SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AIRPORT SECURITY

• US 20150193898A1
• Filed: 01/08/2014
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Kar, Chinmaya, Huruli, Vikram, Mohan, Sai Krishnan, Udipi, Ranga
• Application Number:
  US14/150,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20150193898A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for facilitating passage of a passenger through immigration, customs, and security at a destination airport. Immigration and customs forms are completed and assistance is requested by communicating either on-line or verbally with a port-of-entry (POE) and requesting assistance from the POE, using a hand-held, portable communication device, prior to landing at the destination airport.

Claims

1. A method for providing passage of a passenger through immigration, customs, and security at a destination airport comprising completing immigration and customs forms by communicating with a port-of-entry (POE) prior to landing at a destination airport using a hand-held, portable communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

requesting assistance from the POE; and

receiving the requested assistance from the POE via the hand-held, portable communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating with the POE via a K^a band communication link.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a customs duty on-line via the hand-held, portable communication device over a K_a communication link with the POE; and

paying any payment owed via the hand-held portable communication device over a K_a band communication link via a payment gateway while still airborne.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising submitting immigration and customs information to the port of entry.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising receiving confirmation of receipt of the immigration and customs information from the POE while still airborne.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

determining, at a POE arrival gate, if the passenger represents a risk based on biometric identification; and

identifying the passenger as requiring special processing if the passenger is deemed to represent a risk.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising reconciling passport information at an immigration counter using information received while the passenger was still airborne.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising

determining at the immigration counter if the passenger represents a risk based on biometric identification;

and

identifying the passenger as requiring special processing if the passenger is deemed to represent a risk.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

reconciling information at a customs counter using information received while the passenger was still airborne; and

confirming at the customs counter that any customs payment due was paid while the passenger was still airborne.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

determining at the customs counter if the passenger represents a risk based on biometric obtained while the passenger was still airborne; and

identifying the passenger as requiring special processing if the passenger is deemed to represent a risk.

12. An airport passenger security system, comprising:

a distributed port-of-entry (POE) immigration and customs processor; and

a plurality of digitized customs and immigration forms accessible from the airport for completion while the passenger is still airborne using a hand-held mobile communication device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the communication device is a SATCOM device that enables K_a band communication between the passenger and the airport.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the processing system further comprises:

an immigration and customs analytics engine that performs multi-modal biometric identification and sentiment analysis of passengers; and

an event communication channel coupled to the immigration and customs analytics engine.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the processing system further comprises:

an immigration server coupled to the event communication channel;

an immigration database coupled to the immigration server; and

a passport information database coupled to the immigration server.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the processing system further comprises a customs server coupled to the event communication channel and to the passenger information database.

17. A method for providing passage of a passenger through a point-of-entry- (POE) airport that includes gate counters, immigration counters, and customs counters, the method comprising:

receiving passenger immigration, customs, and multi-modal biometric data via a hand-held, portable SATCOM device from the passenger while the passenger is still airborne;

providing the data to the gate counters, immigration counters, and customs counters; and

validating the identity of the passenger at the gate counters, immigration counters, and customs counters using the multi-modal biometric data received prior to passenger landing.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

determining a customs duty on-line via the hand-held, portable communication device over a K_a communication link with the POE; and

paying any payment owed via the hand-held portable communication device over a K_a band communication link with a payment gateway while still airborne.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising receiving confirmation of receipt of the immigration and customs information from the POE while still airborne.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising reconciling passport information at the gate counters, the immigration counters, and the customs counters using information received while the passenger was still airborne.