Granted Patent B2

US 12,236,719 · App. 18/514,295 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Inventor: Craig Mateer (Orlando, FL)

G07B11/00B42D15/0053G09F3/207

Abstract

Claims (63)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, an electronic International Air Transport Association (IATA) message received over a network that is associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the electronic IATA message comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier;

matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the electronic IATA message with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel;

extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an IATA license plate number from the electronic IATA message;

based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the electronic IATA message with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station;

receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and

causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises result of the security analysis.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the electronic IATA message is a baggage source message (BSM); and

wherein the method further comprises:

sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information,

wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and

causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

8. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

obtain an electronic International Air Transport Association (IATA) message associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the electronic IATA message comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier;

match a passenger name of the passenger in the electronic IATA message with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel;

extract an IATA license plate number from the electronic IATA message;

based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the electronic IATA message with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, trigger a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicate the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station;

receive a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and

cause a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises a result of the security analysis.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

11. The system of claim 8 ,

wherein the electronic IATA message is a baggage source message (BSM),

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

prior to printing the marker, access a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information,

wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

receive information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and

cause a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, an electronic International Air Transport Association (IATA) message associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the electronic IATA message comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier;

matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the electronic IATA message with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel;

extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an IATA license plate number from the electronic IATA message;

based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, within at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and assembling security screening image and related data captured during a first mode of travel security screen using the IATA license plate number and communicating the assembled security screening image and related data to an integrated security screening station;

receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a response of a security analysis from the integrated security screening station for transfer of the luggage item to the second mode of travel; and

causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a printer device to print a marker configured to bypass security screening for the second mode of travel, wherein the marker comprises a result of the security analysis.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the security screening image and related data comprises three-dimensional dimensional representations of objects within the luggage item.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the security screening image and related data comprises tomogram data of the luggage item and contents of the luggage item.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the electronic IATA message is a baggage source message (BSM); and

wherein the method further comprises:

sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is a terminating BSM.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

prior to printing the marker, accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system of the second mode of travel to obtain updated reservation information,

wherein the marker further comprises the updated reservation information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a scan of an originating hardcopy bag tag comprising an IATA license plate barcode or printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag; and

causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display of a scanning device to display a response representative of the result of the security analysis, in response to the received information.

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