APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL TAKING AIRPORT BAGGAGE

• US 20150197348A1
• Filed: 06/18/2014
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: KIM, Dong-Ho, NA, Dong-Gil, SONG, Jae-Gwan
• Granted Patent: US 9,315,278 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/366 Check-in counters
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/368 Arrangements or installations for routing, distributing or loading baggage
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 43/08 Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed or discharged and controlling the discharging devices B65G47/42

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for taking airport baggage. In an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a control apparatus for taking airport baggage comprising: a baggage information receiving part receiving baggage information in a tag from a tag reader which recognizes the tag attached to a baggage moving on a conveyor belt; a receipt information generating part generating receipt information with which a baggage owner is able to take the baggage on the basis of the baggage information; a receipt information providing part providing the receipt information to a terminal of the baggage owner; a movement request receiving part receiving a request for movement path of the baggage from the terminal of the baggage owner; and a movement controlling part moving the baggage to a particular location on the basis of the request for movement path of the baggage.

Claims

1. A control system for taking airport baggage comprising:

a conveyor belt moving a baggage discharged from a baggage discharging part;

a tag reader recognizing a tag attached to the baggage moving on the conveyor belt; and

a control apparatus for receiving baggage information in the tag from the tag reader, generating receipt information on the basis of the baggage information, providing the receipt information to a terminal of the baggage owner, receiving a request for movement path of the baggage and moving the baggage to a particular location according to the request.

2. A control apparatus for taking airport baggage comprising:

a baggage information receiving part receiving baggage information in a tag from a tag reader which recognizes the tag attached to a baggage moving on a conveyor belt;

a receipt information generating part generating receipt information with which a baggage owner is able to take the baggage on the basis of the baggage information;

a receipt information providing part providing the receipt information to a terminal of the baggage owner;

a movement request receiving part receiving a request for movement path of the baggage from the terminal of the baggage owner; and

a movement controlling part moving the baggage to a particular location on the basis of the request for movement path of the baggage.

3. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, wherein the baggage information comprises information for airlines and information for the baggage owner.

4. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, wherein the receipt information comprises information for a location where the baggage is received and information for time which takes to receive the baggage.

5. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, wherein the request for movement path of the baggage comprises a request for moving the baggage to a particular location for the owner to receive the baggage at the particular location, and a request for changing the requested particular location.

6. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, further comprising a displaying part displaying the baggage information and the receipt information.

7. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, further comprising a communication module transmitting the receipt information to the terminal and receiving the request from the terminal.

8. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, further comprising an interface for receiving a movement request of the baggage from the baggage owner,

wherein the interface comprises at least one of a keyboard and a touch screen integrally combined to the displaying part.

9. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, further comprising a code reader recognizing at least one of a bar code and a Quick Response (QR) code printed in a boarding pass of the owner.

10. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, further comprising a sliding door capable of opening for the owner of the baggage to receive the baggage when the baggage arrives at the particular location or closing after the owner takes the baggage.

11. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 2, further comprising a warning light indicating that the baggage owner is able to take the baggage with a predetermined color light.

12. A control apparatus for taking airport baggage comprising:

a transfer conveyor belt moving a transferring baggage discharged from an aircraft;

a transfer tag reader recognizing a tag attached to the transferring baggage moving on the transfer conveyor belt; and

transferring baggage control apparatus receiving transferring baggage information in the tag from the transfer tag reader and moving the transferring baggage to a transfer plane by controlling the movement of the baggage.

13. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 12, wherein the transferring baggage information comprises at least one of information for loading conditions of the plane of the transferring bag, information for transfer plane, information for transfer status and information for transfer time.

14. The control apparatus for taking airport baggage of claim 12, further comprising a transfer communication module transmitting the transferring baggage information to the terminal of the transferring baggage owner.

15. A control method for taking airport baggage comprising:

receiving baggage information in a tag from a tag reader which recognizes the tag attached to a baggage moving on a conveyor belt;

generating receipt information with which a baggage owner is able to take the baggage on the basis of the baggage information;

providing the receipt information to a terminal of the baggage owner;

receiving a request for movement path of the baggage from the terminal of the baggage owner; and

moving the baggage to a particular location on the basis of the request for movement path of the baggage.

16. The control method for taking airport baggage of claim 15, further comprising:

calculating receivable time at a first particular location which corresponds to the request for movement path of the baggage;

searching a second particular location of which receivable time takes less than that at the first particular location;

transmitting the second particular location information and the baggage receivable time to the terminal of the baggage owner; and

receiving confirmation message from the owner'"'"'s terminal to move the baggage to the second particular location.

17. The control method for taking airport baggage of claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting information in which the baggage is able to be taken at a certain location to the terminal of the baggage owner when the request for movement path of the baggage is not received from the terminal of the baggage owner.

18. A control method for taking airport baggage comprising:

moving transferring baggage discharged from a plane by a transfer conveyor belt;

recognizing a tag attached to the transferring baggage moving on the transfer conveyor belt by a transfer tag reader; and

receiving transferring baggage information in the tag from the transfer tag reader and moving the transferring baggage by a transferring baggage control apparatus to a transfer plane by controlling the movement of the baggage.

19. The control method for taking airport baggage of claim 18, further comprising:

transmitting the transferring baggage information to a terminal of the transferring baggage owner by a transfer communication module.