METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED PRESENCE VERIFICATION, LOCATION CONFIRMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTS IN DEFINED ZONES
First Claim
1. A method for automated location and identification of multiple objects disposed in an aircraft cabin, the method comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting a first data request from a first wireless router to a first wireless client, wherein;
the first wireless router is one of wireless routers disposed throughout the aircraft cabin, andthe first wireless client is one of wireless clients, each one of the wireless clients associated with a different one of the multiple objects;
transmitting a first interrogation signal using a first RFID reader, communicatively coupled to the first wireless client, wherein the first wireless client instructs the first RFID reader to transmit the first interrogation signal upon receiving the first data request at the first wireless client;
monitoring a first response signal using the first REID reader, wherein the first response signal depends on presence of a first RFID tag in a first inspection zone and, if present, information encoded on the first RFID tag;
capturing a first image of the first inspection zone using a first camera, communicatively coupled to the first wireless client, wherein the first wireless client instructs the first camera to capture the first image of the first inspection zone upon receiving the first data request at the first wireless client;
generating a first data feedback using the first wireless client, wherein the first data feedback is generated based on the first response signal and the first image;
wirelessly transmitting the first data feedback from the first wireless client to the first wireless router; and
analyzing the first data feedback to determine at least one of;
presence of a first object of the multiple objects in the first inspection zone, andidentification of the first object.
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Abstract
Provided are methods and systems for automated location and identification of multiple objects in an aircraft cabin. A method utilizes a wireless client, RFID reader, and camera, which together form a set. Each set is associated with a specific inspection zone in the cabin. The RFID reader determines the presence of a RFID tag in only one zone. Further, the camera captures an image of that zone. A data feedback is generated based on both the image and the RFID reader response. The data feedback is transmitted by the wireless client to a router and is analyzed to determine the presence of the object in the inspection zone and, if present, the identity of the object. The data feedback is associated with the location of the zone in the aircraft cabin, which is known or may be determined using a set of wireless routers positioned throughout the cabin.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for automated location and identification of multiple objects disposed in an aircraft cabin, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting a first data request from a first wireless router to a first wireless client, wherein; the first wireless router is one of wireless routers disposed throughout the aircraft cabin, and the first wireless client is one of wireless clients, each one of the wireless clients associated with a different one of the multiple objects; transmitting a first interrogation signal using a first RFID reader, communicatively coupled to the first wireless client, wherein the first wireless client instructs the first RFID reader to transmit the first interrogation signal upon receiving the first data request at the first wireless client; monitoring a first response signal using the first REID reader, wherein the first response signal depends on presence of a first RFID tag in a first inspection zone and, if present, information encoded on the first RFID tag; capturing a first image of the first inspection zone using a first camera, communicatively coupled to the first wireless client, wherein the first wireless client instructs the first camera to capture the first image of the first inspection zone upon receiving the first data request at the first wireless client; generating a first data feedback using the first wireless client, wherein the first data feedback is generated based on the first response signal and the first image; wirelessly transmitting the first data feedback from the first wireless client to the first wireless router; and analyzing the first data feedback to determine at least one of; presence of a first object of the multiple objects in the first inspection zone, and identification of the first object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An identification system for automated location and identification of multiple objects disposed in an aircraft cabin, the identification system comprising:
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a first wireless router, positioned in the aircraft cabin; a second wireless router, positioned in the aircraft cabin; a first wireless client, positioned in the aircraft cabin closer to the first wireless router than to the second wireless router, wherein the first wireless client is configured to wireless communicate with the first wireless router and with the second wireless router; a second wireless client, positioned in the aircraft cabin closer to the second wireless router than to the first wireless router, wherein the second wireless client is configured to wireless communicate with the first wireless router and with the second wireless router; a first RFID reader, communicatively coupled to the first wireless client, wherein the first RFID reader defines a first inspection zone; a second RFID reader, communicatively coupled to the second wireless client, wherein the second RFID reader defines a second inspection zone, not overlapping with the first inspection zone; a first camera, communicatively coupled to the first wireless client and configured to capture an image of the first inspection zone; and a second camera, communicatively coupled to the second wireless client and configured to capture an image of the second inspection zone. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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