Wireless communication system for monitoring and managing client interface for area-specific process

• US 8,527,000 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2012
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bo-In Lin
• Original Assignee: Bo-In Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Bo-In
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Fayyaz
• Application Number:
  US13/594,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20120323614A1
• Time in Patent Office: 373 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 4555561-557, 340517-519, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/568.5, 340/4.3, 340/4.35, 340/7.28, 340/7.29, 340/7.3, 340/7.58, 340/7.61
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method enables a communication between a process client and a wireless process server to carry out an area-specific process in an area. The method includes a step of transmitting it message from a wireless process server to a wireless communication device operated by the process client. The message includes information related to the area-specific process for enabling the process-client to better arrange time before the area-specific process is scheduled to carry out in the area. In a specific embodiment, the wireless communication server sends a message to notify the process client about a location and an estimate time for the process client to carry out the area-specific process. In another preferred embodiment, the communication system enables the process client to employ a wireless communication device owned by the process client.

Claims

1. A passenger management communication system comprising:

a networked communication server for communicating with a passenger through a passenger'"'"'s wireless communication device by sending an estimated check-in time to the passenger in an airport depending an arrival time of the passenger to the airport whereby the passenger is not required to wait-in-line to check in a flight before the estimated check-in time.

2. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger when the passenger arrives at the airport and is in an airport terminal for checking in the flight.

3. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger before the passenger arrives at the airport.

4. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger before the passenger arrives at the airport based on an estimated time for the passenger to arrive at the airport.

5. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further detecting the passenger arriving at an airport terminal by detecting a signal of the passenger'"'"'s wireless communication device.

6. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger to go to a designated check in counter in the airport for checking in the flight.

7. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger about a changed estimated time to go to a check in counter in the airport for checking in the flight when the estimated check-in time is changed.

15. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger through an airline'"'"'s wireless communication device when the passenger is in an airport terminal for checking in the flight.

16. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger through an airline'"'"'s wireless communication device before the passenger arrives at the airport.

17. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger through an airline'"'"'s wireless communication device before the passenger arrives at the airport based on an estimated time for the passenger to arrive at the airport.

18. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further detecting the passenger arriving at an airport terminal by detecting a signal of the airline'"'"'s wireless communication device.

19. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger through an airline'"'"'s wireless communication device to go to a designated check in counter in the airport for checking in the flight.

20. The passenger management communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the networked communication server further communicates with the passenger through an airline'"'"'s wireless communication device about a changed estimated time to go to a check in counter in the airport for checking in the flight when the estimated check-in time is changed.

8. A method for managing a passenger'"'"'s checking process in an airport comprising:

implementing a networked communication server for communicating with a passenger through a passenger'"'"'s wireless communication device by sending an estimated check-in time to the passenger in an airport depending an arrival time of the passenger to the airport whereby the passenger is not required to wait-in-line to check in a flight before the estimated check-in time.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the step of communicating with the passenger further comprising a step of communicating with the passenger when the passenger arrives at the airport.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the step of communicating with the passenger further comprising a step of communicating with the passenger before the passenger arrives at the airport.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the step of communicating with the passenger further comprising a step of communicating with the passenger before the passenger arrives at the airport based on an estimated time for the passenger to arrive at the airport.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

detecting the passenger arriving at an airport terminal by detecting a signal of the passenger'"'"'s wireless communication device.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the step of communicating with the passenger further comprising a step of communicating to go to a designated check in counter in the airport for checking in the flight.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the step of communicating with the passenger further comprising a step of communicating with the passenger about a changed estimated time to go to a check in counter in the airport for checking in the flight when the estimated check-in time is changed.