EP0486973A2
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Traveler security and luggage control system
Assignee: Symbol Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1991-11-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A bar code is used to identify a traveler's luggage, permitting the luggage to be tracked and, if desired, to be delivered to the traveler's ultimate destination (e.g., a hotel). If the traveler is traveling on an airline, a corresponding bar code is applied to the traveler's boarding pass. A bar code reader is used to read the boarding-pass bar code of each emplaning passenger; comparison of these bar codes with luggage bar-code data permits an alarm to be raised if each item of checked luggage is not matched by an emplaned passenger. The boarding-pass bar code may take the form of an integrated passenger identification code for use by, e.g., rental car companies, hotels, and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Bravman
- 👤 D.C. Toedt Iii
- 👤 Stefan G. Vingsbo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:12
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10861; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/02; G06Q10/028; G06Q10/0283; G06Q10/08; G06Q10/083; G06Q10/087; G06Q10/0877; G07; G07B; G07B15/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A boarding security system comprising: (a) check-in means for inputting identification (ID) data to checked-in passenger data storage means; (b) said ID data including: (1) passenger ID data encoded in at least one boarding pass, and (2) luggage ID data encoded in at least one luggage tag, each said luggage tag corresponding to a said boarding pass; (c) boarded-passenger data storage means linked with said checked-in passenger storage means; (d) boarding-pass reader means for reading one or more said boarding passes and storing the passenger ID data encoded therein in said boarded-passenger data storage means, (e) means for comparing the passenger ID data stored in said boarded-passenger data storage means with the luggage ID data stored in said checked-in passenger storage means, and (f) means for generating an alarm signal if passenger ID data corresponding to any said luggage tag is not present in said boarded-passenger data storage means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said passenger ID data and said luggage ID data are encoded in bar codes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 2, wherein at least one of said bar codes is a two-dimensional bar code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said check-in means includes means for reading a preexisting bar code.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said check-in means includes means for accessing a data base of travel route information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said check-in means includes means for generating a bar code.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said boarding-pass reader means comprises a laser radiation emitter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
An article of manufacture, namely a passenger ID data record device comprising: (a) a machine readable electro-optical memory configured in accordance with an encoding scheme to encode data identifying a passenger; (b) said encoding scheme conforming to a data organization scheme of a passenger data management system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The passenger ID record device of claim 8, wherein said electro-optical memory comprises a bar code.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The passenger ID record device of claim 8, further comprising a machine readable electro-optical memory configured in accordance with an encoding scheme to encode passenger itinerary data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The passenger ID record device of claim 8, further comprising a machine readable electro-optical memory configured in accordance with an encoding scheme to encode passenger handling data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
A traveler data management system comprising: (a) flight data storage means; (b) passenger reservation data storage means; (c) machine means for reading passenger ID data from a passenger ID record device; (d) means for comparing said passenger ID data with said passenger reservation data to generate checked-in passenger data; (e) checked-in passenger data storage means; and (f) means for updating said checked-in passenger data storage means with said passenger ID data.
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