Configuring Office-Specific Security Parameters Using Office Profiles
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for managing a Reservation and Departure Control System (RDCS) of a transportation carrier, comprising:
- presenting with a user interface module at least one screen with which one or more users interact to dynamically select first operational parameters of the transportation carrier, wherein the first operational parameters include at least one global security parameter that controls operation of the terminals with respect to handling of travel documents that are identified as associated with irregular activity;
storing the first operation parameters to a global profile;
presenting with the user interface module an additional set of one or more screens with which the one or more users interact to dynamically select second operational parameters specific to at least one office of a plurality of offices of the transportation carrier, wherein the second operational parameters include at least one office-specific security parameter that modifies the operation of the one of the terminals in accordance with the at least one global security parameter of the global profile associated with the irregular activity;
storing the second office-specific operational parameters to an associated office profile;
configuring terminals at each of the plurality of offices of the transportation carrier to operate according to the global profile; and
reconfiguring one of the terminals of at least one of the plurality of offices to operate according to the associated office profile.
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Abstract
In general, techniques for configuring blacklist handling via regional profiles of reservation and departure control system (RDCS) are described herein. More specifically, a RDCS is disclosed for use in creating operational profiles. A global profile may be dynamically defined to determine operational aspects of a transportation carrier that are common to all office of that carrier. Office profiles are dynamically defined to determine operational aspects that are specific to that office location. In this manner, the operation of each office may be tailored to the specific location. Moreover, the operational aspects are not “hard-coded”, but instead are readily selectable by an authorized end user. According to one aspect, local management of blacklists is supported by the profiles.
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing a Reservation and Departure Control System (RDCS) of a transportation carrier, comprising:
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presenting with a user interface module at least one screen with which one or more users interact to dynamically select first operational parameters of the transportation carrier, wherein the first operational parameters include at least one global security parameter that controls operation of the terminals with respect to handling of travel documents that are identified as associated with irregular activity; storing the first operation parameters to a global profile; presenting with the user interface module an additional set of one or more screens with which the one or more users interact to dynamically select second operational parameters specific to at least one office of a plurality of offices of the transportation carrier, wherein the second operational parameters include at least one office-specific security parameter that modifies the operation of the one of the terminals in accordance with the at least one global security parameter of the global profile associated with the irregular activity; storing the second office-specific operational parameters to an associated office profile; configuring terminals at each of the plurality of offices of the transportation carrier to operate according to the global profile; and reconfiguring one of the terminals of at least one of the plurality of offices to operate according to the associated office profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for managing a Reservation and Departure Control System (RDCS) of a transportation carrier, comprising:
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presenting a user interface to allow one or more users to dynamically select operational parameters of the transportation carrier that are stored to a global profile; presenting another user interface to allow the one or more users to dynamically select operational parameters specific to the at least one office of the transportation carrier, the parameters being stored to an associated office profile; configuring all offices of the transportation carrier to operate according to the global profile; for each of the at least one office, using the associated office profile to re-configuring the office to operate according to the operational parameters specific to the office, wherein the at least one of the global profile and the associated office profile contain parameters describing blacklisting; and operating one of the terminals according to the office-specific security parameter and the security parameter of the global profile such that, in order to blacklist the travel documents, the one of the terminals; (i) receives a request to validate one of the travel documents; (ii) determines, based on the security parameter stored within at least one of the global and the associated office profiles, whether to electronically forward the request to a third party for processing or processes the request locally with the RDCS; and (iii) presents, based on the determination, results of the processing to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system for managing a Reservation and Departure Control System (RDCS) of a transportation carrier, comprising:
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a user interface module that presents one or more user interfaces that allow one or more users to dynamically select operational parameters of the transportation carrier that are stored to a global profile and allow the one or more users to dynamically select operational parameters specific to at least one office of the transportation carrier that are stored to an associated office profile, wherein the first operational parameters include at least one global security parameter that controls operation of the terminals with respect to handling of travel documents associated with irregular activity, and wherein the second operational parameters include at least one office-specific security parameter that modifies the operation of the one of the terminals in accordance with the at least one global security parameter of the global profile associated with the irregular activity; and configuration logic to configure terminals at all offices of the transportation carrier to operate according to the global profile, and, for each of the at least one office, to use the associated office profile to re-configure the terminals at each of the at least one office to operate according to the operational parameters specific to the at least one office. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented system for managing a Reservation and Departure Control System (RDCS) of a transportation carrier, comprising:
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terminals to access the RDCS; and the RDCS that includes; a computer executing a user interface module that presents one or more user interfaces that allow one or more users to dynamically select operational parameters of the transportation carrier that are stored to a global profile and allow the one or more users to dynamically select operational parameters specific to at least one office of the transportation carrier that are stored to an associated office profile, wherein the first operational parameters include at least one global security parameter that controls operation of the terminals with respect to handling of travel documents associated with irregular activity, and wherein the second operational parameters include at least one office-specific security parameter that modifies the operation of the one of the terminals in accordance with the at least one global security parameter of the global profile associated with the irregular activity; and configuration logic to configure terminals at all offices of the transportation carrier to operate according to the global profile, and, for each of the at least one office, to use the associated office profile to re-configure the terminals at each of the at least one office to operate according to the operational parameters specific to the at least one office, wherein one of the terminals receives a request to validate one of the travel documents, determines, based on the at least one global security parameter and the at least one office-specific security parameter, whether to forward the request to a third party for processing or processes the request locally with the RDCS, and presents, based on the determination, a result of the processing to the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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