1261 results about "Scanner" patented technology

A automatic-transport system with scanning and GPS functions for moving people or objects, on platforms or items placed on an automatic-transport system that can be ejected from it and delivered from one location to another and to return automatically or to proceed to other destination(s) by following GPS coordinates, and or by following a line painted or taped to a floor through forward looking scanners built into the automatic-transport system. The automatic-transport system can arrive at a destination and give an alert when it has arrived. Electromechanical system(s) aboard the unit can drop off contents automatically at destinations and load or unload cargo. The transport unit can proceed from one location to another stored in its memory and or it may be redirected by its circuitry or remotely through a wireless port, or directed by GPS or radio control circuits to a further destination.

Briefly stated, the operating depth of field for a bar code scanner, preferably a laser scanner, is increased by placing a cubic phase mask (CPM) in the scanning beam. The masked beam is then scanned and reflected off a bar code and received by a photodetector. The received signal is then processed to recover the original unperturbed representation of the bar code pattern. The processed signal has an increased depth of field over an unmasked scanner signal.

A reference signal is used to track the actual behavior of the scanner in an interferometer to produce scanner-position data that can be used to correct errors introduced by scanner nonlinearities and other error sources. A narrow-band light source is advantageously utilized to cover the entire range of operation of the scanner. Because of the independent reference channel, the invention is suitable for implementation with all types of conventional interferometric techniques. The concept is preferably implemented by utilizing an additional light source and the same scanner and detector used for the measurement, so that the OPD varies in synchronization of both the reference-signal and data-collection procedures. Alternatively, a high temporal-coherence filter may be used with the same light source and optical path used for the interferometric measurement.

Security scanning devices based on electrical tomography, including tomography systems based on the measurement of capacitance (ECT) and electromagnetic tomography (EMT), in combination with knowledge-based image analysis and understanding. Each device includes a sensing head or transducer, sensing electronics, image reconstruction and image analysis microprocessor, a display unit and accompanying software for identifying dangerous materials and items. The security scanning devices are employed for obtaining multiple independent measurements and enable implementation of data fusion to combine the complementary sensitivity of ECT and EMT to different material properties, while providing architecture to implement image knowledge bases, which characterize objects, whose image attributes are acquired from multiple sensors.

A bar code (10) has primary information (46, 48, 50, 51) encoded in one direction (e.g., horizontally) and secondary information (13, 21, 36) encoded in another direction (e.g., vertically) in single (11) or multiple tracks (35) in selected ones of the vertical bars (11) of a bar code (10). Using a non-linear, variable amplitude scanner, all of the bars are scanned in the one direction to obtain all of the primary information and all of those vertical bars having secondary information are scanned in the other direction to obtain all of the secondary information. The one direction which is perpendicular to the vertical bars (11), is determined by first rotating the scan path axis (86, 87) until both start (46) and end (48) code bars are read thereby placing the scan path entirely within the total bar code, and, then, further rotating the scan path (88, 89) to determine the direction of the minimum crossing width (Lsc 80) of the total bar code (10). Secondary information is scanned in planes orthogonal to the one direction after those vertical bars (11) having such information are first identified and selected. In a preferred embodiment, the decoded secondary information may be used to control selected station process operations for selected products in a continuous manufacturing assembly line.

System and method for providing instant access to information about a vehicles insurance coverage. The linking element physically located on the vehicle body which includes vehicle license plate, or can be installed on vehicle for the specific purpose of retrieving insurance information. Linking element can be, radio frequency identification (RFID) or barcode, or quick response code (QRC) affixed anywhere on vehicle. Authorized users immediately access and retrieve current vehicle insurance coverage from a plurality of information retrieval systems including portable and fixed scanning systems, smart phone or other portable devices based on the linking element. The RFID scanner or smart phone transmit information over a communication link to a database/fileserver containing the most current vehicle insurance information associated with vehicle's vehicle identification number. The RFID reader or smart phone then receives information from the database/fileserver on the specific VIN queried where it is reviewed by an authorized user.

The invention relates to a method for measuring the volume of a large irregular bulk grain pile based on dynamic three-dimensional laser scanning. The method comprises the following steps of: arranging a guide rail in the middle of the top of a barn along the width direction, wherein the guide rail is provided with a slide block controlled by a stepping motor, and a laser radar scanner is installed on the slide block; moving the slide block from one end to the other end of the top of the barn at a constant speed to drive the laser radar scanner by the slide block to finish scanning on the surface of the whole bulk grain pile, wherein the laser radar device is a one-dimensional scanning device to realize linear scanning and returning coordinate data, and the master control computer is used for transmitting pulses to the stepping motor and processing the signal; acquiring point cloud data of the surface of the bulk grain pile through the master control computer, determining the distribution density of scanned points for calculating the volume according to an allowed error value of the grain pile measured by the user, and calculating the weight of the grain pile according to the grain density provided by the user; and generating a point cloud graphic matrix attached with coordinates through scanning space morphology by guide rail moving type three-dimensional laser, performing surface fitting to form an irregular bulk grain pile appearance, and thus obtaining the volume of the irregular bulk grain pile. The volume of the large irregular bulk grain pile can be rapidly and effectively measured at high precision, and remote monitoring can be realized; and moreover, the method is low in cost and easy to implement.

A method of locating and identifying, during surgery, target regions within a body intended for excision of suspect tissue and/or removal of diseased organs or foreign objects, resides in implantation within the body proximate the suspect tissue or object prior to surgery of one or more passive integrated transponder tags and, at the time of and/or during surgery, scanning of the body with a radio frequency scanner or reader that activates the tag or tags and provides the surgeon with one or more signals indicative of the approximate location and unique identification of each of the tags, thereby to aid the surgeon in performance of the surgery. Verification of the success of the surgical procedure is obtained following surgery by scanning the site for absence of the tag or tags and/or by scanning the excised tissue for presence of the tag or tags.

A theft prevention system includes an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag to authenticate access to a predefined area, a laser scanner configured to scan the predefined area and detect an object in the predefined area, and a security component configured to initiate a security action when the detected object is at least one of an unauthenticated object and an unauthorized object.

A technique for modifying radio frequency identification (RFID) system operation using movement detection includes an RFID scanner disposed within an environment and operable to obtain RFID data from RFID tags located within the environment. An imaging device captures video of the environment, and a processor analyzes the captured video from the imaging device to detect and locate movement within the environment. If movement is detected within the environment, the processor modifies operation of the RFID scanner that is proximal to the location of the movement, increasing or decreasing interrogation rate, for example.

One or more relevant scanners used to identify asset vulnerabilities are identified, obtained, and logically arranged for deployment on an asset in accordance with a vulnerability management policy and a scanner deployment policy such that the relevant scanners are deployed at, or before, a determined ideal time to minimize the resources necessary to correct the vulnerabilities, if found. The relevant scanners are then automatically deployed in accordance with the scanner deployment policy and, if a vulnerability is identified, one or more associated remedies or remedy procedures are applied to the asset. At least one of the one or more relevant scanners are then re-deployed on the asset to determine if the identified vulnerability has been corrected and, if the vulnerability is not corrected at, or before, a defined time, protective measures are automatically taken.

The invention discloses an airport application method and a system based on radio-frequency identification. Based on the RFID, in an airport application scene, the method and the system can realize the automatic identification and tracking functions of one or a plurality of passengers and/or luggage, further correlations such as matching, correlation and the like among one or a plurality of identified passengers and/or luggage, further linking functions such as reminding, alarming and the like of one or a plurality of identified passengers and/or luggage, and the functions such as data statistics, mining, information processing and the like of one or a plurality of identified passengers and/or luggage. The system comprises boarding cards with RFID tags, readers which are installed at fixed positions and are used for reading the boarding cards with the RFID tags, RFID locators which are used for locating accurately, handheld scanners for the boarding cards with the RFID tags, luggage labels with RFID tags, counting and scanning equipment for the luggage labels with the RFID tags, handheld scanners for the luggage labels with the RFID tags, a transmission network and a background application system.

The invention relates to a method for forecasting the real-time measurement of spatial geometrical information of a coal rock dynamic disaster, comprising the following steps of: regarding a tunnel or a working surface as an early warning centre, and dividing a monitoring region into different early warning units; carrying out real-time measurement on the early warning unit through a laser three-dimensional scanner to obtain deformation error of the coal rock spatial geometrical information in the early warning unit; transmitting the measurement values of all the early warning units to a computer center and displaying in the graphic form; judging as a high stress danger unit when the measured deformation error is more than the early warning critical value; judging as a high stress increasing unit when the deformation error increasing ratio in the time is more than the critical increasing ratio; and judging as a high stress gradient unit when two or more adjacent early warning units are increased or reduced sharply. The district that the disaster is possible to take place is analyzed according to the early warnings under different situations, much more time is provided so that an operator can withdraw and take necessary measures, and a convenient way is provided for accurately forecasting the coal rock dynamic disaster.

The invention relates to a system for obtaining a defect part model of a damaged part. The system comprises a computer and a scanner electrically connected with the computer. A modeling method comprises the following steps of (1) performing pre-scanning preparation on a to-be-scanned damaged part; (2) calibrating the scanner; (3) performing parameter configuration by the system; (4) performing scanning through the scanner to obtain initial model data; (5) processing the initial model data to obtain point cloud model data; (6) processing the point cloud model data through a mesh reconstruction algorithm to obtain a curved surface reconstruction model; (7) performing registration alignment on the curved surface reconstruction model and a standard part model; and (8) obtaining the defect part model of the to-be-scanned damaged part: after the registration alignment of the models, performing subtraction Boolean operation on the curved surface reconstruction model and the standard part model to obtain the digital model of the defect part of the to-be-scanned damaged part. The modeling method is high in modeling efficiency and high in precision.

The invention provides for an expandable multi channel radiometer imaging method and system. The imaging system includes a scanner for reflecting millimeter wave energy emanating from a pre-determined scene. The millimeter wave energy is focused to a focal plane array using an optical lens and a multi channel radiometer receives the millimeter wave energy. The focal plane array is formed by a plurality of pixels that each includes a single low noise amplifier. The number of pixels of the focal plane array is expendable to increase the resolution of a millimeter wave image. A virtual grid of cells is formed representing different values of millimeter wave energy within the imaging zone. Algorithms calculate differences of millimeter wave energy between cells of said virtual grid to display a composite image to identify concealed objects on an individual.

A scanning apparatus comprising a sheet fed scanner and a flatbed scanner. An input tray and output tray for the sheet fed scanner as well as the platen for the flatbed scanner all face one side of the scanning apparatus resulting in a compact ergonomic scanning system.

A safe early warning method and device for full-section tunneling of a tunnel featuring dynamic water and weak surrounding rock, comprising establishing a dynamic coordinate system with an origin thereof moving along a tunnel excavation line, recording the moving distance of the origin, conducting three-dimensional laser scanning with the origin as a center to obtain point cloud data including coordinate data, collecting surrounding rock data; conducting deformation fitting on the point cloud data, calculating a fitting residual error, removing a noisy point, and conducting preprocessing; combining data of preprocessed point cloud, surrounding rock, and the tunnel excavation line to construct a tunnel excavation dynamic model; conducting stress analysis according to the model and determining whether to send out a safety early warning signal. The device comprises a three-dimensional laser scanner, a geological radar device, a displacement module, an industrial computer, a data transmission module, an alarm, and a server.

The invention discloses a method and a device for controlling a movable sleeve for the continuous rolling of a wire material. The method comprises: a guide wheel positioned between two adjacent rolling machines conducts the wire material to a rolling machine; a sleeve removing sensor arranged in an outlet of the rolling machine detects a reaching signal in the head of the wire material and emits a sleeve removing command; the sleeve is removed through a sleeve removing auxiliary cylinder; a programmable controller is adopted to adjust the speed of the rolling machine and control the stretching of the sleeve removing auxiliary cylinder for carrying out the sleeve removing according to calculated raising speed curve parameters of the rolling machine; and through a closed-loop PID digital control algorithm, the speed of the rolling machine is adjusted to control the height of the movable sleeve. The device comprises a first rolling machine, a second rolling machine, a movable sleeve scanner, a sleeve removing sensor, an auxiliary cylinder, and guide wheels; the movable sleeve scanner is positioned on the highest point of removing the movable sleeve between the first rolling machine and the second rolling machine; the sleeve removing sensor is arranged in the outlet end of the second rolling machine; the sleeve removing auxiliary cylinder is positioned in the outlet end of the first rolling machine; and the positions between the first rolling machine and the second rolling machine respectively close to the rolling machines are provided with the guide wheels. The device has the characteristics of simple structure, convenient use, and the like.

The present invention relates to a self-service banking apparatus featuring among its modules a depositary module (1), including simultaneously, within itself, the following sub-modules: a bar code reader (6), a magnetic character reader (CMC7) (7); a scanner for image capture (8); a printer for deposited documents (9); a deposited documents accumulating device (10); a device for stacked document return (11); a recognizer of valid bills (12); an organized modular cassette (13) formed by various independent sub-modules (14), each one with a respective document stacking device; a transport channel (15); and a bill conveyor (16) to associate one organized cassette (13) to another organized cassette (17) which is also provided with a transport channel (18) and sub-modules (19), and inclusion of this cassette (17) in a bill dispenser device (20); the organized cassettes (13) and (17) which are self-locking, and consist of the following modules: a cassette cover (21); a cover lock module (22); a deposit compartment (23), a cassette retention module (24), and a retention pin (25).