Luggage processing station and system thereof
First Claim
1. A luggage processing station for registering a piece of passenger luggage, the luggage processing station comprising:
- an injector for receiving the piece of passenger luggage;
a group of sensors comprising a first sensor associated with the injector, the group of sensors creating a virtual zone for the piece of passenger luggage; and
a controller associated with the group of sensors for monitoring, via the group of sensors, intrusions through the virtual zone to determine whether a predetermined limit on dimensions of the piece of passenger luggage has been exceeded; and
wherein the controller adjusts a volume of the virtual zone to accommodate a size of the piece of passenger luggage.
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Abstract
A processing station for registering a piece of passenger'"'"'s luggage for a trip, wherein the processing station comprises: an injector for receiving the piece of luggage associated with the passenger; at least one sensor associated with the injector, the at least one sensor, in combination with at least the floor of the injector, creating a zone around the piece of luggage; and a controller associated with the sensor being adapted to: monitor, via the at least one sensor, intrusions through the zone to determine one or more of whether a predetermined limit on dimensions of the piece of luggage has been exceeded or whether a foreign object has intruded the zone from outside, and allow further processing of the piece of luggage only if no intrusion of the zone is detected; and wherein the controller adjusts the area of the zone to accommodate different sizes of luggage.
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1. A luggage processing station for registering a piece of passenger luggage, the luggage processing station comprising:
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an injector for receiving the piece of passenger luggage; a group of sensors comprising a first sensor associated with the injector, the group of sensors creating a virtual zone for the piece of passenger luggage; and a controller associated with the group of sensors for monitoring, via the group of sensors, intrusions through the virtual zone to determine whether a predetermined limit on dimensions of the piece of passenger luggage has been exceeded; and wherein the controller adjusts a volume of the virtual zone to accommodate a size of the piece of passenger luggage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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