System and method for generating a baggage tag having traveler information useful for reconciliation of mishandled baggage with the traveler
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one processor unit;
at least one user input device communicatively coupled to said at least one processor unit;
a display device communicatively coupled to said at least one processor unit;
software code executable by said at least one processor unit to receive as input traveler information that includes contact information for a traveler and further executable to encode at least a portion of said traveler information into a machine-readable format; and
a printer communicatively coupled to said at least one processor unit to print at least the encoded portion of said traveler information on a tag in said machine-readable format.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed which enable generation of a tag that includes information useful for reconciliation of a user item with a user. Preferably, such a tag is a baggage tag that includes information useful for reconciliation of mishandled baggage with a traveler. In one embodiment, a system comprises at least one processor unit, at least one user input device, a display device, and a printer. The system further comprises software code executable to receive traveler information, including contact information for a traveler, and encode at least a portion of the traveler information into a machine-readable format. Preferably, the contact information input by a traveler and included on the generated baggage tag includes temporary contact information. Such temporary contact information may specify the time period during which it is valid for contacting the traveler.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one processor unit;
at least one user input device communicatively coupled to said at least one processor unit;
a display device communicatively coupled to said at least one processor unit;
software code executable by said at least one processor unit to receive as input traveler information that includes contact information for a traveler and further executable to encode at least a portion of said traveler information into a machine-readable format; and
a printer communicatively coupled to said at least one processor unit to print at least the encoded portion of said traveler information on a tag in said machine-readable format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A kiosk comprising:
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means for processing computer-executable instructions;
means for receiving user input, the input receiving means communicatively coupled to the processing means;
means for displaying output to a user, the display means communicatively coupled to the processing means;
software code that is executable by the processing means for receiving as input user information useful for reconciliation of a user item with said user, said user information including contact information for said user; and
software code that is executable by the processing means for encoding at least a portion of said user information into a machine-readable format; and
means for outputting at least the encoded portion of said user information to a tag in said machine-readable format. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for generating a tag that comprises user information that is useful in reconciliation of a user item with a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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presenting on a display a user interface to a user that prompts said user to input user information including contact information for said user;
receiving input from said user specifying said user information including contact information for said user;
encoding at least said contact information of said received user information into a machine-readable format, and outputting at least the encoded contact information to a tag in said machine-readable format. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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