Global origin and departure information system

• US 20070158418A1
• Filed: 12/11/2006
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Weekes
• Original Assignee: David Weekes
• Inventors: Weekes, David
• Application Number:
  US11/636,436
• Publication Number:
  US 20070158418A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/384
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for managing traveler information of a traveler having a country of origin and traveling from a country of embarkation to a country of destination. The method includes receiving input data from a graphic user interface containing traveler information at the country of embarkation, sending the traveler information to the country of origin, and requesting confirmation from the country of origin of the accuracy of the traveler information by comparing the traveler information with data received from at least one of a police department, customs department, or immigration department. The method further includes receiving the confirmed traveler information from the country of origin and verifying traveler identity at the country of embarkation.

Claims

1-31. -31. (canceled)

32. A method for managing traveler information of a traveler having a country of origin and traveling from a country of embarkation to a country of destination, the method comprising:

receiving traveler information at the country of embarkation;

sending the traveler information to the country of origin, wherein the country of origin is different than the country of embarkation;

confirming the accuracy of the traveler information by comparing the traveler information with data received from the country of origin;

receiving confirmation of the traveler information at the country of embarkation; and

verifying traveler identity at the country of embarkation.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein receiving confirmation of the traveler information comprises receiving confirmation from the country of origin.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein the data is related to at least one of immigration, police, birth/death, or national identification records of the traveler.

35. The method of claim 32, further comprising synchronizing data in the database maintained by the country of origin with data from an electronic travel record associated with a travel document of the traveler.

36. The method of claim 32, wherein verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of embarkation comprises verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity before the traveler is allowed to embark.

37. The method of claim 32, further comprising:

sending the confirmed traveler information from the country of embarkation to the country of destination; and

verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of destination.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein validating the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of destination comprises confirming that the traveler matches data related to at least one of a national identification card, passport, fingerprint, facial scan, iris scan, or DNA sequence associated with the traveler.

39. A computer program product including instructions for execution by one or more processors to perform a method for managing traveler information of a traveler having a country of origin and traveling from a country of embarkation to a country of destination, the method comprising:

receiving traveler information at the country of embarkation;

sending the traveler information to the country of origin, wherein the country of origin is different than the country of embarkation;

confirming the accuracy of the traveler information by comparing the traveler information with data received from the country of origin;

receiving confirmation of the traveler information at the country of embarkation; and

verifying traveler identity at the country of embarkation.

40. The computer program product of claim 39, wherein receiving confirmation of the traveler information comprises receiving confirmation from the country of origin.

41. The computer program product of claim 39, wherein the data is related to at least one of immigration, police, birth/death, or national identification records of the traveler.

42. The computer program product of claim 39, wherein the method further comprises synchronizing data in the database maintained by the country of origin with data from an electronic travel record associated with a travel document of the traveler.

43. The computer program product of claim 39, wherein verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of embarkation comprises verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity before the traveler is allowed to embark.

44. The computer program product of claim 39, wherein the method further comprises:

sending the confirmed traveler information from the country of embarkation to the country of destination; and

verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of destination.

45. The computer program product of claim 44, wherein validating the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of destination comprises confirming that the traveler matches data related to at least one of a national identification card, passport, fingerprint, facial scan, iris scan, or DNA sequence associated with the traveler.

47. The system of claim 39, wherein receiving confirmation of the traveler information comprises receiving confirmation from the country of origin.

48. The system of claim 39, wherein the data is related to at least one of immigration, police, birth/death, and/or national identification records of the traveler.

49. The system of claim 39, wherein the method further comprises synchronizing data in the database maintained by the country of origin with data from an electronic travel record associated with a travel document of the traveler.

50. The system of claim 39, wherein verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of embarkation comprises verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity before the traveler is allowed to embark.

51. The system of claim 39, wherein the method further comprises:

sending the confirmed traveler information from the country of embarkation to the country of destination; and

verifying the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of destination.

52. The system of claim 51, wherein validating the traveler'"'"'s identity at the country of destination comprises confirming that the traveler matches data related to at least one of a national identification card, passport, fingerprint, facial scan, iris scan, or DNA sequence associated with the traveler.

46. A system for managing traveler information of a traveler having a country of origin and traveling from a country of embarkation to a country of destination, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer readable medium containing instructions for configuring the one or more processors to perform a method for managing traveler information of the traveler, the method comprising;

receiving traveler information at the country of embarkation;

sending the traveler information to the country of origin, wherein the country of origin is different than the country of embarkation;

confirming the accuracy of the traveler information by comparing the traveler information with data received from the country of origin;

receiving confirmation of the traveler information at the country of embarkation; and

verifying traveler identity at the country of embarkation.