Cargo screening and tracking system and method

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120059769A1
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12802392

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A method for screening and tracking items of cargo to be shipped aboard a vehicle includes steps of scanning the items to generate x-ray image data of the items; subjecting the image data to computer implemented image recognition to identify the items; presesenting images generated from the image data to a human operator trained in object recognition; reviewing the images with the human operator; recording the result of the human operator's review, wherein the human operator is one of a number of such operators at one or more locations who have access to or receive image data for items to be shipped for each item determining if the results from the computer implemented and human review meet criteria for items that should not be shipped “exceptions”; loading items which are to be shipped into a shipping container.

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SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE ALPHARETTA GA 30005

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Carpenter, Michael D Arlington, US 50 281

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