Passenger monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking from a passenger carrier, the method comprising:
- providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event, the passenger monitoring system including a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event;
collecting passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger during boarding or disembarking operations at the gateway area with the passenger monitoring system;
updating the stored carrier and passenger data with the collected data; and
displaying stored carrier and passenger data on the display device of the passenger monitoring system upon inquiry instruction input into the instruction input device.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier is provided. This includes providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event. The passenger monitoring system may include a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event. Passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger is collected during boarding or disembarking operations at the gateway area with the passenger monitoring system. The stored carrier and passenger data is updated with the collected data. The stored carrier and passenger data is displayed on the display device of the passenger monitoring system upon inquiry instruction input into the instruction input device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking from a passenger carrier, the method comprising:
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providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event, the passenger monitoring system including a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event;
collecting passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger during boarding or disembarking operations at the gateway area with the passenger monitoring system;
updating the stored carrier and passenger data with the collected data; and
displaying stored carrier and passenger data on the display device of the passenger monitoring system upon inquiry instruction input into the instruction input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A passenger monitoring system for monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking from a passenger carrier, the monitoring system comprising:
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a passenger monitoring terminal located at a gateway area that includes a data collecting device that includes a passenger-data item reader capable of receiving a data signal from a passenger-data item associated with a passenger when the passenger-data item is brought within a proximal distance to the reader, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor; and
a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data, the central database providing stored carrier and passenger data associated with individual carrier events to the passenger monitoring terminal from the central database upon inquiry input with the instruction input device; and
whereinthe passenger monitoring terminal collects passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger at the gateway area for updating the stored carrier and passenger data the stored carrier and passenger data is displayed on the display device of the passenger monitoring system upon inquiry instruction input into the instruction input device.
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17. A method of monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking from a passenger carrier, the method comprising:
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providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event, the passenger monitoring system including a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event;
collecting passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger at the gateway area with the passenger monitoring system;
comparing the collected passenger data to the stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event; and
providing a comparison result on the display device of the passenger monitoring system based upon the compared collected and stored data, the comparison result including an indication of at least one of a validation status, a non-validation status, and a prompt to check for passenger information for the at least one passenger, and further including displaying at least a passenger identifier for the at least one passenger and a total number of passengers having a validated status for the carrier event on the display device.
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18. A method of monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking from a passenger carrier, the method comprising:
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providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event, the passenger monitoring system including a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event;
collecting passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger at the gateway area with the passenger monitoring system;
comparing the collected passenger data to the stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event;
providing a comparison result on the display device of the passenger monitoring system based upon the compared collected and stored data;
transmitting status indication feedback data from the monitoring system to the central data base in response to the comparison result; and
updating the stored carrier and passenger data of the central database with the status indication feedback data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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