Patents Assigned to Stratech Systems Limited
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Patent number: 9483952Abstract: A surveillance system and method for detecting a foreign object, debris, or damage (FOD) on a runway. The system comprises one or more cameras for capturing images of the runway; and an image processing system for detecting the FOD on the runway based on adaptive image processing of the images captured by the cameras; wherein the surveillance system is adaptively operable for FOD detection under both day and night ambient light conditions without assisted illumination such as infrared or laser illuminators.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: STRATECH SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Publication number: 20130329052Abstract: A surveillance system and method for detecting a foreign object, debris, or damage in an airfield, the surveillance system comprising: one or more cameras for capturing images of the airfield; a processing unit for detecting the foreign object, debris or damage in the airfield from the images captured by the one or more cameras; and a weapons impact surveillance system for detecting weapon impact in the airfield and directing the one or more cameras to capture images in an area of the detected weapon impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: STRATECH SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Patent number: 8155384Abstract: A system and method for automatic exterior and interior inspection of vehicles. The system comprises imaging means for capturing an image of the undercarriage of the vehicle as it is being driven into a secure area; imaging means for capturing an image of a luggage compartment of the vehicle as it is being driven into the secure area; database means for storing the captured images; and monitoring means operable to facilitate activation of an alarm based on the captured images.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Stratech Systems LimitedInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Patent number: 8005267Abstract: An apparatus for the automatic inspection of a motor vehicle has an identification and psychological profiling zone, an automatic inspection zone and a manual inspection zone. A biometric and heart rate detection station and an attached console are located in zone one. Undercarriage scanning equipment and an explosives detection portal are located in zone two. The apparatus also has one or more fixed cameras, an alarm or other alerting mechanisms and a physical barrier. A vehicle detection mechanism detects the entry of a vehicle into zone two and captures an image of the vehicle number plate. When the captured biometric data and number plate data indicate that the driver is authorized to drive the particular vehicle into the secured zone, and if no abnormalities or foreign objects in the undercarriage image are detected, the driver is allowed to proceed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Stratech Systems LimitedInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Patent number: 7999848Abstract: A method and system for detecting an object or abnormality on or near a rail track. The system comprises scanning means for scanning on and near a portion of the rail track; and detection means for determining the presence and location of the object or abnormality on or near the portion of the rail track based on information from the scanning means.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2005Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Stratech Systems LimitedInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Publication number: 20110063445Abstract: A surveillance system and method for detecting a foreign object, debris, or damage (FOD) on a runway. The system comprises one or more cameras for capturing images of the runway; and an image processing system for detecting the FOD on the runway based on adaptive image processing of the images captured by the cameras; wherein the surveillance system is adaptively operable for FOD detection under both day and night ambient light conditions without assisted illumination such as infrared or laser illuminators.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2008Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: STRATECH SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Patent number: 7893848Abstract: A method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces to people seeking to park vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Stratech Systems LimitedInventor: David K. M. Chew
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Patent number: 7889232Abstract: A surveillance system and method for vessels. The system comprises surveillance means for surveying a waterway; vessel detection means for determining the presence and location of a vessel in the waterway based on information from the surveillance means; camera means for capturing one or more images of the vessel; image processing means for processing the images captured by the camera means for deriving surveillance data; wherein the camera means captures the vessel images based on information from the vessel detection means, the surveillance data from the image processing means, or both. The images can be used to classify and identify the vessel by name and category, possibly also to compare the category with that previously registered for a vessel of this name. The vessel can be tracked, including by speed and direction until it leaves the surveyed waterway.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Stratech Systems LimitedInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Publication number: 20090309760Abstract: A method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces to people seeking to park vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: STRATECH SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: David K. M. Chew
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Publication number: 20090251541Abstract: An apparatus for the automatic inspection of a motor vehicle has an identification and psychological profiling zone, an automatic inspection zone and a manual inspection zone. A biometric and heart rate detection station and an attached console are located in zone one. Undercarriage scanning equipment and an explosives detection portal are located in zone two. The apparatus also has one or more fixed cameras, an alarm or other alerting mechanisms and a physical barrier. A vehicle detection mechanism detects the entry of a vehicle into zone two and captures an image of the vehicle number plate. When the captured biometric data and number plate data indicate that the driver is authorized to drive the particular vehicle into the secured zone, and if no abnormalities or foreign objects in the undercarriage image are detected, the driver is allowed to proceed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Stratech Systems LimitedInventor: Khien Meow David Chew
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Publication number: 20070061192Abstract: A method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces to people seeking to park vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Applicant: STRATECH SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: David Chew
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Publication number: 20060055512Abstract: A method of monitoring the movement of people, comprising: obtaining, at a first point along the movement of people from a public area to a secure area, biometric data of individual people and associated identification data; obtaining, at a second point in the secure area, biometric data of individual people and associated identification data; and comparing identification data obtained at the second point with that obtained at the second point, and, where a match is made, comparing the associated image obtained at the first point with the associated image obtained at the second point for the matched identification data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2004Publication date: March 16, 2006Applicant: STRATECH SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: David Chew
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Publication number: 20050083212Abstract: A method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces to people seeking to park vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Applicant: Stratech Systems LimitedInventor: David Chew
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Patent number: 6882930Abstract: The invention provides a system for providing traffic or related information including: a database storing historical traffic data being operable to receive substantially real time traffic data and associated data; means for integrating historical, real time and associated traffic data with respect to traveller profiles to produce customized forecasted traffic information with respect to those traveller profiles; and means for sending the customized forecasted traffic information to an intended recipient wherein the customized forecasted traffic information includes predicted travel delays for travel routes described in the traveller profiles.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Stratech Systems LimitedInventors: Ros Trayford, Charles Karl, Julian Van Leersum