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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2009
Wolf-stephan Wilke, Constance, DE;
Wolf-Stephan Wilke, Constance, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus monitor the transportation of a luggage item. What is to be monitored is a transportation process by which the luggage item is transported. At least one computer-accessible image of the luggage item is produced. The image shows the luggage item when illuminated with light visible to humans. A data record for the transportation process is produced, contains the image of the luggage item, and is stored in a data storage unit. The luggage item is taken to a checking device. The data storage unit is searched at least once for the data record for the transportation process. A display unit shows the image is included in the found data record. The image found is shown on the display unit such that a check becomes possible to determine whether the image shown actually shows the luggage item close to the display unit or another luggage item.