Device and Method for Imaging Structures Positioned Behind or Within a Surface

A method for identifying an internal component behind a wall structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• positioning a handheld imaging device in proximity to said wall structure;
• transmitting an invisible signal towards said wall structure from said handheld imaging device;
• receiving a reflected signal by a transceiver of said handheld imaging device from said internal component behind said wall structure;
• extracting features of said reflected signal;
• processing said reflected signal to form an image of said internal component;
• and
• displaying said image on said handheld imaging device.

A handheld wall inspection device comprising:

• a plurality of sensors for transmitting a low frequency wall penetrating signal into a wall;
• a transceiver for receiving a reflected signal from an internal component positioned behind the wall, wherein said wall is an interior building wall;
• an image processor to process said reflected signal to create an image of said internal component from said reflected signal, the reflected signal being a reflection of the transmitted low frequency wall penetrating signal;
• and
• a measurement module to provide a dimension and a position of said internal component, wherein said internal component is selected from a group consisting of a wire, a circuit, a stud, and a pipe, and further wherein said inspection handheld device is wireless and portable.