PERSONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

• US 20120314082A1
• Filed: 07/11/2011
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amadeus S.A.S. (Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A.)
• Original Assignee: Amadeus S.A.S. (Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A.)
• Inventors: Savornin, Richard, Bezine, Benjamin, Rothe, Ingolf-Tobias, Ruffier, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US13/180,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20120314082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/161
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/25 Fusion techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/14 Travel agencies
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1918 Fusion techniques, i.e. combining data from various sources, e.g. sensor fusion
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/40 Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/416 Extracting the logical structure, e.g. chapters, sections or page numbers; Identifying elements of the document, e.g. authors
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/418 Document matching, e.g. of document images

Abstract

A system for identification and/or authentication of a user in a travel terminal, the system comprising: a multiuser interactive screen having one or more interaction zones, with which a user can interact; an image generation system for generating information on the interaction zone to provide information to the user with which the user can interact and; an image capture system which generates a captured image of any item in contact with the interaction zone; a recognition system for recognizing one or more features from the captured image to enable identification and/or authentication of the user; a communication system for communicating with the user by means of the image generation means to confirm identification or request additional information.

Claims

1. A system for identification and/or authentication of a user in a travel terminal, the system comprising:

a multiuser interactive screen having one or more interaction zones, with which a user can interact;

an image generation system for generating information on the interaction zone to provide information to the user with which the user can interact;

an image capture system which generates a captured image of any item in contact with the interaction zone;

a recognition system for recognising one or more features from the captured image to enable identification and/or authentication of the user; and

a communication system for communicating with the user by means of the image generation means to confirm identification or request additional information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition system recognizes one or more features of a document brought in contact with the interaction zone.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition system includes at least one of:

a character recognition system;

a logo recognition system;

a barcode recognition system;

each of which include a search mechanism.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the search mechanism for the character recognition system includes a word search, such as a key word search or a fuzzy search to identify character related features based on a database of user information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the database of user information comprises a passenger name record (PNR) database and the information is used to identify a passenger having a PNR record.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the search mechanism for the logo recognition system includes comparing via a computer features from the captured image with pre-loaded images on a database relating to logos and the like.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the search mechanism for the bar code recognition system includes identifying via a computer a bar code and reading the same.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition system includes a matching engine for matching features from the item with one or more user records to determine the most likely matching user record.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a database including a list of potential users known to be in the vicinity of the system.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the multiuser interactive screen is in the form of a wall.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein at least some of the wall is made of an optically transmissive material.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a printing system for printing travel related documents on identification or authentication of the user.

13. A method for identification and/or authentication of a user in a travel terminal using an identification system having a multiuser interactive screen having one or more interaction zones;

an image generation system for generating information on the interaction zone;

an image capture system which generates a captured image of any item in contact with the interaction zone;

a recognition system for recognizing one or more features from the captured image; and

a communication system for communicating with the user by means of the image generation means to confirm identification or request additional information, the method comprising;

providing information to a user by illuminating part of the multiuser interactive screen so that the user may interact therewith;

detecting an item in contact with an interaction zone that is captured by the image capture system;

extracting one or more features from the captured image to identify or authenticate the user; and

communicating identification or authentication or requesting further information by means of the image generation system on the screen.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising recognising via a computer one or more features of a document brought in contact with the interaction zone.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising recognizing the features using at least one of:

a character recognition;

a logo recognition;

a barcode recognition, using a search mechanism.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising searching via a computer for features in the image in the form of words using a key work or fuzzy search to identify character related features based on a database of user information.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising searching via a computer a passenger name record (PNR) database to identify a list of PNR records with a likelihood of matching the user.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising matching engine for matching features from the item with one or more user records to determine the most likely matching user record.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising a determining list of potential users known to be in the vicinity of the system.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing the multiuser interactive screen in the form of a wall.

21. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing at least some of the wall made of an optically transmissive material.

22. The system of claim 13, further comprising printing travel related documents on identification or authentication of the user.

23. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions for carrying out a method for identification and/or authentication of a user in a travel terminal using an identification system having a multiuser interactive screen having one or more interaction zones;

an image generation system for generating information on the interaction zone;

an image capture system which generates a captured image of any item in contact with the interaction zone;

a recognition system for recognizing one or more features from the captured image; and

a communication system for communicating with the user by means of the image generation means to confirm identification or request additional information, the method comprising;

providing information to a user by illuminating part of the multiuser interactive screen so that the user may interact therewith;

detecting an item in contact with an interaction zone that is captured by the image capture system;

extracting one or more features from the captured image to identify or authenticate the user;

communicating identification or authentication or requesting further information by means of the image generation system on the screen.