EP2016572A4 - Method and apparatus for providing threat image projection (tip) in a luggage screening system, and luggage screening system implementing same - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for providing threat image projection (tip) in a luggage screening system, and luggage screening system implementing same

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Publication number: EP2016572A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: screening system; luggage screening; tip; image projection; implementing same
Prior art date: 2006-05-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP07719764A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2016572A1 (en

Inventor

Dan Gudmundson

Luc Perron

Alexandre Filiatrault

Aidan Doyle

Michel Bouchard

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Vanderlande APC Inc

Original Assignee

Optosecurity Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2006-05-11

Filing date

2007-05-11

Publication date

2011-12-21

2006-05-11 Priority claimed from US11/431,627 external-priority patent/US7991242B2/en

2006-05-11 Priority claimed from CA002546296A external-priority patent/CA2546296C/en

2007-05-11 Application filed by Optosecurity Inc filed Critical Optosecurity Inc

2009-01-21 Publication of EP2016572A1 publication Critical patent/EP2016572A1/en

2011-12-21 Publication of EP2016572A4 publication Critical patent/EP2016572A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

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- G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
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- G06T2207/30108—Industrial image inspection
- G06T2207/30112—Baggage; Luggage; Suitcase
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EP07719764A 2006-05-11 2007-05-11 Method and apparatus for providing threat image projection (tip) in a luggage screening system, and luggage screening system implementing same Withdrawn EP2016572A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US11/431,627 US7991242B2 (en)	2005-05-11	2006-05-11	Apparatus, method and system for screening receptacles and persons, having image distortion correction functionality
CA002546296A CA2546296C (en)	2005-05-11	2006-05-11	Apparatus, method and system for screening receptacles and persons, having image distortion correction functionality
PCT/CA2007/000840 WO2007131348A1 (en)	2006-05-11	2007-05-11	Method and apparatus for providing threat image projection (tip) in a luggage screening system, and luggage screening system implementing same

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2016572A1 EP2016572A1 (en)	2009-01-21
EP2016572A4 true EP2016572A4 (en)	2011-12-21

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP07719704A Withdrawn EP2016532A4 (en)	2006-05-11	2007-05-04	Apparatus, method and system for screening receptacles and persons, having image distortion correction functionality
EP07719764A Withdrawn EP2016572A4 (en)	2006-05-11	2007-05-11	Method and apparatus for providing threat image projection (tip) in a luggage screening system, and luggage screening system implementing same

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP07719704A Withdrawn EP2016532A4 (en)	2006-05-11	2007-05-04	Apparatus, method and system for screening receptacles and persons, having image distortion correction functionality

Country Status (3)

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EP (2)	EP2016532A4 (en)
CA (2)	CA2708600A1 (en)
WO (2)	WO2007131328A1 (en)

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EP2016532A1 (en)	2009-01-21
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CA2651131C (en)	2010-11-16
CA2651131A1 (en)	2007-11-22
WO2007131328A1 (en)	2007-11-22
WO2007131348A1 (en)	2007-11-22
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EP2016532A4 (en)	2011-11-16
WO2007131348A9 (en)	2008-03-27

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