Parcel Content Change Detection Using Feature Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional X-ray CT systems fail to detect changes in the contents of a parcel after inspection due to removal or addition of articles.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus equipped with a communication interface, memory, and processor to determine content changes by comparing feature information before and after inspection using a database.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional X-ray CT inspection systems are used, then inspection of parcel contents is achieved, but detection of content changes after inspection is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary registration of feature information from initial inspection results in a database before any content changes occur. This preliminary action creates a reference state that enables subsequent detection of any modifications to parcel contents by comparing against this pre-stored baseline data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where inspection results are registered in a database, then subsequent inspection results are compared against registered data. This feedback mechanism continuously monitors for changes and provides detection information when discrepancies are found, enabling ongoing surveillance of parcel contents.
2Reliability
If feature information is registered and compared in a database, then content change detection is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inspection system is designed to perform multiple functions: initial inspection, feature extraction, database registration, and change detection comparison. By making the system universal and multi-functional, it consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single integrated platform, managing complexity through functional consolidation rather than proliferation of separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates informational copies of parcel content features through X-ray imaging and stores these copies in a database. Instead of physically retaining or re-inspecting original parcels, the system works with digital replicas of inspection data, enabling change detection through comparison of these copies without requiring complex physical handling or storage mechanisms.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus capable of detecting a change in a content of an inspection target is provided. According to an embodiment, the information processing apparatus includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The communication interface obtains feature information related to the content of the inspection target. The memory stores a database in which the feature information is registered. The processor determines whether or not the content has been changed based on the obtained feature information and the feature information registered in the database, and transmits change detection information indicating a result of the determination through the communication interface.


