JP2009075686A - Baggage trouble prevention system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a baggage trouble prevention system in which a prevention means is given so that a passenger of an airplane at an airport gets involved in a variety of troubles caused from a problem concerning to an air baggage checked on a carrier side before boarding. <P>SOLUTION: The system includes an IC card for a passenger having storage means with unique information stored therein; a reader/writer having a function of reading the unique information from the IC card; a storage unit storing the unique information read from the IC card by means of the reader/writer as key information for checking; a check unit checking to process the key information stored in the storage unit with the unique information read from the IC card by means of the reader/writer; and an air baggage having an air baggage attached device having a lock/unlock control unit bringing the locked state of the key of the air baggage into unlocked state only when the checking has matched through the check unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a baggage trouble prevention system that prevents an aircraft occupant at an airport from getting involved in various troubles with airline baggage deposited with an airline before boarding.

  Conventionally, large baggage (also referred to as airline baggage) carried by aircraft passengers at airports has been prohibited from being taken into the cabin by the airline. The passengers are systematized to receive their air baggage at the arrival airport.

  In recent years, as the size of airplanes has increased, the number of aircraft passengers has increased, and the amount of air baggage handled at airports has also increased. There is a problem that there is an increasing need to improve the efficiency of handling processing of air baggage so that air baggage can be returned to the passenger in a short time at the arrival airport.

  In recent years, the danger of terrorist acts such as putting dangerous goods in air baggage and installing them in aircraft has increased, so the need for crisis management to prevent these terrorist acts has increased. There is also a problem that it is important to strengthen security measures such as inspecting the air baggage for explosives before installing the air baggage inside.

Also, as mentioned above, since higher security measures will be strengthened, even if valuables cannot be brought into the cabin, the passenger must leave valuables in the air baggage at the departure airport. There is also a problem that there is a risk that valuable baggage may be stolen by aiming at the checked baggage and illegally unlocking the baggage on the way.
Under such circumstances, various systems and methods have already been proposed in order to increase the efficiency of handling processing for air baggage and to take security measures. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3)

JP-A-5-68607 JP-A-10-188056 JP 2002-302259 A

  However, since the conventional system and method described above only provide a card or tag that can be stored on the side of the air baggage, the air baggage checked by the aircraft passenger at the airport where it arrived at the airport where it arrived. There is a problem that preventive measures against the various problems described above that may occur during the period of receiving the message are insufficient.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a baggage trouble prevention system in which a passenger of an aircraft at the airport has prevented the air baggage checked with the airline before boarding from being involved in various troubles arising from the above problems. I will provide a.

  The baggage trouble prevention system of the present invention is a baggage trouble prevention system for preventing troubles related to airline baggage that an aircraft passenger has checked in with an airline before boarding, and has a storage means for storing unique information. An IC card for a person, a reader / writer having a function of reading the unique information from the IC card, a storage unit for storing unique information read from the IC card by the reader / writer as key information for verification, and the storage The key information stored in the IC card and the unique information read from the IC card by the reader / writer, and the lock / unlock of the key of the air baggage only when the collation is matched by the collation unit And an airline baggage provided with an airline baggage attachment device having an unlocking control unit for unlocking the vehicle.

  Further, the baggage trouble prevention system of the present invention is a baggage trouble prevention system for preventing trouble related to air baggage that an aircraft passenger has checked in with an airline before boarding, wherein the destination of the aircraft on which the passenger is boarded An IC card for a passenger storing destination airport information for identifying an airport, a reader / writer having a function of reading the destination airport information from the IC card, and destination airport information read from the IC card by the reader / writer An airline baggage provided with an airline baggage attachment device having a storage unit for storing; a transport device for transporting the airline baggage in an airport; and the airline being transported by the transport device to a predetermined position of the transport device Inspection device for inspecting whether or not dangerous goods are contained in baggage, and inspection result information by the inspection device as air baggage attachment device An inspection result information writing device to be written in the storage unit, a reading device for reading the destination airport information stored in the storage unit of the airline baggage attachment device, and a sorting process for each destination based on the destination airport information read by the reading device A distribution processing device is provided, and a confirmation device having a function of reading inspection result information from a storage unit of the air baggage attachment device and informing the result of reading at a place immediately before mounting the air baggage on an aircraft is provided. It is characterized by being.

  Furthermore, the baggage trouble prevention system of the present invention is a baggage trouble prevention system for preventing trouble related to airline baggage that an aircraft passenger has checked in with the airline before boarding, wherein the unique information of the airline baggage is stored. A passenger IC card having a storage means, a reader / writer having a function of reading the unique information from the IC card, and a storage unit for storing the unique information read from the IC card by the reader / writer Air baggage with a baggage attachment device, a turn belt device that circulates and transports the air baggage that is provided in a place where the air baggage is returned to the passenger in the airport, and an air baggage that is circulated and transported by the turn belt device A reading device that reads unique information stored in the storage unit of the baggage accessory device and can communicate with the reading device The turn belt that is connected and can identify the turn belt device to which the air baggage is circulated when the unique information received from the reading device and the unique information read from the IC card are collated and matched. And a terminal device having means for displaying information.

  In the baggage trouble prevention system according to the present invention, the IC card for the passenger is a non-contact IC card, and the reader / writer is a non-contact reader / writer that reads and writes information in a non-contact manner. It is characterized by that.

  The baggage trouble prevention system of the present invention can use the unique information stored in the IC card for the passenger as information for verification used when unlocking the air baggage, so that a third party can illegally use it. Even if an attempt is made to unlock the air baggage, the verification information cannot be obtained, and the baggage trouble such as theft from the air baggage can be prevented.

  In addition, the baggage trouble prevention system of the present invention, after completing the air baggage inspection in the airport, illegally put dangerous goods into the air baggage, or replaced with other air baggage, and entered dangerous goods Even if you tried to install air baggage in the aircraft, you could read the inspection result information from the storage device of the air baggage again at the place just before installing the air baggage on the aircraft, and let you know the read result. Can prevent terrorist acts using, and can enhance security measures and prevent troubles.

  Furthermore, the baggage trouble prevention system of the present invention collects air baggage from the passenger in a short time and mounts it on the aircraft, and can return the air baggage to the passenger at the arrival airport in a short time. The efficiency of the handling process can be improved, and there is an effect that it is possible to prevent trouble that the passenger does not know where his / her air baggage is.

Hereinafter, a baggage trouble prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, in a baggage trouble prevention system according to the embodiment, an IC possessed by an airline baggage 1, an airline baggage accessory device 2 provided in the airline baggage 1, and a passenger 5 who is the owner of the airline baggage 1. The relationship between the card 3 and the registration terminal 4 for registering information necessary for the IC card 3 is shown.
The IC card 3 is preferably a non-contact IC card that wirelessly transmits information in a non-contact manner, and in the description of this embodiment, a conventionally known antenna unit, an IC having a CPU and a memory, A case where a non-contact IC card equipped with a card is used will be described.

The IC card 3 possessed by the passenger 5 who is the owner of the air baggage 1 stores in advance unique information that differs for each IC card when the IC card 3 is issued. Thus, it is possible to manage the locking and unlocking of the keys provided in the air baggage 1.
Further, as the unique information, the passenger 5 can input identification information such as a personal identification number into the memory of the IC card 3 by himself / herself and use the information as the unique information.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air baggage attachment device 2 provided in the air baggage 1 includes a reader / writer 6, a storage unit 7, a collation unit 8, and management of locking and unlocking of the key provided in the air baggage 1. The locking / unlocking control unit 9 is provided.
The reader / writer 6 has a function of reading information stored in the IC card 3 and transmitting information stored in accordance with a received signal.
The storage unit 7 stores information received by the reader / writer 6.
The storage unit 7 is also used as a verification information storage unit that stores unique information read from the IC card 3 by the reader / writer 6 as verification key information.

The collation unit 8 has a function of collating the key information stored in the storage unit 7 and the unique information read from the IC card 3 by the reader / writer 6.
The locking / unlocking control unit 9 has a function of unlocking the key when the keys provided in the air baggage 1 are matched by the verification processing by the verification unit 8 in the verification process. .
In other words, the passenger 5 who is the owner of the air baggage 1 is configured to be able to unlock the air baggage 1 using the unique information stored in the IC card 3 possessed by the passenger 5. ing.
As a result, even if a third party attempts to unlock the air baggage illegally, the verification information cannot be obtained, and the air baggage key that was deposited before boarding is unlocked and valuables in the air baggage Can be prevented from being stolen.

In addition, the airport is provided with a registration terminal 4 that can be freely used by the passenger 5 in a place where the passenger 5 can freely pass before boarding.
The registration terminal 4 includes a transmission / reception unit 10, a display unit 11, an input unit 12, a storage unit 13, a communication unit 14, a control unit 15, and the like.
The registration terminal 4 inputs destination airport information that identifies the destination airport of the aircraft on which the passenger 5 is boarding from the input unit 12, so that the destination airport information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 10 and is stored in the memory of the IC card 3. It has a function to store airport information.
The passenger 5 uses the registration terminal 4 to store the destination airport information in the memory of the IC card 3 so that the unique information and the destination airport information are stored in the memory of the IC card 3. Can do.
In any case, before the passenger 5 deposits the air baggage 1 with the airline, the information stored in the memory of the IC card 3 is the unique information and the destination airport information.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the system configuration provided until the passenger of the aircraft installs the air baggage deposited by the airline side on the aircraft with respect to the airline baggage checked by the airline side before boarding. Will be explained.
First, an airline reception counter 17 is provided in the airport for depositing air baggage 1 from an aircraft passenger 5.
Prior to depositing the air baggage 1 at the reception counter 17, the passenger 5 brings the IC card 3 close to the air baggage accessory 2 and stores the unique information and destination airport information stored in the IC card 3, and then In addition, the air baggage 1 is delivered from the reception counter 17 to the reception staff 18.

In the reception counter 17, a transport device 19 for transporting the checked baggage 1 to the vicinity of the waiting aircraft is provided.
The transport device 19 is configured to automatically transport the air baggage 1 placed thereon in a predetermined direction, like a belt conveyor, so that it can be sorted by destination based on destination airport information and moved to the vicinity of the target aircraft. Has been.
The receptionist 18 carries the checked air baggage 1 by placing it on the transfer device 19.
In addition, when carrying the aircraft up to the waiting aircraft with a container loaded with the air baggage 1, the carrier device 19 may carry the air baggage 1 to the vicinity of the container loaded for each target aircraft. .
In the transport device 19 shown in FIG. 3, a configuration in which the air baggage 1 is transported counterclockwise is shown.

Further, at a predetermined position of the transport device 19, an inspection device 20 for inspecting whether there is a dangerous substance in the air baggage 1 being transported by the transport device 19, and information on the inspection result by the inspection device 20 is air baggage. An inspection result information writing device 21 for writing in the storage unit 7 of the auxiliary device 2 is provided.
The information written in the storage unit 7 of the air baggage attachment device 2 by the inspection result information writing device 21 may be predetermined information indicating that there is no problem as a result of the inspection by the inspection device 20.
If there is a problem with the result of the inspection by the inspection device 20, an alarm means is provided in the inspection device 20, and the clerk is removed from the transport device 19 by notifying the clerk by generating an alarm or the like. Make sure to confirm.
Therefore, the inspection result information writing device 21 performs processing for writing only information indicating that there is no problem as inspection result information into the storage unit 7.

Further, at the destination of the place where the inspection result information writing device 21 is provided, a reading device 22 that reads destination airport information stored in the storage unit 7 of the air baggage attachment device 2 and a destination read by the reading device 22. There is provided a distribution processing device 23 that performs distribution processing for each destination based on airport information.
In the case shown in FIG. 3, two sorting units 23 a and 23 b are provided for sorting the air baggage 1 between two aircrafts at different destination airports by the sorting processing device 23. Based on the destination airport information read from the storage unit 7 of the device 2, any of the sorting units 23a, 23b moves in the left-right direction so that the air baggage 1 can be moved to different places.

In addition, a check device 24 having a function of reading the inspection result information from the storage unit 7 of the air baggage attachment device 2 and notifying the read result is provided immediately before the air baggage 1 is mounted on the aircraft.
Further, the place immediately before the air baggage 1 is mounted on the aircraft may be the position immediately before the air baggage 1 is mounted on the container.
In any case, the place immediately before the air baggage 1 is mounted on the aircraft may be a place in the final stage of mounting on the aircraft, and the confirmation device 24 may perform confirmation.
In the case shown in FIG. 3, since the distribution baggage 1 is distributed to two aircrafts at different destination airports by the distribution processing device 23, each person of the clerk 25 who performs the work of mounting the airline baggage 1 on the aircraft uses the confirmation device 24. It shows the status of confirmation work.
The confirmation device 24 is configured as a small handy type so that the staff 25 can carry it in his / her hand.

The confirmation device 24 is configured to be able to read the inspection result information from the storage unit 7 of the airline baggage attachment device 2 only by bringing it close to the airline baggage attachment device 2 of the airline baggage 1, and as the read inspection result information, When information indicating that there is no problem cannot be read, an alarm is generated to notify the staff of the abnormality.
That is, all the air baggage 1 mounted on the aircraft is provided at a predetermined position of the transport device 19 and inspected by the inspection device 20, and if there is no problem as a result of the inspection, it is stored in the storage unit 7 of the air baggage attachment device 2. Since the inspection result information indicating that there is no problem is stored, the inspection result information indicating that there is no problem is normally read even by the confirmation device 24.

  However, after the air baggage that has not been inspected by the inspection device 20 is improperly included as the air baggage that is mounted on the aircraft, or after the inspection device 20 has inspected the inspection result information that there is no problem, it has the same shape. When planning to conduct terrorism by replacing it with air baggage, it is assumed that the baggage is suspicious air baggage in which the test result information indicating that there is no problem is stored in the final confirmation by the confirmation device 24. By not doing so, it is possible to strengthen security measures such as preventing terrorist acts using aircraft.

Next, based on FIG. 4, the system configuration until the passenger of the aircraft receives the air baggage deposited from the airline side at the arriving airport with respect to the air baggage deposited to the airline side before boarding will be described.
A turn belt device 26 that circulates and transports the air baggage 1 is provided at a place where the air baggage 1 is returned to the passenger 5 within the airport that has arrived.
As the number of passengers on the aircraft increases, a plurality of these turn belt devices 26 are provided in the airport, and the passengers are circulated by the turn belt device 26 where the air baggage 1 that they have deposited is located. It can be found efficiently in a short time.

At a predetermined position of the turn belt device 26, a reading device 27 for reading unique information stored in the storage unit of the air baggage attachment device 2 of the air bag 1 that is circulated by the turn belt device 26 is provided.
In addition, the arrival airport is communicably connected to the reader 27, and the unique information received from the reader 27 and the unique information read from the IC card 3 possessed by the passenger 5 are collated. A terminal device 28 having means 29 for displaying identifiable turn belt information is provided with respect to the turn belt device 26 in which the air baggage 1 is circulated and conveyed if they match.
Therefore, the passenger can easily know the turn belt device 26 with his / her air baggage 1 by using the terminal device 28.

Next, with regard to the baggage trouble prevention system of the present invention, the processing procedure from when the air baggage 1 is deposited at the departure airport to the arrival airport until the passenger receives the air baggage 1 after arrival is shown in FIGS. 6 will be described.
A case where unique information is stored in advance in the IC card 3 possessed by the passenger 5 will be described.
First, at the departure airport, the passenger 5 inputs destination airport information for specifying the destination airport of the aircraft to board from the input unit 12 of the registration terminal 4. (Step S1)
The destination airport information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 10 by bringing the IC card 3 close to the transmission / reception unit 10 of the registration terminal 4, and the destination airport information is stored in the memory of the IC card 3. (Step S2)

Next, by bringing the IC card 3 close to the air baggage attachment device 2 provided in the air baggage 1, the unique information and destination airport information stored in the IC card 3 are stored in the storage unit 7 of the air baggage attachment device 2. Remember me. (Step S3)
Here, the unique information stored in the storage unit 7 is stored as key information for verification used when unlocking the key when the air baggage 1 is opened, and then the unique information is received. At this time, the key information stored in advance is collated, and the lock is unlocked only when they match.

Thereafter, the passenger 5 deposits the air baggage 1 at the reception counter 17 of the airline that deposits the air baggage.
The air baggage 1 deposited at the reception counter 17 is placed on the transport device 19 and transported, and inspection processing by the inspection device 20 is performed. (Step S4)
When it is determined that there is no problem in the inspection process by the inspection device 20, the inspection result information indicating that there is no problem is transmitted from the inspection result information writing device 21 and stored in the air baggage attachment device 2. Part 7 is written. (Step S5)
Further, when it is determined that there is a problem in the inspection process by the inspection device 20, an alarm sound is generated to notify the staff. (Step S6)
In that case, the clerk removes the air baggage 1 for confirmation.

Further, the airline baggage 1 that is carried on the transport device 19 is read by the reading device 22 in the destination airport information stored in the storage unit 7 of the airline baggage attachment device 2. (Step S7)
Then, based on the read destination airport information, the distribution processing device 23 performs distribution processing for each destination. (Step S8)
As a result, the air baggage 1 is transported to a place where a staff member who carries the air baggage 1 on the target aircraft is waiting for each destination airport.

Next, a staff member who carries the air baggage 1 on the aircraft uses the confirmation device 24 to bring the confirmation device 24 closer to the air baggage accessory device 2 for all the air baggage 1 loaded on the aircraft. The inspection result information stored in the storage unit 7 of the accessory device 2 is read as having no problem. (Step S9)
When the reading of the inspection result information is completed by the processing by the confirmation device 24, the work for mounting in the aircraft is performed with no problem.
Further, if the inspection result information cannot be read by the processing by the confirmation device 24, the inside is confirmed without being installed in the aircraft because there is a problem.
Through the above processing, during the period from the transfer device 19 to the confirmation processing by the confirmation device 24, even if it is intended to be replaced with other air baggage such as air baggage containing dangerous goods, it is to be mounted in the aircraft. It can be prevented in advance.

Next, processing after the aircraft arrives at the target airport will be described with reference to FIG.
In the arrival airport, the air baggage 1 unloaded from the aircraft is placed on a turn belt device 26 provided at a place where the air baggage 1 is returned to the passenger 5 and circulated to the passenger 5 so that the passenger 5 You can take your air baggage 1 with you.
Since a plurality of turn belt devices 26 are provided in the arrival airport, a management number is assigned to each turn belt device 26.
The reading device 27 reads the unique information stored in the storage unit of the air baggage attachment device 2 of the air baggage 1 with respect to the air baggage 1 placed on the turn belt device 26. (Step S10)
The unique information read by the reading device 27 is transmitted to the terminal device 28, and the unique information and the management number of the turn belt device 26 are associated with each other and stored. (Step S11)

In addition, the passenger 5 reads the unique information stored in the IC card 3 by bringing the IC card 3 close to the reading unit of the terminal device 28. (Step S12)
The terminal device 28 collates the read unique information with the unique information stored in the storage unit and the management number information of the turn belt device 26 and causes the display unit 29 to display the matching management number information. (Step S13)
Thereby, the passenger 5 can find the turn belt device 26 in which his / her air baggage 1 is circulated without hesitation by going to the turn belt device 26 of the displayed management number to collect the air baggage 1. it can.

Further, when the received air baggage 1 is opened, the IC card 3 is brought close to the air baggage attachment device 2 to cause the air baggage attachment device 2 to read the unique information stored in the IC card 3. (Step S14)
And the collation part 8 of the airline baggage attachment apparatus 2 performs collation processing of the read unique information and the unique information stored in advance as key information. (Step S15)
If they match, the key is unlocked and the key is unlocked. (Step S16)
Thereby, the air baggage 1 can be opened.

  As described above, the baggage trouble prevention system according to the present invention easily performs the lock / unlock management of the air baggage 1 and the confirmation of the turn belt device 26 at the arrival airport using the IC card 3 possessed by the passenger 5. It is possible to prevent the trouble of baggage such as theft from inside the air baggage, the trouble of losing the whereabouts of the air baggage at the arrival airport, and replace it with other air baggage. Aircraft baggage with a baggage can be installed in the aircraft to prevent troubles such as terrorism that has been entered.

In the baggage trouble prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram showing the relationship between the air baggage, the air baggage attachment device, the IC card possessed by the passenger, and the registration terminal. In the baggage trouble prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram showing a system configuration of an aircraft baggage attachment device and a registration terminal. In the baggage trouble prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the airline baggage that the aircraft passenger has checked in with the airline side before boarding shows the system configuration until the airline baggage checked by the airline side is mounted on the aircraft. FIG. In the baggage trouble prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the system configuration until the passenger of the aircraft receives the air baggage checked from the airline side at the arriving airport with respect to the airline baggage checked by the airline side before boarding FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the baggage trouble prevention system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the baggage trouble prevention system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Air baggage
2 Air baggage attachment
3 IC card
4 Registration terminals
5 Passengers
6 Reader / Writer
7 Memory part
8 verification part
9 Locking / unlocking control unit
10 Transceiver
11 Display
12 Input section
13 Memory unit
14 Communication Department
15 Control unit
17 Reception counter
18 Receptionist
19 Transport device
20 Inspection equipment
21 Inspection result information writing device
22 Reader
23 sorter
23a, 23b Distribution part
24 Confirmation device
25 A staff member who performs the work
26 Turn belt device
27 Reader
28 Terminal equipment
29 Means to display turn belt information

Claims (4)

A baggage trouble prevention system in which an aircraft passenger prevents trouble related to air baggage that was checked in with the airline before boarding,
An IC card for a passenger having a storage means in which unique information is stored;
A reader / writer having a function of reading the unique information from the IC card; a storage unit for storing the unique information read from the IC card by the reader / writer as key information for verification; and a key stored in the storage unit A verification unit that performs verification processing on the information and unique information read from the IC card by the reader / writer, and unlocking and unlocking the key of the air baggage only when the verification unit matches the verification. An airline baggage with an airline baggage attachment device having a lock control;
Baggage trouble prevention system characterized by comprising A baggage trouble prevention system in which an aircraft passenger prevents trouble related to air baggage that was checked in with the airline before boarding,
An IC card for the passenger storing destination airport information for specifying the destination airport of the aircraft on which the passenger is boarded;
Airline baggage provided with an airline baggage attachment device having a reader / writer having a function of reading the destination airport information from the IC card, and a storage unit for storing the destination airport information read from the IC card by the reader / writer;
A transport device for transporting said air baggage in an airport;
An inspection device for inspecting whether or not dangerous goods are contained in the air baggage being transported by the transport device at a predetermined position of the transport device, and storage of the inspection result information by the inspection device in the air baggage accessory device A test result information writing device to be written in a part, a reading device for reading destination airport information stored in the storage part of the air baggage attachment device, and a distribution processing for each destination based on the destination airport information read by the reading device. A fraction processing device,
A confirmation device having a function of reading the inspection result information from the storage unit of the air baggage attachment device and informing the result of reading at a place immediately before mounting the air baggage on the aircraft,
Baggage trouble prevention system characterized by that. A baggage trouble prevention system in which an aircraft passenger prevents trouble related to air baggage that was checked in with the airline before boarding,
An IC card for a passenger having storage means for storing the unique information of the air baggage;
Airline baggage provided with an airline baggage attachment device having a reader / writer having a function of reading the unique information from the IC card, and a storage unit for storing the unique information read from the IC card by the reader / writer;
A turn belt device provided in a place where an air baggage is returned to a passenger in an airport, and circulating the air baggage;
A reading device for reading unique information stored in a storage unit of an airline baggage attachment device for airline baggage that is circulated by the turn belt device;
A turn belt that is connected to the reading device so as to be communicable and collates the unique information received from the reading device with the unique information read from the IC card. A terminal device having means for displaying turn belt information capable of specifying the device;
Baggage trouble prevention system characterized by comprising The IC card for a passenger is a non-contact IC card, and the reader / writer is a non-contact reader / writer that reads and writes information in a non-contact manner. 3. The baggage trouble prevention system according to any one of 3 above.

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