Method of conducting airline security

• US 20030213842A1
• Filed: 05/14/2003
• Published: 11/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Imagine Pass LLC
• Original Assignee: Imagine Pass LLC
• Inventors: Jackson, Diane
• Granted Patent: US 7,152,790 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06009 with optically detectable marking G06K19/063, G06K19/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/10 at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards verification of coded identity or credit cards in mechanisms actuated by them G07F7/12

Abstract

A method of processing an airline passenger through a terminal comprising the steps of verifying the identity of the passenger by checking a physical characteristic unique to the passenger and taking a picture of the identified passenger. A wristband-ticket (10) is issued having first (12) and second (14) ends and including an attachment (16, 20, 22) associated with the ends for securely attaching the ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable in response to being detached. The ticket is issued with a picture (28) of the identified passenger thereon as well as the terminal gate and the flight number and seat assignment thereon. In addition, the ticket is issued with a bar code (24) thereon identifying the passenger and flight information. The wristband-ticket (10) is placed around the wrist of the identified passenger and the passenger passes through checkpoints by reading the bar code and/or viewing the photograph.

Claims

1. A method of processing an airline passenger through a terminal comprising the steps of;

verifying the identity of the passenger,

issuing a wristband-ticket having first and second ends and including an attachment associated with said ends for securely attaching said ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable in response to being detached,

issuing the wristband-ticket with a code thereon identifying the passenger and flight information,

placing a wrist band around the wrist of the identified passenger, and

passing the passenger through check points by reading the code.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1 including taking a picture of the identified passenger, and issuing the wristband-ticket with a picture of the identified passenger thereon.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1 including issuing the wristband-ticket with the terminal gate and the flight number and seat assignment thereon.

4. A method as set forth in claim 1 including issuing the wristband-ticket with the code thereon being a bar code identifying the passenger and flight information.

5. A method of processing an airline passenger through a terminal comprising the steps of;

reserving a seat on a flight in the name of a passenger,

issuing an eticket in the name of the passenger,

verifying the identity of the passenger by checking a physical characteristic unique to the passenger,

taking a picture of the identified passenger,

issuing a wristband-ticket having first and second ends and including an attachment associated with said ends for securely attaching said ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable in response to being detached,

issuing the wristband-ticket with a picture of the identified passenger thereon,

issuing the wristband-ticket with the terminal gate and the flight number and seat assignment thereon,

issuing the wristband-ticket with a bar code thereon identifying the passenger and flight information,

placing the wristband-ticket around the wrist of the identified passenger, and

passing the passenger through check points by at least one of reading the bar code and viewing the photograph.

6. An airline wristband-ticket comprising a strip having first and second ends and including an attachment associated with said ends for securely attaching said ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable in response to being detached, and a bar code thereon identifying the passenger and flight information.

7. An airline wristband-ticket as set forth in claim 6 including a picture of the identified passenger thereon.

8. An airline wristband-ticket as set forth in claim 7 including the terminal gate and the flight number and seat assignment thereon.

9. An airline ticket as set forth in claim 8 wherein said bar is printed over said attachment.

10. An airline ticket as set forth in claim 9 wherein said attachment comprises a plurality of security slits.