Patent ID: 8494210

Claim:
A computer implemented method for facilitating visual identification of prohibited objects in images, said method comprising: a. providing a computer readable storage medium for storing a plurality of records, at least some of said records being associated with respective receptacles previously screened at a security checkpoint and including data conveying: i. an image of the contents of a receptacle derived from an apparatus that scans the receptacle with penetrating radiation; ii. threat assessment information derived using an automated threat detection processor; b. using a processor in communication with said computer readable storage medium, processing records in said computer readable medium to display on a display device a first viewing space conveying a sequence of thumbnail images, the sequence of thumbnail images being associated with receptacles screened over a time period at the security checkpoint; c. providing an input for enabling a user to enter selection information to select a receptacle amongst the receptacles screened at the security checkpoint over the time period by selecting a thumbnail image in the sequence of thumbnail images conveyed in the first viewing space; d. using the processor, processing the selection information provided by the user and causing a second viewing space displayed concurrently with the first viewing space to convey an enhanced image of the selected receptacle, wherein the enhanced image is derived based on data in a record in the plurality of records associated with the selected thumbnail image and conveys threat assessment information associated with the selected receptacle.