Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for detecting one or more objects detected behind an opaque surface, comprising collecting, by a plurality of sensors of a scanner, sensor data of the one or more objects behind an opaque surface; identifying, by one or more processors of the scanner, characteristics of signal strengths detected by a pair of capacitive sensors using the sensor data, including concurrent behaviors of a first capacitive sensor and a second capacitive sensor in the pair of capacitive sensors; analyzing, by the one or more processors, the characteristics of signal strengths detected to determine different regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface; and informing a user, by the one or more processors via a user interface of the scanner, of the different regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for dynamic gain switching in detecting one or more objects behind an opaque surface, comprising: collecting sensor data by a pair of capacitive sensors and a metal sensor of a scanner; monitoring characteristics of signal strengths detected by the pair of capacitive sensors and the metal sensor using the sensor data, including a saturation condition detected by the pair of capacitive sensors and the metal sensor; switching gain sensitivity of the pair of capacitive sensors dynamically from a first gain sensitivity mode to a second gain sensitivity mode, in response to the saturation condition being met; continue collecting sensor data by the pair of capacitive sensors using the second gain sensitivity mode; and informing a user via a user interface of the scanner, information derived from the sensor data collected about the one or more objects behind the opaque surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for detecting one or more objects detected behind an opaque surface, comprising collecting, by a plurality of sensors of a scanner, sensor data of the one or more objects behind an opaque surface; identifying, by one or more processors of the scanner, characteristics of signal strengths detected by a pair of capacitive sensors using the sensor data, including concurrent behaviors of a first capacitive sensor and a second capacitive sensor in the pair of capacitive sensors; analyzing, by the one or more processors, the characteristics of signal strengths detected to determine different regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface; and informing a user, by the one or more processors via a user interface of the scanner, of the different regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for dynamic gain switching in detecting one or more objects behind an opaque surface, comprising: collecting sensor data by a pair of capacitive sensors and a metal sensor of a scanner; monitoring characteristics of signal strengths detected by the pair of capacitive sensors and the metal sensor using the sensor data, including a saturation condition detected by the pair of capacitive sensors and the metal sensor; switching gain sensitivity of the pair of capacitive sensors dynamically from a first gain sensitivity mode to a second gain sensitivity mode, in response to the saturation condition being met; continue collecting sensor data by the pair of capacitive sensors using the second gain sensitivity mode; and informing a user via a user interface of the scanner, information derived from the sensor data collected about the one or more objects behind the opaque surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus and method for mapping objects behind an opaque surface, comprising, generating location data by a location tracker, the location data includes pairs of horizontal and vertical location data relative to a point of reference; collecting sensor data, by a sensor device, of the objects behind the opaque surface corresponding to the location data in parallel, the sensor device comprises one or more sensors and is tracked by the location tracker; storing, in a memory, the sensor data and the location data; analyzing, by one or more processors, the sensor data and the location data to identify information about the objects, comprising analyzing signal density of the objects using the sensor data and the location data, and informing the user potential hazards using the signal density of the objects; and communicating, via a user interface, the information about the objects to a user.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus and method for mapping objects behind an opaque surface, comprising, generating location data by a location tracker, the location data includes pairs of horizontal and vertical location data relative to a point of reference; collecting sensor data, by a sensor device, of the objects behind the opaque surface corresponding to the location data in parallel, the sensor device comprises one or more sensors and is tracked by the location tracker; storing, in a memory, the sensor data and the location data; analyzing, by one or more processors, the sensor data and the location data to identify information about the objects, comprising analyzing signal density of the objects using the sensor data and the location data, and informing the user potential hazards using the signal density of the objects; and communicating, via a user interface, the information about the objects to a user.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus and method for identifying objects behind an opaque surface, comprising, generating location data by a location tracker, the location data includes pairs of horizontal and vertical location data relative to a point of reference that is linked to the opaque surface; collecting sensor data, by a sensor device, of the objects behind the opaque surface corresponding to the location data in parallel, the sensor device comprises one or more sensors and is tracked by the location tracker; storing, in a memory, the sensor data and the location data; analyzing, by one or more processors, the sensor data and the location data to identify information about the objects behind the opaque surface, comprising analyzing patterns of metals behind the opaque surface; and communicating, via a user interface, the information about the objects behind the opaque surface to a user.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus and method for identifying objects behind an opaque surface, comprising, generating location data by a location tracker, the location data includes pairs of horizontal and vertical location data relative to a point of reference; collecting sensor data, by a sensor device, of the objects behind the opaque surface corresponding to the location data in parallel, the sensor device comprises one or more sensors and is tracked by the location tracker; storing, in a memory, the sensor data and the location data; analyzing, by one or more processors, the sensor data and the location data to identify information about the objects, comprising analyzing relational information among multiple objects, and identifying the objects based on the relational information among multiple objects; and communicating, via a user interface, the information about the objects behind the opaque surface to a user.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus and method for mapping objects behind an opaque surface, comprising, generating location data by a location tracker, where the location data includes pairs of horizontal and vertical location data relative to a point of reference that is linked to the opaque surface; collecting sensor data corresponding to the location data in parallel, by a sensor device comprising one or more sensors and held by the location tracker, of the objects behind the opaque surface along a programmed scan path; storing, in a memory, the sensor data and the location data; analyzing, by one or more processors, the sensor data and the location data to identify information about the objects behind the opaque surface; and communicating, via a user interface, the information about the objects behind the opaque surface to a user.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for differentiating one or more objects detected behind an opaque surface, comprising, collecting, by one or more sensors, sensor data of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface along a scan path of a scanner; identifying, by one or more processors, signal strengths detected by the one or more sensors using the sensor data; analyzing, by the one or more processors, the signal strengths detected by the one or more sensors to differentiate one or more estimated regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface; and informing a user, by the one or more processors via a user interface, of the one or more estimated regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include an apparatus and method for mapping objects behind an opaque surface, comprising, generating location data by a location tracker, where the location data includes pairs of horizontal and vertical location data relative to a point of reference that is linked to the opaque surface; collecting sensor data corresponding to the location data in parallel, by a sensor device comprising one or more sensors and held by the location tracker, of the objects behind the opaque surface along a programmed scan path; storing, in a memory, the sensor data and the location data; analyzing, by one or more processors, the sensor data and the location data to identify information about the objects behind the opaque surface; and communicating, via a user interface, the information about the objects behind the opaque surface to a user.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for differentiating a plurality of objects detected behind an opaque surface, including, a plurality of sensors, controlled by one or more processors, configured to collect in parallel, sensor data of the plurality of objects behind an opaque surface, the one or more processors are configured to analyze the sensor data to identify estimated regions of the plurality of objects behind the opaque surface, the one or more processors are further configured to differentiate the estimated regions of the plurality of objects behind the opaque surface, and, the one or more processors are further configured to inform a user, via a user interface, of the plurality of objects within the estimated regions behind the opaque surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for differentiating one or more objects detected behind an opaque surface, comprising, collecting, by one or more sensors, sensor data of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface along a scan path of a scanner; identifying, by one or more processors, signal strengths detected by the one or more sensors using the sensor data; analyzing, by the one or more processors, the signal strengths detected by the one or more sensors to differentiate one or more estimated regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface; and informing a user, by the one or more processors via a user interface, of the one or more estimated regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a system and method for differentiating one or more objects detected behind an opaque surface, comprising, a plurality of sensors, controlled by one or more processors, configured to collect in parallel, sensor data of the one or more objects behind an opaque surface, the one or more processors are configured to analyze the sensor data to identify estimated regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface, the one or more processors are further configured to differentiate the estimated regions of the one or more objects behind the opaque surface, and, the one or more processors are further configured to inform a user, via a user interface, of the one or more objects within the estimated regions behind the opaque surface.