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US 12,260,681 · App. 18/427,396 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Security, tracking device, and personal identifiable information

Inventor: Craig Mateer (Orlando, FL)
G07B11/00B42D15/0053G09F3/207
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Patent No.
US 12,260,681
App. No.
18/427,396
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for handling luggage are disclosed. These methods, systems, and media may include obtaining, by at least one processor, a first baggage information message associated with an arrival of a checked luggage item of a passenger in a manifest, and extracting from the first baggage information message an IATA license plate number and the PNR number. Disclosed methods, systems, and media may further include retrieving a personal identifiable information in a PNR database in communication with a computer system associated with the air carrier using the extracted PNR number; and obtaining a second baggage information message created by a baggage handling system that includes the IATA license plate number and a primary identifier (ID) that links to a security screening image (SSI) of the checked luggage item.

Claims (69)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a first baggage information message associated with an arrival of a checked luggage item of a passenger in a manifest, the first baggage information message comprising an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number of the checked luggage item on an air carrier and a passenger name record (PNR) number;

extracting from the first baggage information message, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number and the PNR number;

retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a personal identifiable information in a PNR database in communication with a computer system associated with the air carrier using the extracted PNR number; and

obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a second baggage information message created by a baggage handling system that includes the IATA license plate number and a primary identifier (ID) that links to a security screening image (SSI) of the checked luggage item.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second baggage information message is an IATA baggage processing message (BPM).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal identifiable information comprises a birth date of the passenger.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personal identifiable information comprises a social security number, a driver's license number or government-issued identification number of the passenger.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

matching, by at least one of at least one processor, an IATA license plate number of the second baggage information message with the extracted IATA license plate number;

obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, the primary ID from the second baggage information message, in response to matching the extracted IATA license plate number;

obtaining from memory, by at least one of the at least one processor, the SSI of the luggage item, based on the primary ID associated with the SSI;

assembling, by at least one of the at least one processor, at least one communication packet that includes at least one of the SSI and the IATA license plate number; and

generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a marker that includes the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable information.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the marker that include the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable information, includes:

causing a printing device to print the marker to include the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the personal identifiable information includes a birth date of the passenger that is printed on the marker using steganography.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the personal identifiable information includes a birth date of the passenger that is printed on the marker using an encrypted quick-response (QR) code.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the personal identifiable information includes a birth date of the passenger that is printed on the marker using ink invisible to the naked eye.

10. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first baggage information message is one of a terminating or transfer baggage source message (BSM); and

wherein the method further comprises:

before receiving, sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM or the transfer BSM.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

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

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

obtain a first baggage information message associated with an arrival of a checked luggage item of a passenger in a manifest, the first baggage information message comprising an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number of the luggage item on an air carrier and a passenger name record (PNR) number;

extract from the first baggage information message the IATA license plate number and a passenger name record (PNR) number;

retrieve a personal identifiable data in a PNR database in communication with a computer system associated with the air carrier using the extracted PNR number; and

obtain a second baggage information message created by a baggage handling system that includes the IATA license plate number and a primary identifier (ID) that links to a security screening image (SSI) of the checked luggage item.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second baggage information message is an IATA baggage processing message (BPM).

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the personal identifiable data comprises a birth date of the passenger.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the personal identifiable data comprises a social security number, a driver's license number or government-issued identification number of the passenger.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

match an IATA license plate number of the second baggage information message with the extracted IATA license plate number;

obtain the primary ID from the second baggage information message, in response to matching the extracted IATA license plate number;

obtain from memory the SSI of the luggage item, based on the primary ID associated with the SSI;

assemble at least one communication packet that includes at least one of the SSI and the IATA license plate number; and

generate a marker that includes the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable information.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor, when configured to generate the marker, is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

cause a printing device to print the marker to include the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable information.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the personal identifiable information includes a birth date of the passenger that is printed on the marker using steganography.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the personal identifiable information includes a birth date of the passenger that is printed on the marker using an encrypted quick-response (QR) code.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the personal identifiable information includes a birth date of the passenger that is printed on the marker using ink invisible to the naked eye.

20. The system of claim 11 ,

wherein the first baggage information message is one of a terminating or transfer baggage source message (BSM); and

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

before receiving, sort a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM or the transfer BSM.

21. 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:

receiving, by at least one of at least one processor, a first baggage information message associated with an arrival of a checked luggage item of a passenger in a manifest, the first baggage information message comprising an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number of the luggage item on an air carrier and a passenger name record (PNR) number;

extracting from the first baggage information message, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number and a passenger name record (PNR) number;

retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a personal identifiable information in a PNR database in communication with a computer system associated with the air carrier using the extracted PNR number; and

obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a second baggage information message created by a baggage handling system that includes the IATA license plate number and a primary identifier (ID) that links to a security screening image (SSI) of the checked luggage item.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the second baggage information message is an IATA baggage processing message (BPM).

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the personal identifiable information comprises a birth date of the passenger.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the personal identifiable information comprises a social security number, a driver's license number or government-issued identification number of the passenger.

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

matching, by at least one of at least one processor, an IATA license plate number of the second baggage information message with the extracted IATA license plate number;

obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, the primary ID from the second baggage information message, in response to matching the extracted IATA license plate number;

obtaining from memory, by at least one of the at least one processor, the SSI of the luggage item, based the primary ID associated with the SSI;

assembling, by at least one of the at least one processor, at least one communication packet that includes at least one of the SSI and the IATA license plate number; and

generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a marker that includes the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable information.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25 , wherein generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the marker that includes the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable data, includes:

causing a printing device to print the marker to include the IATA license plate number and the personal identifiable information.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 ,

wherein the first baggage information message is one of a terminating or transfer baggage source message (BSM); and

wherein the method further comprises:

before receiving, sorting a plurality of BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the BSM is the terminating BSM or the transfer BSM.

Continuity (19)
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Provisional Application 63543667 · Oct 11, 2023
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