Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic bag locking and unlocking
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Application No.: US17479766Application Date: 2021-09-20
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Publication No.: US11407528B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: William J. Washington, II , Christian Jordan
- Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Lavanya Ratnam; Kelly G. Hyndman; Robert W. Busby
- Main IPC: G06Q50/30
- IPC: G06Q50/30 ; B64F1/36
Abstract:
A bag unlocking method includes receiving, by a bag handling system, a bag during a check-in process. The bag handling system identifies, from a travel carrier system, traveler information corresponding to the bag. A securing device of the bag is programmed, using an unlock code pertaining to the traveler information. The bag handling system reads a bag tag of the bag at a baggage inspection station and determines the unlock code pertaining to the bag tag. The bag handling system transmits the unlock code to cause the securing device to unlock at the baggage inspection station.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220002001A1 ELECTRONIC BAG LOCKING AND UNLOCKING Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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