Aircraft baggage managing system utilizing a response circuit provided on a baggage tag

• US 5,313,052 A
• Filed: 06/26/1992
• Issued: 05/17/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Atsushi, Hirata, Tatsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Willis, Davis L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Frech, Karl D.
• Application Number:
  US07/903,972
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/384
• US Class Current: 235/375
• 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: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00

Abstract

A system for computer-managing information of baggage to be loaded in an aircraft. The system comprises a response circuit attached to the baggage and a reader disposed at a classification point of the baggage. The response circuit operates to input and store baggage information indicative of at least a flight name of the aircraft and the owner of the baggage, and in response to a question electromagnetic wave, outputs a response electromagnetic wave containing the baggage information. The reader transmits the question electromagnetic wave to the response circuit means and to receive the response electromagnetic wave from the response circuit, thereby reading out the baggage information so that the baggage can be classified in accordance with the read baggage information. Also included is a computer for inputting and storing the baggage information read by the reader and for inputting and storing information representative of the owner of the baggage, the computer performing a verification between the baggage owner and the baggage on the basis of the inputted baggage information and the inputted owner information.

Claims

1. An aircraft baggage managing system for managing information of a baggage to be loaded in an aircraft, comprising:

a tag to be attached to said baggage and containing a verification slip;

response circuit means, attached to said tag, for inputting and storing baggage information, including;

means for receiving a first electromagnetic wave,

means, responsive to said first electromagnetic wave, for outputting a second electromagnetic wave indicative of said baggage information, and

means for stopping the operation of said response circuit means when said verification slip is removed from said tag; and

reader means for transmitting said first electromagnetic wave to said response circuit and receiving said second electromagnetic wave from said response circuit, and reading out said baggage information indicated by said second electromagnetic wave so that said baggage is classified in accordance with said baggage information.

2. An aircraft baggage managing system according to claim 1, wherein said reader means reads out said baggage information when said baggage is encased in one of a plurality of containers to be loaded into said aircraft.

3. A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of reader means are provided so as to correspond to said plurality of containers to be loaded into said aircraft, said plurality of reader means reading out said baggage information so as to manage said plurality of containers in which said baggage is encased.

4. A system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

means for inputting passenger information into a computer when a passenger boards said aircraft; and

means for verifying that said baggage to be loaded into said aircraft corresponds to said passenger boarding said aircraft on the basis of the baggage information read by said reading means and the inputted passenger information.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said response circuit means further includes starting means for starting an operation of said response circuit means when a portion of said tag is cut.

6. An aircraft baggage managing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a computer for inputting and storing said baggage information read by said reader means and for inputting and storing information representative of an owner of said baggage, said computer performing a verification between said baggage owner and said baggage on the basis of the inputted baggage information and the inputted owner information.

7. An aircraft baggage managing system for managing information of a baggage to be loaded in an aircraft, comprising:

a tag to be attached to said baggage and containing a verification slip;

response circuit means, attached to said tag, for inputting and storing baggage information, including;

means for receiving a first electromagnetic wave,

means, responsive to said first electromagnetic wave, for outputting a second electromagnetic wave indicative of said baggage information,

means for supplying power to elements constituting said response circuit means, and

means for discharging the remaining power of said power supplying means when said verification slip is removed from said tag; and

reader means for transmitting said first electromagnetic wave to said response circuit and receiving said second electromagnetic wave from said response circuit, and reading out said baggage information indicated by said second electromagnetic wave so that said baggage is classified in accordance with said baggage information.

8. An aircraft baggage managing system for managing information of a baggage to be loaded in an aircraft, comprising:

a tag to be attached to said baggage and containing a verification slip;

response circuit means, attached to said tag, for inputting and storing baggage information, including;

means for receiving a first electromagnetic wave,

means, responsive to said first electromagnetic wave, for outputting a second electromagnetic wave indicative of said baggage information, and

means for starting an operation of said response circuit means when a portion of said tag is cut; and

reader means for transmitting said first electromagnetic wave to said response circuit and receiving said second electromagnetic wave from said response circuit, and reading out said baggage information indicated by said second electromagnetic wave so that said baggage is classified in accordance with said baggage information.