Kiosk for energy industry logistics
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1. An apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
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a reader for reading at least one of TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, barcodes, and fingerprints,wherein the apparatus queries whether a passenger meets an energy company'"'"'s screening requirements, and wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger is current in specified qualifications, such as HUET (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training).
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Abstract
An automated kiosk and related apparatus provide check-in and boarding services to energy sector passengers, such as helicopter passengers. Preferably, the kiosk and related apparatus can take and store a picture of the passenger, calculate and/or measure the weight of the passenger and the passenger'"'"'s luggage, print luggage tags and boarding printouts, check third parties'"'"' databases (such as a no-fly list (NFL)) for approval for the passenger'"'"'s flight and can transmit data to another location (server, third party employer, pilot).
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1. An apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
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a display for displaying information; and a reader for reading at least one of TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, barcodes, and fingerprints, wherein the apparatus queries whether a passenger meets an energy company'"'"'s screening requirements, and wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger is current in specified qualifications, such as HUET (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training).
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2. A kiosk apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
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an input device for allowing input of passenger information; a display screen for displaying information; and a reader for reading at least one of TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, barcodes, and fingerprints, wherein the kiosk apparatus queries whether a passenger meets an energy company'"'"'s screening requirements, and wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger is current in specified qualifications, such as HUET (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training). - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A kiosk apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
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a touch display screen for allowing input of passenger information; and a reader for reading at least one of TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, barcodes, and fingerprints, wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger meets an energy company'"'"'s screening requirements, and wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger is current in specified qualifications, such as HUET (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training). - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A kiosk apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
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a display screen for allowing input of passenger information; and a reader for reading at least one of TWIC cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, bar codes, and fingerprints, wherein the kiosk apparatus queries whether a passenger meets an energy company'"'"'s screening requirements, and wherein the kiosk apparatus queries whether a passenger is on a no fly list, and wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger is current in specified qualifications, such as HUET (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training). - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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