METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BAGGAGE CLAIM AT THE AIRPORT

• US 20120056723A1
• Filed: 09/02/2011
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aerospace Diginexus Information Technology Shenzhen Limited
• Original Assignee: Aerospace Diginexus Information Technology Shenzhen Limited
• Inventors: ZHU, LIPING
• Application Number:
  US13/225,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20120056723A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for baggage claim at the airport. The method includes when an RFID claim tag taken along by a passenger gets close to an RFID reader, the RFID reader reading the RFID claim tag and obtaining baggage claim information; searching corresponding baggage identification information according to the baggage claim information; searching corresponding baggage according to the baggage identification information; and conveying the baggage to a designated place according to the baggage claim information. The present invention enables the passenger to claim his baggage conveniently and quickly.

Claims

1. A method for baggage claim at the airport, comprising:

when an RFID claim tag taken along by a passenger gets close to an RFID reader, the RFID reader reading the RFID claim tag and obtaining baggage claim information;

searching corresponding baggage identification information according to the baggage claim information;

searching corresponding baggage according to the baggage identification information; and

conveying the baggage to a designated place according to the baggage claim information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID reader is provided at an entry of a baggage claim zone;

when the RFID claim tag taken along by the passenger gets close to the entry, the RFID reader reads the RFID claim tag and obtains the baggage claim information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein after searching the baggage identification information according to the baggage claim information, the method further comprises:

judging whether the baggage to be claimed by the passenger is positioned in the baggage claim zone according to the found baggage identification information;

if it is judged that the baggage is positioned in the baggage claim zone, sending out instruction information indicating that the passenger is allowed to enter into the baggage claim zone;

otherwise, sending out instruction information indicating that the passenger is refused to enter into the baggage claim zone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of conveying the baggage to the designated place according to the baggage claim information comprises conveying the baggage to a place where the passenger completes his clearance procedures.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of conveying the baggage to the designated place according to the baggage claim information comprises:

searching connecting information of flight of the passenger according to the baggage claim information;

conveying the baggage to the connecting flight which the passenger is going to take according to the connecting information of the flight.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of conveying the baggage to the designated place according to the baggage claim information comprises:

searching address information pre-stored by the passenger according to the baggage claim information;

conveying the baggage to a corresponding place according to the address information.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of conveying the baggage to the designated place according to the baggage claim information comprises:

conveying the baggage to the baggage claim zone according to the baggage claim information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein before the baggage is conveyed to the baggage claim zone, the method further comprises:

a mobile terminal taken along by the passenger logging on a public service website of the airport;

inputting the baggage claim information into the public service website of the airport;

a website server of the public service website of the airport searching current position information of the corresponding baggage according to the baggage claim information;

determining the expected waiting time according to the current position information of the baggage and sending the expected waiting time to the mobile terminal.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein after the baggage is conveyed to the baggage claim zone, the method further comprises:

when the baggage is conveyed on a conveying belt in the baggage claim zone, a RFID identification tag provided on the baggage sending out an RF signal;

when a terminal RFID reader provided in a mobile terminal taken along by the passenger receives the RF signal, sending out an instruction signal indicating that the baggage arrives.

10. A baggage claim system at the airport, wherein comprising:

an RFID claim tag which is taken along by a passenger;

an RFID reader which is used for reading the RFID claim tag and obtaining baggage claim information;

an information searching unit which is used for searching corresponding baggage identification information according to the baggage claim information read by the RFID reader;

a baggage searching unit which is used for searching corresponding baggage according to the baggage identification information found by the information searching unit; and

a baggage conveying unit which is used for conveying the baggage to a designated place according to the baggage claim information found by the baggage searching unit.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the RFID reader is provided at an entry of a baggage claim zone.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the system further comprises a confirmation unit which is used for judging whether the baggage which is to be claimed by the passenger according to the baggage identification information found by the information searching unit is positioned at the baggage claim zone or not;

if it is judged that the baggage is positioned in the baggage claim zone, sending out instruction information indicating that the passenger is allowed to enter into the baggage claim zone;

otherwise, sending out instruction information indicating that the passenger is refused to enter into the baggage claim zone.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the system further comprises:

a mobile terminal which is taken along by the passenger and used for logging on a website server of a public service website of the airport before the baggage is conveyed to the baggage claim zone by the baggage conveying unit, and used for inputting the baggage claim information to the website; and

a website server which is used for searching current position information of corresponding baggage from the baggage conveying unit according to the baggage claim information from the mobile terminal, and used for determining expected waiting time according to the current position information of the baggage and sending the expected waiting time to the mobile terminal.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the system further comprises:

an RFID identification tag which is provided on the baggage and used for sending out an RF signal; and

a terminal RFID reader which is provided in the mobile terminal taken along by the passenger and used for sending out an instruction signal when receiving the RF signal sent out by the RFID identification tag.