IP Library Granted Patent US 12705647
Granted Patent B2
US 12705647 · App. 18/918,353 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer readable recording medium for displaying information to a passenger at an airport

Inventors: Masanori Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP); Akihiko Ichikawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G06Q30/0269G06Q50/14G06V40/172
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Patent No.
US 12705647
App. No.
18/918,353
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus acquires face image data of a passenger who has disembarked from an aircraft from an image capture device, and acquires identification information corresponding to the face image data acquired from the image capture device from the storage device. In the storage device, the identification information of the passenger, which includes flight information of the passenger, and the face image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance. The information processing apparatus determines, based on the flight information included in the acquired identification information, whether the passenger is a passenger who is to re-board an aircraft after disembarking from the aircraft. If the passenger is a re-boarding passenger, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on the acquired identification information, and the information is displayed on the display devices.

Claims (47)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

acquire facial image data of a passenger, who has disembarked from an aircraft, from an imaging device installed at an airport;

acquire identification information corresponding to the facial image data from a storage device in which identification information of the passenger, which includes flight information of the passenger, and the facial image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance, the flight information comprising a destination of the passenger, a transit point of the passenger, and an arrival time and a departure time of the aircraft of the passenger;

determine, based on the flight information included in the identification information, whether the airport where the imaging device that captured the passenger is installed is the destination of the passenger, and based on a determination that the airport is not the destination, determine the passenger to be a transit passenger

determine a tour suitable for the passenger, based on the acquired identification information, a degree of congestion of a sightseeing area, weather at the sightseeing area, an event being held at the sightseeing area, and traffic conditions around the sightseeing are, based on the passenger being determined as the transit passenger; and

display information of the determined tour on a display device.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the identification information includes unique information of the passenger, and

the one or more processors further determines a tour suitable for the passenger based on the unique information.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the unique information includes an age, nationality, or gender of the passenger, and

the one or more processors further determines a tour suitable for the passenger based on the age, nationality, or gender of the passenger.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the unique information includes passport information of the passenger, and

the age, nationality, or gender of the passenger is information included in the passport information.

5 . An information processing method comprising:

acquiring facial image data of a passenger, who has disembarked from an aircraft, from an imaging device installed at an airport;

acquiring identification information corresponding to the facial image data from a storage device in which identification information of the passenger, which includes flight information of the passenger, and the facial image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance, the flight information comprising a destination of the passenger, a transit point of the passenger, and an arrival time and a departure time of the aircraft of the passenger;

determining, based on the flight information included in the identification information, whether the airport where the imaging device that captured the passenger is installed is the destination of the passenger, and based on a determination that the airport is not the destination, determine the passenger to be a transit passenger;

determining a tour suitable for the passenger, based on the acquired identification information, a degree of congestion of a sightseeing area, weather at the sightseeing area, an event being held at the sightseeing area, and traffic conditions around the sightseeing are, based on the passenger being determined as the transit passenger; and

displaying information of the determined tour on a display device.

6 . The information processing method according to claim 5 ,

wherein the identification information includes unique information of the passenger, and

when determining the tour, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on the unique information.

7 . The information processing method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the unique information includes an age, nationality, or gender of the passenger, and

when determining the tour, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on the age, nationality, or gender of the passenger.

8 . The information processing method according to claim 7 ,

wherein the unique information includes passport information of the passenger, and

the age, nationality, or gender of the passenger is information included in the passport information.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium including a program recorded thereon, the program including instructions that cause a computer to carry out:

acquiring facial image data of a passenger, who has disembarked from an aircraft, from an imaging device installed at an airport;

acquiring identification information corresponding to the facial image data from a storage device in which identification information of the passenger, which includes flight information of the passenger, and the facial image data of the passenger are stored in association with each other in advance, the flight information comprising a destination of the passenger, a transit point of the passenger, and an arrival time and a departure time of the aircraft of the passenger;

determining, based on the flight information included in the identification information, whether the airport where the imaging device that captured the passenger is installed is the destination of the passenger, and based on a determination that the airport is not the destination, determine the passenger to be a transit passenger;

determining a tour suitable for the passenger, based on the acquired identification information, a degree of congestion of a sightseeing area, weather at the sightseeing area, an event being held at the sightseeing area, and traffic conditions around the sightseeing are, based on the passenger being determined as the transit passenger; and

displaying information of the determined tour on a display device.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 9 ,

wherein the identification information includes unique information of the passenger, and

when determining the tour, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on the unique information.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 10 ,

wherein the unique information includes an age, nationality, or gender of the passenger, and

when determining the tour, a tour suitable for the passenger is determined based on an age, nationality, or gender of the passenger.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 11 ,

wherein the unique information includes passport information of the passenger, and

the age, nationality, or gender of the passenger is information included in the passport information.