AIRLINE BAGGAGE TRACKING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An airport baggage tracking and notification system comprising:
- a baggage tracking system configured to track when baggage at an airport has arrived at or has departed from a location at an airport; and
a baggage location notification system configured to cause a notification, indicating that the baggage has arrived at or departed from the location, to be automatically sent to a passenger associated with the baggage contemporaneously with when the baggage has respectively arrived at or departed from the location.
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Abstract
An airport baggage tracking and notification system may include a baggage tracking system and a baggage location notification system. The baggage tracking system may be configured to track when baggage at an airport has arrived at and/or has departed from one or more locations at an airport, such as a check in area, a baggage sorting area, within an airplane, a baggage pickup area, and/or a passenger exit at the airport. The baggage location notification system may be configured to cause a notification to be automatically delivered to a passenger that is transporting the baggage, a passenger transportation service, and/or others contemporaneously with when the baggage has arrived at and/or departed from each of the locations indicating that the baggage has arrived at or departed from each location.
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20 Claims
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1. An airport baggage tracking and notification system comprising:
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a baggage tracking system configured to track when baggage at an airport has arrived at or has departed from a location at an airport; and a baggage location notification system configured to cause a notification, indicating that the baggage has arrived at or departed from the location, to be automatically sent to a passenger associated with the baggage contemporaneously with when the baggage has respectively arrived at or departed from the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of tracking baggage at an airport comprising:
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tracking when baggage at an airport has arrived at or has departed from a location at an airport by electronically or optically reading a unique code that is associated with the baggage; and issuing an electronic notification to a passenger associated with the baggage indicating that the baggage has arrived at or departed from the location contemporaneously with and automatically when the baggage has arrived at or departed from the location, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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