Method and apparatus for correlating and tracking passengers and baggage for a trackable passenger trip
First Claim
1. A method to track both passengers and passenger baggage during trip segments comprising the steps of:
- generating a passenger identification code, said passenger identification code identifiable with at least a passenger, a trip starting location, a transfer terminal, a carrier destination, and a passenger final destination;
assigning a baggage identification code to each piece of baggage of a trackable baggage set;
remotely transmitting said passenger identification code and said baggage identification code to an integrated travel information system at said trip starting location by said passenger;
automatically locating both said passenger and said trackable baggage set to confirm both the passenger and said trackable baggage set are physically aboard a single mobile vehicle;
identifying to a carrier service any individual piece of baggage of said trackable baggage set not identified as aboard the single mobile vehicle together with said passenger;
designating a ground transportation vehicle at said transfer terminal for delivery of said trackable baggage set using said integrated travel information system;
directing said passenger to said ground transportation vehicle by said integrated travel information system; and
transmitting an end-of-trip signal to said integrated travel information system by said passenger when both said passenger and said trackable baggage set arrive at said passenger final destination.
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Abstract
A system and method track both passenger and baggage during passenger trips, improving trip security, reducing lost baggage, allowing remote baggage check-in and retrieval, and allowing billing and financial transactions among system users. A passenger identification code (PIC) identifies a passenger, a trip starting location, and both a carrier and a final destination. A baggage identification code (BIC) is assigned to each piece of a trackable baggage set. At the trip starting location the PIC and BIC are wirelessly transmitted to an integrated travel information system (ITIS) using a wireless electronic device (WED). At a trip segment end the ITIS locates the baggage set and directs it to a transportation vehicle located by the ITIS. The ITIS directs the passenger to the transportation vehicle via a WED message. The WED transmits an end-of-trip signal to the ITIS at the final destination.
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9 Claims
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1. A method to track both passengers and passenger baggage during trip segments comprising the steps of:
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generating a passenger identification code, said passenger identification code identifiable with at least a passenger, a trip starting location, a transfer terminal, a carrier destination, and a passenger final destination; assigning a baggage identification code to each piece of baggage of a trackable baggage set; remotely transmitting said passenger identification code and said baggage identification code to an integrated travel information system at said trip starting location by said passenger; automatically locating both said passenger and said trackable baggage set to confirm both the passenger and said trackable baggage set are physically aboard a single mobile vehicle; identifying to a carrier service any individual piece of baggage of said trackable baggage set not identified as aboard the single mobile vehicle together with said passenger; designating a ground transportation vehicle at said transfer terminal for delivery of said trackable baggage set using said integrated travel information system; directing said passenger to said ground transportation vehicle by said integrated travel information system; and transmitting an end-of-trip signal to said integrated travel information system by said passenger when both said passenger and said trackable baggage set arrive at said passenger final destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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