System and method for boarding area security
First Claim
1. A security method, comprising:
- defining one or more rules specifying permitted movements of passengers in a transportation terminal;
issuing to a passenger entering the terminal a boarding pass having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag attached thereto;
measuring a location of the RFID tag by using a transceiver, wherein the transceiver can detect the RFID signal from several meters or more;
responsively to the measured location of the RFID tag, detecting a violation of at least one of the rules performed by the passenger; and
invoking an action with respect to the detected violation,wherein at least one of the rules specifies a region in which the passengers are expected to be in motion, and wherein detecting the violation comprises detecting that the passenger is located in the specified region but is not in motion, andwherein issuing the boarding pass comprises uploading information regarding the passenger into the RFID tag, wherein measuring the location comprises extracting the uploaded information from the RFID tag through the transceiver.
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Abstract
A security method that includes defining rules specifying permitted movements of passengers in a transportation terminal. Passengers entering the terminal may be issued a boarding pass having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag attached thereto. The location of the RFID tag may be measured and responsive to the measured location of the RFID tag, a violation of at least one of the rules by the passenger may be detected. An action with respect to the detected violation may be taken. The rules may define a region that is forbidden for access, a region in which the passengers are expected to be in motion, a region in which the passengers are expected not to be stationary for more than a given time period, etc.
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18 Claims
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1. A security method, comprising:
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defining one or more rules specifying permitted movements of passengers in a transportation terminal; issuing to a passenger entering the terminal a boarding pass having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag attached thereto; measuring a location of the RFID tag by using a transceiver, wherein the transceiver can detect the RFID signal from several meters or more; responsively to the measured location of the RFID tag, detecting a violation of at least one of the rules performed by the passenger; and invoking an action with respect to the detected violation, wherein at least one of the rules specifies a region in which the passengers are expected to be in motion, and wherein detecting the violation comprises detecting that the passenger is located in the specified region but is not in motion, and wherein issuing the boarding pass comprises uploading information regarding the passenger into the RFID tag, wherein measuring the location comprises extracting the uploaded information from the RFID tag through the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A security method, comprising:
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defining a rule specifying permitted movements of luggage items in a transportation terminal; attaching a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag to a luggage item that is admitted by a passenger into the terminal; measuring a location of the RFID tag by using a transceiver, wherein the transceiver can detect the RFID signal from several meters or more; responsively to the measured location of the RFID tag, detecting a violation of the rule by the luggage item; and invoking an action with respect to the detected violation, wherein at least one rule specifies a region in which a luggage item is expected to be in motion, and wherein the processor is coupled to detect that a luggage time is located in the specified region but is not in motion, and wherein information regarding the passenger is uploaded into the RFID tag, wherein measuring the location comprises extracting the uploaded information from the RFID tag through the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A security system, comprising:
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a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, which is attached to a boarding pass that is issued to a passenger entering a transportation terminal; one or more RFID transceivers, which are coupled to measure a location of the RFID tag, wherein the transceiver can detect the RFID signal from several meters or more; and a processor, which is coupled to accept a definition of one or more rules specifying permitted movements of passengers in the terminal, to detect a violation of at least one of the rules performed by the passenger responsively to the measured location of the RFID tag, and to invoke an action with respect to the detected violation, wherein at least one of the rules specifies a region in which the passengers are expected to be in motion, and wherein the processor is coupled to detect that the passenger is located in the specified region but is not in motion, and wherein the boarding pass comprises uploaded information regarding the passenger into the RFID tag, wherein measuring the location comprises extracting the uploaded information from the RFID tag through the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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