Automated Passenger Screening Checkpoint
First Claim
1. A method performed by an automated screening system, comprising:
- receiving a personal identifier from an individual at an induction kiosk;
issuing a scanning unit at the induction kiosk;
associating the scanning unit with the personal identifier;
inducting the scanning unit, including at least one item added by the individual, at the induction kiosk;
conveying the scanning unit to an imaging device;
imaging the scanning unit and the item to produce a scanned image;
receiving the personal identifier at a return kiosk; and
returning the scanning unit and the item to the individual based on the association between the scanning unit and the personal identifier.
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Abstract
As automated screening system and method. A method includes receiving a personal identifier from an individual at an induction kiosk and issuing a scanning unit at the induction kiosk. The method includes associating the scanning unit with the personal identifier and inducting the scanning unit, including at least one item added by the individual, at the induction kiosk. The method includes conveying the scanning unit to an imaging device, and imaging the scanning unit and the item to produce a scanned image. The method includes receiving the personal identifier at a return kiosk and returning the scanning unit and the item to the individual based on the association between the scanning unit and the personal identifier.
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19 Claims
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1. A method performed by an automated screening system, comprising:
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receiving a personal identifier from an individual at an induction kiosk; issuing a scanning unit at the induction kiosk; associating the scanning unit with the personal identifier; inducting the scanning unit, including at least one item added by the individual, at the induction kiosk; conveying the scanning unit to an imaging device; imaging the scanning unit and the item to produce a scanned image; receiving the personal identifier at a return kiosk; and returning the scanning unit and the item to the individual based on the association between the scanning unit and the personal identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An automated screening system, comprising:
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a plurality of induction kiosks, each configured induct scanning units loaded with at least one item to be scanned from an individual, to scan a personal identifier of the individual, and to associate the personal identifier with the respective scanning units; an imager configured to image the loaded scanning units to produce a scanned image corresponding to each loaded scanning unit; a plurality of return kiosks, each configured to return the loaded scanning units to the individual and to scan the personal identifier of the individual; and a conveyor system configured to convey the loaded scanning units from the induction kiosks, through the imager, and to return the scanning unit to the individual at the return kiosk that scanned the personal identifier associated with the respective scanning units. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification