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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2018
Sedect SA, Gland, CH;
Frédéric Monnier, Cortaillod, CH;
Marc Lany, Rolle, CH;
Luis Filipe Soldado Granadeiro Rosado, Lisboa, CH;
Gilles Santi, Lausanne, CH;
Bernard Revaz, Geneva, CH;
Alain Berthoud, Châtelaine, CH;
Sedect SA, Gland, CH;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method and a system () for detecting a threat in a shoe () worn by an individual () accessing a restricted access area () through a security access point (). The method comprises obtaining a first response provided by a first metal detector () by sensing a pair of shoes worn by the individual. The first response is compared with a signature signal representing a shoe comprising a threat or an object representing a threat so to indicate a critical pair of shoes. In such case, the method further comprises prompting the individual to place the critical pair of shoes at a predefined position to obtain a second response provided by the first or by a second metal detector () by sensing one shoe of said critical pair of shoes. A potential threat is detected by comparing the second response with the signature signal.