Electromagnetic Screening Route Assignment for Targeted Inspections

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current security systems for facilities face inefficiencies in processing efficiency for belongings inspections, often requiring unnecessary detailed inspections for unsuspicious individuals and potentially overlooking prohibited items in suspicious individuals due to a lack of tailored inspection routes.

Innovation Solution

A processing system that uses an electromagnetic wave reception unit to determine if a target person carries a specified object, and based on this, decides and guides them through a suitable inspection route from multiple pre-determined routes, optimizing the inspection process by ensuring appropriate levels of scrutiny.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If all individuals undergo detailed belongings inspection, then detection accuracy for prohibited items is improved, but processing efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoidprocessing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The inspection process is segmented into multiple routes: a first inspection route for detailed inspection and a second inspection route for simplified inspection. The determination unit segments individuals into different groups based on electromagnetic wave analysis, directing high-risk individuals to the first route and low-risk individuals to the second route. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by applying detailed inspection only where necessary while maintaining overall detection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The electromagnetic wave reception unit performs preliminary screening of all individuals before they enter the inspection routes. Based on this preliminary action, the determination unit pre-classifies individuals into different risk categories, enabling the system to assign appropriate inspection routes in advance. This preliminary action allows the system to maintain high detection accuracy for suspicious items while avoiding unnecessary detailed inspections for unsuspicious individuals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If simplified inspection is used for all individuals, then processing efficiency is improved, but detection accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing efficiencyVSAvoiddetection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The inspection system dynamically adjusts the inspection level for each individual based on real-time electromagnetic wave analysis. The route decision unit dynamically assigns individuals to different inspection routes (first route for detailed inspection, second route for simplified inspection) based on their risk profile. This dynamic adjustment ensures that processing efficiency is maximized for low-risk individuals while maintaining high detection accuracy for high-risk individuals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Different inspection quality levels are applied to different individuals based on their specific risk characteristics. High-risk individuals receive detailed inspection (first inspection route) while low-risk individuals receive simplified inspection (second inspection route). This local quality approach ensures that detection accuracy is maintained where needed while improving overall processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Productivity

If multiple inspection routes are implemented, then processing efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electromagnetic wave reception unit serves multiple functions: it screens all individuals, determines risk levels, and provides the basis for route assignment. The determination unit and route decision unit work together to manage multiple inspection routes using a unified decision-making framework. This multi-functionality approach allows the system to implement multiple inspection routes without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The determination unit acts as an intermediary between the electromagnetic wave reception unit and the route decision unit. It processes electromagnetic wave data, determines risk levels, and translates this information into route assignment decisions. This intermediary layer simplifies the system architecture by creating a clear decision pipeline, making the multi-route system more manageable despite the increased complexity of having multiple inspection paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach enhances processing efficiency while maintaining detection accuracy for prohibited items by directing individuals to inspection routes suitable for their specific situation, reducing unnecessary inspections and improving overall security.

Implementation Method 1

an electromagnetic wave reception unit that receives an electromagnetic wave from a target person passing through a predetermined region

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic wave reception: Radar

Data Source

PatentUS20230123120A1Processing system, processing method, and non-transitory storage medium
Publication Date: 2023.04.20 NEC CORP
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AI summary

The present invention provides a processing system (10) including: an electromagnetic wave reception unit (11) that receives an electromagnetic wave from a target person passing through a predetermined region; a determination unit (12) that determines, based on a signal of the received electromagnetic wave, whether the target person carries a previously-specified object; a route decision unit (13) that decides, based on a result of the determination, an inspection route where the target person proceeds from among a plurality of the previously-determined inspection routes; and a guidance unit (14) that executes guidance processing of guiding the target person to the decided inspection route.