Patent ID: 9715012
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G01S,G01V

Claim:
1. A footwear scanning system comprising: a platform configured to contact footwear to be scanned; an antenna array configured to transmit electromagnetic waves through the platform into the footwear and to receive electromagnetic waves from the footwear and the platform; a transceiver coupled with antennas of the antenna array and configured to apply electrical signals to at least one of the antennas to generate the transmitted electromagnetic waves and to receive electrical signals from at least another of the antennas corresponding to the electromagnetic waves received by the at least another of the antennas; processing circuitry configured to process the received electrical signals from the transceiver to provide information regarding contents within the footwear; wherein the platform comprises a conformal support surface configured to conform to different surface features of soles of the footwear; and wherein the conformal support surface is a retention layer over a plurality of movable members.