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- Patent Title: Methods and systems for automated presence verification, location confirmation, and identification of objects in defined zones
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Application No.: US15951465Application Date: 2018-04-12
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Publication No.: US10671848B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Anil Kumar , Guangyu Pei
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Kwan & Olynick LLP
- Main IPC: H04N3/40
- IPC: H04N3/40 ; H04N5/253 ; G06K9/00 ; H04W64/00 ; G06K7/10 ; H04N5/247

Abstract:
Provided are methods and systems for automated location and identification of multiple objects in an aircraft cabin. A method utilizes a wireless client, RFID reader, and camera, which together form a set. Each set is associated with a specific inspection zone in the cabin. The RFID reader determines the presence of a RFID tag in only one zone. Further, the camera captures an image of that zone. A data feedback is generated based on both the image and the RFID reader response. The data feedback is transmitted by the wireless client to a router and is analyzed to determine the presence of the object in the inspection zone and, if present, the identity of the object. The data feedback is associated with the location of the zone in the aircraft cabin, which is known or may be determined using a set of wireless routers positioned throughout the cabin.
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