ENSURING THE PROVENANCE OF PASSENGERS AT A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
First Claim
1. A process for ensuring the provenance of passengers at a transportation facility, comprising:
- providing a first biometric reading device at a first station associated with a check-in area of the transportation facility;
providing a second biometric reading device at a second station associated with a departure or boarding area of the facility;
acquiring a first biometric template of a given passenger arriving at the check-in area using the first reading device;
entering a name or other information corresponding to the given passenger into a background check system;
forwarding the acquired first biometric template from the first station to the second station;
acquiring a second biometric template of the given passenger using the second reading device when the passenger appears at the second station associated with the departure or boarding area;
comparing the second biometric template with each of a number of biometric templates forwarded to the second station from the first station and corresponding to all passengers that have checked in for departure on the same vehicle as the given passenger; and
determining whether or not a match exists between the second biometric template and one of the biometric templates forwarded to the second station from the first station.
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Abstract
The provenance of passengers intending to depart on a vehicle from a transportation facility, is ensured by providing biometric reading devices at both a check-in station and a departure area station of the facility. The name and/or other information concerning a passenger arriving at the facility is also entered for assessment into a background check system. A biometric template of the passenger is acquired by the reading device at the check-in station and forwarded to the departure area station. When the passenger appears at the latter station, a second biometric template is acquired by the reading device there. The second template is compared with each of a number of templates that were forwarded from the check-in station. If no match exists, or if the background check system returns an unsatisfactory assessment, the passenger is refused boarding onto the vehicle.
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1 Claim
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1. A process for ensuring the provenance of passengers at a transportation facility, comprising:
- providing a first biometric reading device at a first station associated with a check-in area of the transportation facility;
providing a second biometric reading device at a second station associated with a departure or boarding area of the facility;
acquiring a first biometric template of a given passenger arriving at the check-in area using the first reading device;
entering a name or other information corresponding to the given passenger into a background check system;
forwarding the acquired first biometric template from the first station to the second station;
acquiring a second biometric template of the given passenger using the second reading device when the passenger appears at the second station associated with the departure or boarding area;
comparing the second biometric template with each of a number of biometric templates forwarded to the second station from the first station and corresponding to all passengers that have checked in for departure on the same vehicle as the given passenger; and
determining whether or not a match exists between the second biometric template and one of the biometric templates forwarded to the second station from the first station.
- providing a first biometric reading device at a first station associated with a check-in area of the transportation facility;
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