Air travel system with decoupled baggage

• US 20030061085A1
• Filed: 09/21/2001
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Lanigan Sr
• Original Assignee: John Lanigan Sr
• Inventors: Lanigan, John Sr.
• Application Number:
  US09/957,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20030061085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A method of providing passenger air travel comprises the following: an airline flight reservation is provided for a passenger, and, simultaneously, a reservation for pickup of the passenger'"'"'s luggage at a location remote from the airport from which the flight originates, said pickup reservation also specifying a luggage destination. An airline flight is provided for the passenger from the airport to a pre-arranged airport destination. Transportation is also provided of the luggage by different transportation from the remote location to the luggage destination.

Claims

1. A method of providing passenger air travel, which comprises:

providing an airline flight reservation for a passenger and, simultaneously, providing a reservation for pickup of the passenger'"'"'s luggage at a location remote from the airport from which the flight originates, said pickup reservation also specifying a luggage destination;

providing an airline flight for the passenger from said airport to a prearranged airport destination; and

providing transportation of said luggage by different transportation from said remote location to said luggage destination.

2. The method of claim 1 in which said luggage destination is remote from both said airport and said airport destination.

3. The method of claim 1 in which said different transportation is provided at least in part by an aircraft other than an aircraft that provides said airline flight.

4. The method of claim 1 in which said luggage transportation begins on the day prior to said airline flight.

5. The method of claim 1 in which said remote location comprises a lockable luggage container situated outside of a private home.

6. The method of claim 1 in which said different transportation comprises transport by a commercial, non-airline, package delivery company.

7. The method of claim 1 in which pieces of said luggage are labeled by attached radio frequency identification (RFID) chips.

8. The method of claim 1 in which said transportation of said luggage is provided at least in part by a vehicle capable of loading luggage in a random manner and unloading said luggage in a manner that is automatically sorted by destination or other characteristic.

9. The method of claim 1 in which the passenger is provided prior to the flight with a printed record of the flight reservation and the luggage pickup reservation, listing a tracking code for each piece of luggage.

20. The method of claim 1 in which a single price is charged by the airline for the passenger flight reservation and the luggage pickup reservation for delivery thereof to the luggage destination.

10. The method of claim 10 in which a purchase is made of an item by the passenger;

said purchase is assigned a tracking code at least related to the tracking code assigned to a said piece of luggage; and

the item is delivered to said luggage destination.

11. A method of providing passenger air travel, which comprises:

providing an airline flight reservation for a passenger and, simultaneously, providing a reservation for pickup of the passenger'"'"'s luggage at a location remote from the airport from which the flight originates, said pickup reservation also specifying a luggage destination;

providing an airline flight for the passenger from said airport to a pre-arranged airport destination; and

providing transportation of said luggage, by different transportation which is at least in part by an aircraft other than an aircraft that provides said airline flight, from said remote location to said luggage destination, said luggage destination being remote from both said airport and airport destination.

12. The method of claim 11 in which said luggage transportation begins prior to said airline flight.

13. The method of claim 11 in which said luggage destination comprises a lockable luggage container situated outside of a private home.

14. The method of claim 11 in which said different transportation comprises transport by a commercial, nonpassenger airline package delivery company.

15. The method of claim 11 in which pieces of said luggage are labeled by attached radio frequency identification (RFID) chips.

16. The method of claim 11 in which said transportation of said luggage is provided at least in part by a vehicle capable of loading luggage in a random manner and unloading said luggage in a manner that is automatically sorted by destination or other characteristic.

17. The method of claim 11 in which the passenger is provided prior to the flight with a printed record of the flight reservation and the luggage pickup reservation, listing a tracking code for each piece of luggage.

18. The method of claim 17 in which a purchase is made of an item by the passengers;

said purchase being assigned a tracking code at least related to the tracking code of a said piece of luggage; and

the item is delivered to said luggage destination.

19. The method of claim 11 in which a single price is charged by the airline for the passenger flight reservation and the luggage pickup reservation for delivery thereof to the luggage destination.