Boarding passes with encoded data and systems for issuing and processing them
First Claim
1. A Boarding Pass for use in boarding passengers in aircraft or other means of transportation and/or while the passengers are aboard and/or after disembarkation, the Boarding Pass comprising a main coupon part and a passenger coupon part detachable from the main coupon part along a detachment line, the main coupon part and the passenger coupon part each having a front face carrying visible printed data associated with spaces where passenger data and travel data are printed, there being disposed on the front and/or rear face of the main coupon and passenger coupon parts a magnetic strip and/or storage chip for storing encoded data that is readable by means of a suitable reader/writer, the encoded data corresponding at least in part to printed passenger data and travel data, characterized in that:
- a first magnetized strip and/or storage chip is disposed on the main coupon part and a separate second magnetized strip and/or storage chip is disposed on the passenger coupon part, the first and second magnetized strips and/or storage chips being separated from one another and spaced apart on either side of the detachment line and in particular being merged in thick portions of the Boarding Pass, the first magnetized strip and/or storage chip storing encoded passenger data and travel data that are readable by passing the entire Boarding Pass or only the main coupon part through a suitable reader/writer, and the second magnetized strip and/or storage chip storing encoded passenger data and travel data that are readable by passing the passenger coupon part through a suitable reader/writer.
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Abstract
A Boarding Pass (60) and system for use in boarding passengers in aircraft or other means of transportation and/or while the passengers are aboard and/or after disembarkation. The Boarding Pass (60) has a main coupon part (64) and a passenger coupon part (63) detachable from the main coupon part along a detachment line (65). The front face of the main coupon and passenger coupon parts carry visible printed data associated with spaces where passenger data and travel data are printed. A first magnetized strip (62) and/or storage chip (59) is merged in a thick portion (61,58) on the main coupon part (64) and a separate second magnetized strip (62) and/or storage chip (59) is merged in a thick portion (61,58) on the passenger coupon part (63). The first and second magnetized strips and/or storage chips are separated from one another and spaced apart on either side of the detachment line (65). The first magnetized strip and/or storage chip stores encoded passenger data and travel data readable by passing the entire Boarding Pass (60) or only the main coupon part (64) through a suitable reader/writer, and the second magnetized strip and/or storage chip stores encoded passenger data and travel data readable by passing the passenger coupon part (63) through a suitable reader/writer. The new Boarding Pass and system simplify and speed up passenger boarding and can be used for a wide range of applications including electronic clearance in case of change of airline, security checks, activities during transit including access to transit areas, point-of-sales transactions including duty-free shopping on ground or aboard, counting and checking the number of boarding passengers, automatic production arrival cards or exit cards, luggage identification, collection and tracing/retrieval.
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55 Claims
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1. A Boarding Pass for use in boarding passengers in aircraft or other means of transportation and/or while the passengers are aboard and/or after disembarkation, the Boarding Pass comprising a main coupon part and a passenger coupon part detachable from the main coupon part along a detachment line, the main coupon part and the passenger coupon part each having a front face carrying visible printed data associated with spaces where passenger data and travel data are printed, there being disposed on the front and/or rear face of the main coupon and passenger coupon parts a magnetic strip and/or storage chip for storing encoded data that is readable by means of a suitable reader/writer, the encoded data corresponding at least in part to printed passenger data and travel data, characterized in that:
a first magnetized strip and/or storage chip is disposed on the main coupon part and a separate second magnetized strip and/or storage chip is disposed on the passenger coupon part, the first and second magnetized strips and/or storage chips being separated from one another and spaced apart on either side of the detachment line and in particular being merged in thick portions of the Boarding Pass, the first magnetized strip and/or storage chip storing encoded passenger data and travel data that are readable by passing the entire Boarding Pass or only the main coupon part through a suitable reader/writer, and the second magnetized strip and/or storage chip storing encoded passenger data and travel data that are readable by passing the passenger coupon part through a suitable reader/writer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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43. The system of 41, wherein the luggage collection installation comprises a plurality of luggage outlets each associated with a reader/writer for the passenger coupon parts of the boarding cards.
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