Passenger monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking from a passenger carrier, the method comprising:
- providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event, the passenger monitoring system including a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event;
performing a monitoring system logon operation to allow selected access by an overseer to the central database from the monitoring system;
selecting a carrier event to be monitored with the monitoring system;
providing boarding and disembarking monitoring operation selection options with the monitoring system;
selecting one of the boarding and disembarking monitoring operation selection options;
collecting passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger with a single inquiry event for each at least one passenger at the gateway area for the selected carrier event with the passenger monitoring system;
comparing the collected passenger data to the stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event; and
providing a comparison result on the display device of the passenger monitoring system based upon the compared collected and stored data, the comparison result including an indication of at least one of a validation status and a non-validation status to indicate to the overseer whether the at least one passenger is authorized for the selected carrier event, and optionally a prompt to check for passenger information for the at least one passenger, and further including displaying at least a passenger identifier for the at least one passenger and a total number of passengers having a validated status for the carrier event on the display device.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier is provided. This includes providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event. The passenger monitoring system may include a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event. Passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger is collected during boarding or disembarking operations at the gateway area with the passenger monitoring system. The stored carrier and passenger data is updated with the collected data. The stored carrier and passenger data is displayed on the display device of the passenger monitoring system upon inquiry instruction input into the instruction input device.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking from a passenger carrier, the method comprising:
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providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event, the passenger monitoring system including a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event; performing a monitoring system logon operation to allow selected access by an overseer to the central database from the monitoring system; selecting a carrier event to be monitored with the monitoring system; providing boarding and disembarking monitoring operation selection options with the monitoring system; selecting one of the boarding and disembarking monitoring operation selection options; collecting passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger with a single inquiry event for each at least one passenger at the gateway area for the selected carrier event with the passenger monitoring system; comparing the collected passenger data to the stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event; and providing a comparison result on the display device of the passenger monitoring system based upon the compared collected and stored data, the comparison result including an indication of at least one of a validation status and a non-validation status to indicate to the overseer whether the at least one passenger is authorized for the selected carrier event, and optionally a prompt to check for passenger information for the at least one passenger, and further including displaying at least a passenger identifier for the at least one passenger and a total number of passengers having a validated status for the carrier event on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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