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Airport check-in system and method

  • US 7,086,591 B2
  • Filed: 08/20/2003
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for checking a passenger and baggage into an airline flight, comprising:

  • providing an electronic station configured to enable the passenger to obtain a boarding pass at a first location inside an airport terminal,receiving from the passenger, at the electronic station, information associated with the passenger;

    providing the passenger with the boarding pass, the boarding pass containing at least a portion of the information received from the passenger and an indicator that the passenger has checked in;

    receiving from the passenger the boarding pass at a second location inside the airport terminal, the second location being separated from but in view of the first location, the second location further being adjacent a baggage drop conveyor;

    scanning the boarding pass at the second location; and

    checking the baggage at the second location in accordance with information obtained from the boarding pass, wherein the information comprises a destination and number of bags to be checked.

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