EP2097868A4 - Multi-stage system for verification of container contents - Google Patents

Multi-stage system for verification of container contents

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Publication number
EP2097868A4
EP2097868A4 EP07874464A EP07874464A EP2097868A4 EP 2097868 A4 EP2097868 A4 EP 2097868A4 EP 07874464 A EP07874464 A EP 07874464A EP 07874464 A EP07874464 A EP 07874464A EP 2097868 A4 EP2097868 A4 EP 2097868A4
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Prior art keywords
verification
stage system
container contents
contents
container
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EP07874464A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2097868A2 (en
Inventor
David L Frank
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Innovative American Technology Inc
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Innovative American Technology Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/564,193 external-priority patent/US7851766B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/624,121 external-priority patent/US20070211248A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/624,089 external-priority patent/US7269527B1/en
Application filed by Innovative American Technology Inc filed Critical Innovative American Technology Inc
Priority to EP09163959A priority Critical patent/EP2103961A3/en
Priority to EP09163960A priority patent/EP2098885B1/en
Publication of EP2097868A2 publication Critical patent/EP2097868A2/en
Publication of EP2097868A4 publication Critical patent/EP2097868A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/20—Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects
    • G01V5/26—Passive interrogation, i.e. by measuring radiation emitted by objects or goods
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/167—Measuring radioactive content of objects, e.g. contamination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V5/00—Prospecting or detecting by the use of ionising radiation, e.g. of natural or induced radioactivity
    • G01V5/20—Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects
    • G01V5/271—Detecting prohibited goods, e.g. weapons, explosives, hazardous substances, contraband or smuggled objects using a network, e.g. a remote expert, accessing remote data or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q50/00—Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
    • G06Q50/40—Business processes related to the transportation industry
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
    • G01J3/28—Investigating the spectrum
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2218/00—Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing
    • G06F2218/08—Feature extraction
    • G06F2218/10—Feature extraction by analysing the shape of a waveform, e.g. extracting parameters relating to peaks

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  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
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  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Human Resources & Organizations (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Tourism & Hospitality (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Operations Research (AREA)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Primary Health Care (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
EP07874464A 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents Withdrawn EP2097868A4 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP09163959A EP2103961A3 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents
EP09163960A EP2098885B1 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/564,193 US7851766B2 (en) 2001-10-26 2006-11-28 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents
US11/624,121 US20070211248A1 (en) 2006-01-17 2007-01-17 Advanced pattern recognition systems for spectral analysis
US11/624,089 US7269527B1 (en) 2006-01-17 2007-01-17 System integration module for CBRNE sensors
PCT/US2007/085578 WO2008118219A2 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents

Related Child Applications (2)

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EP09163959A Division EP2103961A3 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents
EP09163960A Division EP2098885B1 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents

Publications (2)

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EP2097868A2 EP2097868A2 (en) 2009-09-09
EP2097868A4 true EP2097868A4 (en) 2010-05-19

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EP09163959A Withdrawn EP2103961A3 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents
EP09163960A Not-in-force EP2098885B1 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents
EP07874464A Withdrawn EP2097868A4 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents

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EP09163959A Withdrawn EP2103961A3 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents
EP09163960A Not-in-force EP2098885B1 (en) 2006-11-28 2007-11-27 Multi-stage system for verification of container contents

Country Status (8)

Country Link
EP (3) EP2103961A3 (en)
JP (1) JP4601713B2 (en)
AU (1) AU2007349827A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0719542A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2670450A1 (en)
IL (1) IL198987A0 (en)
MX (1) MX2009005709A (en)
WO (1) WO2008118219A2 (en)

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AU2007349827A1 (en) 2008-10-02
WO2008118219A3 (en) 2009-03-12
EP2103961A2 (en) 2009-09-23
BRPI0719542A2 (en) 2014-01-21
EP2098885A3 (en) 2009-10-21
MX2009005709A (en) 2009-06-17
CA2670450A1 (en) 2008-10-02
EP2098885A2 (en) 2009-09-09
WO2008118219A2 (en) 2008-10-02
EP2103961A3 (en) 2009-12-02
JP2010511153A (en) 2010-04-08
EP2097868A2 (en) 2009-09-09
IL198987A0 (en) 2010-02-17
EP2098885B1 (en) 2012-07-25
JP4601713B2 (en) 2010-12-22

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