Ensuring airline safety while safeguarding personal passenger information

• US 20060115109A1
• Filed: 09/16/2005
• Published: 06/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. (Leidos Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, Inc. (Leidos Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: DeLia, Paul J., Whitson, Andrea
• Application Number:
  US11/228,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20060115109A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/100
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 5/0083 utilizing a network, e.g. a remote expert, accessing remote data or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 5/271 using a network, e.g. a remote expert, accessing remote data or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

The application discloses a system and methods for remote access and analysis of data collected about items under inspection. The system includes a data collection station, that may include an X-ray scanner, that scans the items under inspection to obtain data about the items. The data is transmitted to one or more remote expert stations, where a remote expert analyzes the data to determine whether the item contains a potential threat, such as, for example, explosives or other contraband.

Claims

1. A method for ensuring airline safety while safeguarding personal passenger information comprising the steps of:

collecting personal passenger information by a first agency;

storing the personal passenger information;

giving access to the personal passenger information only to members of the first agency;

translating personal passenger information into anonymous data representing a threat risk based on a set of predefined criteria; and

providing the anonymous data to a second agency in charge of airline security.