Enhanced air travel security method and apparatus
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a. a memory;
b. a communication device, wherein the communication device includes a visible indicator;
c. a processing circuit operable toformulate and store in the memory a data record associated with a first passenger, the data record including an indication that the first passenger has passed a background check, the data record further including facial scan identification data associated with the first passenger;
receive retinal scan measurement data associated with a person, compare the facial scan measurement data to the retinal scan identification data in the data record, and;
provide an indication signal to the communication device, the communication signal operable to cause the communication device to provide human-perceivable indicia representative of the result of the comparison.
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Abstract
A method of screening passengers for a passenger aircraft flight includes a step of obtaining voluntary consent from a plurality of passengers to perform background check. The method further includes formulating a data record associated with each of the plurality of passengers. The passenger aircraft flight is scheduled as one of a plurality of regular scheduled flights. Prior to the passenger aircraft flight, it is determined whether a person is associated with a formulated data record. The method includes denying participation by the person in the passenger aircraft flight if the person is not associated with a formulated data record.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a. a memory; b. a communication device, wherein the communication device includes a visible indicator; c. a processing circuit operable to formulate and store in the memory a data record associated with a first passenger, the data record including an indication that the first passenger has passed a background check, the data record further including facial scan identification data associated with the first passenger; receive retinal scan measurement data associated with a person, compare the facial scan measurement data to the retinal scan identification data in the data record, and; provide an indication signal to the communication device, the communication signal operable to cause the communication device to provide human-perceivable indicia representative of the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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