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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Smiths Detection-watford Limited, Hemel Hempstead, GB;
Timothy Norton, Hemel Hempstead, GB;
Smiths Detection-Watford Limited, Hemel Hempstead, GB;
Abstract
A system for inspecting items in transit through a transit facility, wherein the system comprises a plurality of data collection units located at a plurality of transit facilities; a decision entity, in connection with the data collection unit at a selected one of the transit facilities; and a server connectable to each of the data collection units. The server comprising a data store storing inspection data, obtained from the data collection units, indicative of instances of item inspection at the plurality of transit facilities; and a processor coupled to the data store and operable to update the data store based on data gathered at the data collection units. Wherein, for an item in transit through a transit facility, the system is configured to obtain item data providing an indication of a predicted level of inspection for the item and provide said item data to the decision entity; obtain, from the decision entity, a decided level of inspection for the item; and output a command signal to control inspection of the item in accordance with a final level of inspection assigned to the item, wherein the final level of inspection is selected based on an indication of: (i) the predicted level of inspection for the item, and (ii) the decided level of inspection for the item.