BAGGAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20170091501A1
• Filed: 08/25/2016
• Published: 03/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: ITO, Kenji, YAMANASHI, Masami, KASHIWAGI, Shinichi
• Granted Patent: US 10,133,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10861 sensing of data fields affixed to objects or articles, e.g. coded labels postal sorting B07C3/14, conveying articles B65G47/48
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A baggage management system according to an embodiment includes a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit stores a baggage terminal identification corresponding to a baggage terminal which is provided with a baggage that is a subject of a baggage management event. The storage unit also stores a clock time of the baggage management event, the clock time being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification. The processor receives a search condition corresponding to the baggage terminal identification. The processor identifies the clock time stored in the storage unit in association with the baggage terminal identification that corresponds to the search condition. The processor identifies a video file of a video recording recorded at the identified clock time. A display unit displays the identified video file.

Claims

1. A baggage management system comprising:

a video camera positioned and configured to record a video file of a baggage management event;

a clock unit configured to record a video time when the video camera records the video file;

a storage unit configured to store;

a baggage terminal identification corresponding to a baggage terminal which is provided with a baggage that is a subject of the baggage management event, and

the video time recorded by the clock unit when the video camera records the baggage management event, the video time being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification;

a display unit configured to selectively display the video file; and

a processor configured to;

receive a search condition corresponding to the baggage terminal identification,

identify the video time stored in the storage unit in association with the baggage terminal identification that corresponds to the search condition,

identify the video file recorded at the identified video time, and

control the display unit to display the identified video file.

2. The system according to claim 1,

wherein the storage unit is further configured to store customer terminal identification corresponding to a customer terminal provided to a customer that requests storage of the baggage, the customer terminal information being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the search condition is the customer terminal information.

4. The system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a scanner configured to read a barcode of either of the baggage terminal identification and the customer terminal identification.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the search condition is the baggage terminal identification or the customer terminal information corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein:

the baggage management event is one of a storage task in which a customer provides the baggage for storage and a retrieval task in which the baggage is retrieved from storage and returned to the customer, and

the scanner reads the barcode of both the baggage terminal identification and the customer terminal identification during the storage task.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the baggage management event is one of a storage task in which a customer provides the baggage for storage and a retrieval task in which the baggage is retrieved from storage and returned to the customer.

8. A baggage management method comprising the steps of:

recording a video file of a baggage management event;

recording a video time when the video file of the baggage management event is recorded;

storing a baggage terminal identification corresponding to a baggage terminal which is provided with a baggage that is a subject of the baggage management event;

storing the video time recorded when the video file of the baggage management event is recorded, the video time being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification;

receiving a search condition corresponding to the baggage terminal identification;

identifying the video time stored in the storage unit in association with the baggage terminal identification that corresponds to the search condition;

identifying the video file recorded at the identified video time; and

displaying the identified video file on a display unit.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising the step of:

storing customer terminal identification corresponding to a customer terminal provided to a customer that requests storage of the baggage, the customer terminal information being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the search condition is the customer terminal information.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of:

reading, with a scanner, a barcode of either of the baggage terminal identification and the customer terminal identification.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the search condition is the baggage terminal identification or the customer terminal information corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein:

the baggage management event is one of a storage task in which a customer provides the baggage for storage and a retrieval task in which the baggage is retrieved from storage and returned to the customer, and

the scanner reads the barcode of both the baggage terminal identification and the customer terminal identification during the storage task.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the baggage management event is one of a storage task in which a customer provides the baggage for storage and a retrieval task in which the baggage is retrieved from storage and returned to the customer.

15. A baggage management system comprising:

a storage unit configured to store;

a baggage terminal identification corresponding to a baggage terminal which is provided with a baggage that is a subject of a baggage management event, and

a clock time of the baggage management event, the clock time being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification;

and

a processor configured to;

receive a search condition corresponding to the baggage terminal identification,

identify the clock time stored in the storage unit in association with the baggage terminal identification that corresponds to the search condition,

identify a video file of a video recording recorded at the identified clock time, and

control a display unit to display the identified video file.

16. The system according to claim 15,

wherein the storage unit is further configured to store customer terminal identification corresponding to a customer terminal provided to a customer that requests storage of the baggage, the customer terminal information being stored in association with the baggage terminal identification.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the search condition is the customer terminal information.

18. The system according to claim 16, further comprising:

a scanner configured to read a barcode of either of the baggage terminal identification and the customer terminal identification,

wherein the search condition is the baggage terminal identification or the customer terminal information corresponding to the barcode read by the scanner.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein:

the scanner reads the barcode of both the baggage terminal identification and the customer terminal identification during the storage task.

20. The system according to claim 15, wherein the baggage management event is one of a storage task in which a customer provides the baggage for storage and a retrieval task in which the baggage is retrieved from storage and returned to the customer.