SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING BAGGAGE WITH A PASSENGER

• US 20070115123A1
• Filed: 01/23/2007
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jebsec LLC
• Original Assignee: Jebsec LLC
• Inventors: Boesch, Brian, Light, Elliott, Roberts, Jon
• Application Number:
  US11/625,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20070115123A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/568.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A system for associating baggage with a passenger comprises a biometric reader that captures a biometric measure from a passenger, a boarding document comprising a machine-readable boarding identifier, and a baggage tag comprising a machine-readable baggage identifier. An association processor associates the machine-readable boarding identifier and the machine-readable baggage identifier and the biometric measure.

Claims

1. A system for associating baggage with a passenger comprising:

a biometric reader, wherein the biometric reader is adapted for capturing a biometric measure from a passenger;

a boarding document, wherein the boarding document comprises a machine-readable boarding identifier;

a baggage tag, wherein the baggage tag comprises a machine-readable baggage identifier; and

an association processor, wherein the association processor is adapted for associating the machine-readable boarding identifier and the machine-readable baggage identifier and the biometric measure.

2. A system for system for centralized security screening comprising:

a biometric reader, wherein the biometric reader is adapted for capturing a biometric measure from a passenger;

a boarding document a boarding document, wherein the boarding document comprises a machine-readable boarding identifier;

a baggage tag, wherein the baggage tag comprises a machine-readable baggage identifier; and

an association processor, wherein the association processor is adapted for associating the machine-readable boarding identifier and the machine-readable baggage identifier and the biometric measure

a remote screening facility comprising screening devices, wherein the remote screening facility is adapted for;

reading the machine-readable baggage identifier;

reading the machine-readable boarding identifier;

capturing the biometric measure from the passenger;

screening the baggage under inspection using a screening device in accordance with a first screening procedure to obtain screening data; and

reporting screening data, the biometric measure, the machine readable boarding identifier and the machine-readable baggage identifier to a centralized screening facility; and

wherein

the centralized screening facility is connected to the remote screening facility via a network, and wherein the centralized screening facility is adapted for;

receiving the screening data, the biometric measure, the machine readable boarding identifier and the machine-readable baggage identifier from the remote screening facility;

reviewing the screening data using a security protocol to determine whether the baggage under inspection represents a security risk; and

if the baggage under inspection represents a security risk, then using the identity of the baggage owner to obtain personal information about the baggage owner associated with the baggage under inspection;

applying the security protocol to the personal information and the screening data to formulate a remedial action plan with respect to the baggage under inspection; and

advising the remote screening facility of the remedial action plan.

3. A method for associating baggage with a passenger comprising:

associating a passenger with a passenger RFID tag, wherein the passenger RFID tag comprises a unique passenger identifier;

associating a baggage unit with a baggage RFID tag, wherein the baggage RFID tag comprises a unique baggage identifier;

associating a biometric measure with the passenger;

associating the unique passenger identifier with the unique baggage identifier and the biometric measure; and

storing the associated unique passenger identifier with the associated unique baggage identifier and the biometric measure in a storage device accessible via a network.

4. A method for formulating a remedial action plan with respect to an object under inspection comprising:

associating the object with an object identifier;

associating an identity of an owner of the object (herein, the “

object owner”

) with a biometric measure acquired from the object owner;

associating the object under inspection with the identity of the object owner using the object identifier and the biometric measure;

screening the object under inspection at a remote screening facility using a screening device in accordance with a first screening procedure to obtain screening data, the biometric measure and the object identifier;

reviewing the biometric measure and the object identifier at the remote screening facility using a first security protocol to determine whether the object under inspection is associated with the biometric measure;

if the object under inspection is associated with the biometric identifier, reviewing the screening data at a centralized screening facility using a second security protocol to determine whether the object under inspection represents a security risk;

if the object under inspection represents a security risk, then using the identity of the object owner to obtain personal information about the object owner associated with the object under inspection;

applying the second security protocol to the personal information and the screening data to formulate a remedial action plan with respect to the object under inspection; and

advising the remote screening facility of the remedial action plan.