Patent ID: 6218943
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
A contraband detection and article reclaim system comprising:at least one article inspection system configured to derive inspection data from at least one projection x-ray image of an article, where the projection image is two-dimensional and pixels therein reflect only combined influences of attenuation coefficients of voxels in the article, and compare the inspection data to target object data to detect contraband, and to assign matching information to each article in which contraband was detected that matches the article to its inspection data;a server to which said at least one article inspection system is connected and to which said inspection data and said matching information are transferred;an article tagging system configured to generate a tag for each article in which contraband was detected, said tag comprising information regarding the article derived from said at least one projection x-ray image and said matching information about the article; andat least one workstation coupled to said server and configured to permit entry of said matching information so that said inspection data of an article in which contraband was detected can be transferred to said workstation and to display said inspection data.