Image analysis – Applications
Reexamination Certificate
2004-07-22
2009-11-03
Strege, John B (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
C378S057000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07613316
ABSTRACT:
A method of detecting a presence or absence of subject matter of interest, for example, sheet explosives and/or other potential threat objects is provided by various local and/or global gradient analysis methods including determining characteristics of gradient information of regions in an X-ray image to determine if the regions are associated with subject matter of interest for which detection may be desired, for example, contraband, explosives and/or other prohibited or unauthorized material.
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L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems Inc.
Strege John B
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C.
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