stage comprising a transmission X-ray device, said pre-screening stage configured to generate constraint data associated with the contents of the container;
- a screening stage comprising an X-ray diffraction imaging (XDI) device, said screening stage configured to generate image data associated with the contents of the container;
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- a communication system coupled to said pre-screening stage and said screening stage, said communication system configured to receive and transmit said constraint data and reconstruct at least one image of the container at least partially as a function of said constraint data and said image data.
A method of performing a security screen of a container, said method comprising:
- irradiating a container with a pre-screening stage X-ray device;
- generating constraint data associated with the contents of the container;
- transmitting the constraint data to a communication system;
- irradiating the container with a screening stage X-ray device;
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- reconstructing at least one image of the container at least partially as a function of the constraint data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.