THEFT PROTECTION DURING THE SECURITY CHECK OF CARRY-ON LUGGAGE

• US 20120066158A1
• Filed: 05/25/2010
• Published: 03/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Bruett, Joern, Rauh, Ingolf, Wilke, Wolf-Stephan
• Application Number:
  US13/322,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20120066158A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/500
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/366 Check-in counters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method relates to theft protection during a security check of carry-on luggage and/or other personal objects in passenger terminals of airports or the like. Objects are placed by the passenger in a provided container before the personal inspection of the passenger and are transported in the container for x-raying by a screening device, on the output side of which the container is provided after the personal inspection of the passenger for removal of the objects of the passenger that have been recognized as unsuspicious. In order to create theft protection during the security check of carry-on luggage if the personal objects of the passenger are still unattended in the containers after passing through the screening device, the container can be locked with a lock before the screening.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A method of providing theft protection during a security check of carry-on luggage or other personal items in passenger terminals of airports, which comprises the steps of:

placing items, by a passenger, into a provided container before a personal inspection of the passenger;

locking the container with a lock before a screening process is performed;

transporting the container to X-raying by a screening device; and

transporting the containing to an output side after the personal inspection of the passenger, for removal of the items which have been identified as unsuspicious.

17. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, wherein a key for the lock is worn by the passenger on his body during the personal inspection of the passenger.

18. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, wherein the passenger locks and unlocks the container using a key assigned to the lock.

19. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, wherein a member of staff involved in a security check uses a control device to change a state of the lock and/or of a key assigned to the lock.

20. The method of theft protection according to claim 19, wherein the member of staff uses the control device to release the container for the removal of the items by the passenger after the personal inspection of the passenger.

21. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, which further comprises providing a programmable and readable RFID lock which can be closed and opened using an electronic key as the lock for locking the container.

22. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, which further comprises providing an electronic lock which can be opened using an optical or biometric key as the lock for locking the container.

23. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, which further comprises providing a box as the container which can be closed on all sides.

24. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, wherein the container is in a form of an open receptacle.

25. The method of theft protection according to claim 16, which further comprises detecting unauthorized removal of the container using identification or localization techniques and can be indicated by raising an alarm and/or by means of a video system.

26. The method of theft protection according to claim 22, which further comprises designing the electronic lock to emit an item of status information in a form of a radio signal or light signal to a corresponding sensor.

27. The method of theft protection according to claim 26, wherein the corresponding sensor is part of a conveying device for transporting the container.

28. The method of theft protection according to claim 24, which further comprises monitoring an electronically closed receptacle using a video system.

29. The method of theft protection according to claim 26, which further comprises emitting the status information to the video system for evaluation by means of a light signal.

30. The method of theft protection according to claim 17, which further comprises providing the container with the lock and the key in a form of circulating means in a region of the security check.