JPH09118428A - Automatic baggage handling equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to check his/her baggage by his/her operation, and to dispense with operators. SOLUTION: The information on the reservation made by a user using an IC card is stored, and when the user comes in with the IC card, the information on the reservation is retrieved from the IC card number by an automatic check-in counter part 2. When collation is made, a boarding card on which the boarding information is recorded and a baggage tag 33 are issued, an opening/closing gate 21 of a baggage throw-in part 4 is opened to receive a baggage 34 fitted with the baggage tag 33.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic baggage processing apparatus for automatically accepting passenger baggage for vehicles, and more specifically, for receiving and sorting baggage based on information about baggage declared by passengers at the time of reservation. The present invention relates to a baggage automatic processing device for automatically performing the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In passenger aviation, passengers carry baggage that may be an obstacle when brought into a seat, and therefore, a passenger baggage storage is provided in the cabin in addition to the passenger cabin. Therefore, the passenger must leave his baggage at the time of check-in at the airport, and then the baggage must be loaded onto an airplane to be boarded away from the passenger. By the way, an airport usually has a plurality of departure and arrival platforms, and each platform receives and departs planes in quick succession. On the other hand, passengers who want to board a departure flight arrive at the airport with a sufficient margin for the departure time. For this reason, a large number of passengers trying to board various departure flights are confused in the airport, and so is the baggage of passengers.

Conventionally, such sorting of flights by which airport baggage is loaded is performed by a system described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-265813. The airport baggage sorting system described in the above publication generally has a plurality of loading units 70A to 70 around a loop-shaped transport conveyor 60 that circulates counterclockwise in the figure, as shown in FIG.
D and a plurality of sorting units 80A to 80N are provided.

In each of the loading sections 70A to 70D, check-in desks 71A to 71D for passengers to check in and check baggage, and a receiving conveyor 7 for receiving baggage.
2A to 72D and loading conveyors 73A to 73D for loading the accepted baggage into the transport conveyor 60 are provided. A plurality of check-in desks 71A to 71D are provided in the respective input units 70A to 70D.
Each of the sorting units 80A to 80N is a unit that corresponds to a departure flight, sorts baggage to be loaded on the relevant flight, removes it from the transport conveyor 60, and transfers it to a transport vehicle for an airplane.

In this system, a passenger who arrives at the airport can enter any of the loading sections 7 regardless of the flight to be boarded.
Check-in desks 71A-7 of any of 0A-70D
You can check in even in 1D. An operator is arranged at each of the check-in desks 71A to 71D. The operator operates the computer terminal provided to input the baggage number and the flight to be loaded, based on the contents declared in the passenger's declaration or the brought-in air ticket, and tags the passenger's baggage with the receiving conveyor 72A- Perform the work to mount on 72D. The baggage placed on the receiving conveyors 72A to 72D is loaded into the transporting conveyor 60 via the loading conveyors 73A to 73D and circulates along with the circulation of the transporting conveyor 60. Then, when one of the sorting units 80A to 80N corresponding to the loaded flight is reached, it is ejected from the transport conveyor 60 and is transferred to the transport vehicle for the flight of the flight.

[0006] In such a system, the carrying capacity can be increased while suppressing the circulation speed to a safe range by forming the transfer conveyor 60 in a multiple loop. Further, the conveyor 60 may be provided with a waiting circle 61 for temporarily storing baggage which has a time until the departure time and a sorting section for the flight has not been prepared yet.

[0007]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in recent years, the amount of baggage to be handled has been increasing more and more with the increase in size and complexity of airports. On the other hand, in the above system, the processing capacity itself can be increased by forming the transport conveyor 60 in a multiple loop, but the number of check-in desks 71A to 71D and the number of operators must be increased in proportion thereto. Therefore, the work load and the personnel cost are very large, which has been a barrier to the increase of the processing capacity.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an automatic baggage processing apparatus which allows passengers to operate their own luggage to check in baggage without the need for an operator. , It is intended to facilitate the increase of the processing capacity of the baggage sorting system.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an automatic baggage processing apparatus for receiving baggage of a passenger who is about to board a vehicle, and stores boarding information input in advance. Reservation information storage means for
A comparison means for comparing the information input at the time of receiving baggage with the boarding information stored in the reservation information storage means, and a baggage tag having the boarding information recorded when the two pieces of information are compared as a result of the comparison by the comparison means. Tag issuing means to issue,
Baggage receiving means for receiving baggage to which the baggage tag is attached.

According to this baggage automatic processing apparatus, boarding information is stored in the reservation information storage means when a passenger makes a reservation for boarding, and the stored contents also include information regarding baggage. When a passenger arrives and inputs information for receiving baggage, the input information is compared by the comparison means with the boarding information stored in the reservation information storage means to check the reservation. As a result, if the collation is successful, the baggage tag is issued by the tag issuing means. Boarding information is recorded on the baggage tag. When the passenger attaches the baggage tag to the baggage and places it on the baggage receiving means, it is received by the baggage receiving means.

This baggage automatic processing device can be used in combination with a sorting device for sorting baggage by flights. In that case, since the baggage tag in which the boarding information is recorded is attached to the baggage received unmanned by the baggage automatic processing device, the sorting device can easily sort the flights. Further, the tag issuing means here may serve not only as a baggage tag issuance but also as a boarding pass issuing means for issuing a boarding pass carried by a passenger during boarding.

The invention according to claim 2 is the baggage automatic processing apparatus according to claim 1, which has a reading means for reading information recorded in a recording medium carried by a passenger at the time of acceptance of baggage, and the comparing means. The information read by the reading unit is compared with the boarding information stored in the reservation information storage unit.

In this baggage automatic processing apparatus, for example, an IC
When a passenger carries a recording medium such as a card, the reading means reads the information recorded therein, thereby inputting the information of the passenger who has come to the venue. Therefore, the comparison means compares the information read by the reading means with the boarding information stored in the reservation information storage means to collate the reservation.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the baggage automatic processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the baggage receiving means can prohibit the receipt of baggage, and the baggage is normally stored in the baggage prohibiting means. Control means for prohibiting the receipt of the baggage and for causing the prohibiting means to release the prohibition when the baggage tag is issued by the tag issuing means.

In this baggage automatic processing apparatus, the control means normally prohibits the receipt of baggage by the baggage receiving means by the prohibiting means. This is to prevent non-passenger baggage or baggage without a baggage tag attached to the baggage receiving means. Then, when the tag issuing means issues the baggage tag, the control means releases the prohibition by the prohibiting means, so that the baggage receiving means can receive the baggage to which the baggage tag is attached. Here, the prohibition means may be a door or a shutter that closes the entrance portion of the baggage receiving means. Further, a message display for prohibiting the insertion of articles into the baggage receiving means may be considered.

Further, the baggage receiving means of this baggage automatic processing apparatus reads the baggage tag attached to the loaded baggage, and whether the baggage of the passenger has been received based on the information read by the tag reader. Completion judging means for judging whether or not to be provided may be provided, and the control means may make the prohibiting means again prohibit the reception when the completion judging means judges that the reception is completed.

In this case, when the baggage is inserted into the baggage receiving means, the tag reader reads the baggage tag attached to the baggage and provides the information to the completion judging means. When the completion judging means judges that the receipt of the baggage is completed based on this information, the control means makes the prohibiting means again prohibit the receipt, and thereafter, the loading of the baggage receiving means is prevented until the next passenger comes. It

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied as an automatic baggage processing apparatus used at an airport will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of the baggage automatic processing apparatus according to this embodiment. The baggage automatic processing device is roughly divided into an automatic check-in counter section 2 and a baggage loading section 4, which are arranged next to each other. The auto check-in counter section 2 is for passengers 31A who arrive at the airport.
The baggage loading section 4 is for the passenger 31B who has received the boarding pass and the baggage tag 33 after completing the reception at the automatic check-in counter section 2 to deposit the baggage 34.

The automatic check-in counter section 2 has a card insertion slot 18 into which an IC card brought by a passenger 31A is inserted, a screen 19 for instructing the passenger 31A to operate, a boarding pass or baggage tag 33 issued to the passenger 31A. Is provided with a bill outlet 20. The surface of the screen 19 is composed of a touch panel so that the passenger 31A can input various information for operation.

An opening / closing gate 21 and an instruction screen 38 are provided on the front surface of the baggage loading section 4, and a loading table 22 and a detector 23 are provided inside the opening / closing gate 21. The detector 23 has a function of detecting the size of the baggage 34 placed on the mounting table 22 and reading the baggage tag 33 attached to the baggage 34. Also, the mounting table 2
2 has a function of detecting the weight of the loaded baggage 34. A transport conveyor 35 is provided on the inner lower surface of the baggage loading unit 4, and the transport conveyor 35 is a security check gate (luggage) described later.
It continues to 11. Then, the passenger 31 is placed on the upper part of the automatic check-in counter unit 2 and the baggage loading unit 4, respectively.
Surveillance cameras 36 and 37 are provided for the identification of A and B.

The block configuration of the control system of this baggage automatic processing apparatus is shown in FIG. In the baggage automatic processing apparatus, the automatic check-in counter unit 2 and the baggage loading unit 4 are provided with CPUs 39 and 40 for control processing, respectively.

In the auto check-in counter section 2, a CPU 39 connected to an airline host 3 to be described later is inserted into a card memory 18 and a data memory 41 for storing reservation data provided by the airline host 3. Card reader 42 for reading the read IC card, surveillance camera 3
6, operation panel 19a, screen 19, boarding pass issuing machine 43,
A tag issuing machine 44 is provided. The operation panel 1
9a is configured as a touch panel on the surface of the screen 19 as described above. The boarding pass issued by the boarding pass issuing machine 43 and the baggage tag 33 issued by the tag issuing machine 44 are both discharged from the outlet 20 and delivered to the passenger 31A.

In the baggage loading section 4, the CPU 40 is mainly the tag reader 45 for reading the baggage tag 33 of the loaded baggage 34, the sensor group 46 for detecting the size and weight of the baggage 34, the monitoring camera 37, and the opening / closing gate 21. Gate control unit 47 for carrying out opening and closing operations of the conveyor 3
A conveyor control unit 48 for performing the driving operation of No. 5 and a screen 38 are provided. The size sensor of the sensor group 46 is the detector 23 together with the tag reader 45.
It is built in. The weight sensor of the sensor group 46 is
It is provided on the mounting table 22.

Next, the operation of the automatic baggage processing apparatus will be described. In this baggage automatic processing device, a user who has an IC card on which an individual identification number is recorded makes a reservation for boarding, and the user who made the reservation comes to the airport with his or her IC card. The reception process is performed. By the reservation, in addition to the flight information to board, the IC card number is transmitted as reservation information to the baggage automatic processing device via the airline host 3 and stored in the data memory 41.

A user who has made a reservation and has come to the airport, that is, a passenger, first performs acceptance processing at the automatic check-in counter section 2 of the automatic baggage processing apparatus, and then loads baggage at the baggage loading section 4. The processing flow at this time will be described with reference to FIG. When the IC card brought by the passenger 31A is inserted into the card insertion slot 18, the IC card is drawn into the card reader 42, and the identification number of the IC card is read by the card reader 42 (S1). The read identification number is transmitted to the CPU 39. CPU39
Searches the data memory 41 based on this identification number (S2), and determines whether or not there is corresponding reservation data (S3). At this time, the passengers 31
Also check A.

If there is no corresponding reservation data (S
3: No), the IC card is returned (S4), and the process ends. In this case, the passenger 31A is not a reserved passenger,
The check-in counter of another manned person will receive the information again.

If there is corresponding reservation data (S
3: Yes), and the contents of the reservation are displayed on the screen 19. Therefore, the passenger 31A can confirm the contents by looking at the screen 19. Then, the screen 19 is changed to a mode for inputting the number of pieces of baggage, etc., and the passenger 31A inputs the number of pieces of baggage, etc. according to the instruction on the screen (S5). This input is performed by the passenger 31A directly pressing the screen 19 with a finger. Note that the passenger 31A can also declare the number of pieces of baggage when making a reservation for boarding, but even when making the declaration, the number can be changed in S5. Further, the operation instruction to the passenger 31A may be performed by providing a voice instruction means in addition to the display on the screen.

When the input of the number of pieces of baggage and the like is completed, the boarding pass issuing machine 43 issues a boarding pass, and the tag issuing machine 44 issues the baggage tag 33 (S6). The number of issued baggage tags 33 is the same as the number input in S5. The boarding pass and the baggage tag 33 are discharged to the outside of the device through the bill outlet 20 and delivered to the passenger 31A. An identification number is attached to each baggage tag 33, and the I
Mutual search with the C card number is possible.
Further, the boarding pass can be collated with the IC card number of the passenger 31A.

At this time, the number of issued baggage tags 33 and the identification number are transmitted from the CPU 39 to the CPU 40. Further, of the reservation data recorded in the data memory 41, the data related to the passenger 31A is erased. When the IC card is returned to the passenger 31A (S7), the processing in the automatic check-in counter unit 2 ends, and the passenger moves to the adjacent baggage loading unit 4. If the number of pieces of baggage input in S5 is zero, the acceptance process ends, and the passenger carries the boarding pass to the security check gate (person) 8 to be described later. When the processes up to S7 are completed, the automatic check-in counter unit 2 can perform the process for the next passenger in parallel with the process after S9, which the baggage loading unit 4 continues.

When a passenger with baggage moves to the baggage loading section 4, the opening / closing gate 21 is opened by the gate control section 47 after being monitored by the monitoring camera 37 (S).
8). The opening / closing gate 21 is normally closed to prevent articles other than passenger baggage from being unintentionally thrown in. When the opening / closing gate 21 is opened, the CPU 40 determines whether or not baggage has been loaded (S9). This determination is made by comparing the number of issued baggage tags 33 transmitted from the CPU 39 with the number of already-loaded baggage. That is, it is determined as No when the number of pieces of baggage already thrown in has not reached the number of issued baggage tags 33, and is determined as Yes when the number of introduced baggage reaches the issued number of baggage tags 33.

At this point in time, baggage has not been loaded, so it is determined to be No, and the processing from S10 onward is performed.
First, the passenger 31B attaches the baggage tag 33 to the baggage 34, and then the baggage 34 is loaded. That is, it is mounted on the mounting table 22 inside the opening / closing gate 21 (S1).
0). Then, the luggage 3 is detected by the size sensor built in the detector 23 and the weight sensor built in the mounting table 22.
It is determined whether or not 4 satisfies the predetermined size limit and weight limit (S11). When the restriction is satisfied (S11: Yes), the identification number of the baggage tag 33 is read by the tag reader 45 built in the detector 23,
It is collated with the identification number transmitted from the CPU 39 (S1).
2). This confirms that the loaded baggage 34 is indeed the passenger 31B. When this confirmation is made, the conveyor control unit 48 drives the transfer conveyor 35 (S13), and the baggage 34 is sent to the security check gate (package) 11.

Then, the CPU 40 counts up the number of already-loaded baggage by 1 (S16), returns to S9, and again judges the completion of loading. When the loading is not completed (S9: No), the remaining baggage 34 is S
The process from 10 to S16 is repeated. When the charging is completed (S9: Yes), the gate control unit 47 closes the opening / closing gate 21 (S17), and the process ends. Therefore, the passenger is then released from the baggage 34 and carries the boarding pass to the security check gate (person) 8.

In the determination of S11, if the thrown baggage 34 violates the restriction (S11: No),
The fact is displayed to the passenger 31B on the screen 38 (S14),
The passenger 31B must remove the baggage 34 from the mounting table 22 (S15). Here, in addition to the simple display on the screen 38, a voice warning means may be provided to prompt the removal of the baggage 34.

Next, an airport system equipped with an automatic baggage processing device will be briefly described with reference to FIG. This airport system consists of an airline host 3, a baggage handling system (hereinafter referred to as “B
"HS") 5, access terminal 7, security check gate (passenger) 8, boarding gate 9, security check gate (baggage) 11, storage conveyor 1
2. It has a sorting conveyor 13. A travel agency 30 is provided outside the airport terminal 1.

The airline host 3 is a host computer for the airline to manage reservations and passenger information regarding flights operated by the airline. The reservation information file 15,
Boarding pass issuance information file 16 and passenger information file 1
7 is built in. The reservation information file 15 is a file for recording the details of the reservation accepted by the travel agency 30 or the like. The boarding pass issue information file 16 is a file that records information about the boarding pass issued to the user 31 at the access terminal 7. Passenger information file 17
Is a file that records information about passengers who have passed through the boarding gate 9 (referred to as users 31 who have passed through the access terminal 7) and baggage that has passed through the sorting conveyor 13.
The airline host 3 is actually owned by each airline operating at the airport.

The BHS 5 is a host computer for managing the handling of baggage brought in by the user 31 until it is loaded onto the airplane, and stores information about baggage. This BHS5 is a system owned by the airport, and each airline is supposed to share it. Access terminal 7, security check gate 8, boarding gate 9, security check gate 1
The same applies to 1, the storage conveyor 12, and the sorting conveyor 13.

The access terminal 7 is a reception section for the user 31 who has arrived at the airport. The baggage automatic processing device described above is installed in the access terminal 7. This access terminal 7 is located on the main floor of the airport building (the security check gate 8 and the boarding gate 9 are installed, and it is on the same floor as the departure and arrival points for buses and taxis) in order to free users 31 from baggage early. In addition, it is also installed in the parking lot floor and the attached railway station, etc., and multiple baggage automatic processors are installed in each. Further, the information regarding the boarding pass issued to the passenger and the baggage received is reported to the relevant airline host 3, and the airline host 3 records this in the boarding pass issue information file 16. ing.

The security check gate 8 is a facility for checking the safety of passengers. In other words, it is a place where the passengers are inspected to see if they are carrying any dangerous goods or other prohibited items. In addition to that, the result of the safety check of the baggage is displayed to the passenger who is the owner of the baggage, and the fact that the passenger has finished the safety check is reported to the BHS 5.

The boarding gate 9 is a gate for passengers who have passed through the security check gate 8 to actually board the airplane 32, and is provided for each departure and arrival platform of the airplane 32. Here, when a passenger has passed, the fact is reported to the airline host 3. In addition,
Although not shown in FIG. 4, in the case of an international departure and arrival platform, an immigration inspection station is provided between the security check gate 8 and the boarding gate 9.

The security check gate 11 is a facility for carrying out a safety check on baggage separated from the passengers' hands at the access terminal 7. In other words, it is a place to inspect whether or not baggage does not include dangerous goods and other prohibited items. This place and the access terminal 7 are connected by a conveyor 35 so that the baggage received by the baggage loading unit 4 of the baggage automatic processing apparatus is automatically carried. Also, the result of the safety check here is
It is immediately transmitted to the BHS 5 and stored.

The storage conveyor 12 is a conveyor for temporarily storing baggage that has passed the safety check at the security check gate 11. The storage conveyor 12 has a function of sorting out the stored baggage belonging to the passenger who has passed through the security check gate 8 to the subsequent sorting conveyor 13.
The sorting conveyor 13 is a conveyor that sorts the baggage for each flight. This sorting conveyor 13
In this case, the baggage of a flight whose departure time is within a predetermined time is sent to the airplane 32 of the flight. The storage conveyor 12 and the sorting conveyor 13 receive a command from the BHS 5 and
The information on the current position of the baggage is transmitted to the device 5.

Travel agency 30 outside the airport terminal 1
Is a window for receiving a reservation from the user 31, and has a function of transmitting the reservation content to the airline host 3.
And the airline host 3 is adapted to record the contents in the reservation information file 15, and further, the contents are
The information is also transmitted to each baggage automatic processing device of the access terminal 7 and recorded in the data memory 41 of the automatic check-in counter unit 2.

In this system, when a user 31 who owns an IC card makes a reservation for a flight to be boarded via the travel agency 30, the reservation information is transmitted to the airline host 3 and recorded in the reservation information file 15. To be done. This reservation information includes the identification number of the IC card, and can also include information regarding the baggage (number of items, etc.).
Then, the user, that is, the passenger 31 receives the information at the baggage automatic processing device of the access terminal 7 when coming to the airport. That is, the automatic check-in counter unit 2 compares the IC card brought with the reservation data transmitted from the reservation information file 15, and the boarding pass and baggage tag are issued based on the comparison. When the baggage tag is attached to the baggage and loaded into the baggage loading unit 4, the passenger 31 is released from the baggage.

The baggage is sent to the security check gate 11 by the conveyer 35 and undergoes a safety check. Baggage that has passed the safety check is stored on the storage conveyor 12, and baggage that has failed is held.

The passenger 31 who has been accepted at the access terminal 7 undergoes a safety check at the security check gate 8. At this time, if there is baggage of the passenger 31 that does not pass the safety check at the security check gate 11, the fact and baggage number are shown to the passenger 31, and the passenger 31 is cleared of the rejection. Process. Here, the baggage tag with the searchable identification number is attached and put in the baggage by the baggage automatic processing device, and the boarding pass or baggage tag number is from the boarding pass issuance information file 16 of the airline host 3. Since the information has been transmitted to the BHS 5, when the passenger 31 who is the owner of the baggage that has not passed the safety check comes to the security check gate 8, it is possible to efficiently transmit and cancel the rejection.

The baggage whose rejection has been resolved is placed on the sorting conveyor 13. Further, the baggage stored in the storage conveyor 12 after passing the security check at the security check gate 11 is transferred to the sorting conveyor 13 when the passenger 31 as the owner passes through the security check gate 8. On the sorting conveyor 13, the remaining time until the departure time is a predetermined value (for example, 60 minutes)
The following baggage is sorted according to the flights to be loaded and placed on the carrier of the flights to the airplane 32. At this time, since the baggage tag provided with the identification number that can be searched by the baggage automatic processing device is attached, the sorting by the sorting conveyor 13 can be easily performed unattended. The sorted baggage is loaded in the baggage storage of the airplane 32. This flow of baggage is always transmitted to the BHS 5, and the BHS 5 keeps track of the current position of the baggage.

Then, the passenger 31 passes through the boarding gate 9 and the airplane 3
When boarding No. 2, the fact is confirmed in the passenger information file 17 of the airline host 3. When all passengers have been boarded and baggage has been loaded, the airplane 32 is ready for departure.

As described in detail above, in the automatic baggage processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the reservation data is stored in the data memory 41 of the automatic check-in counter unit 2, and the IC card number of the passenger is stored in the card reader. Since it was designed to scan and search for reservation data, if a user who has declared an IC card number and made a reservation brings the IC card with him, he will promptly make a reservation and confirm his / her identity and obtain a boarding pass. It is possible to issue various baggage tags.

Since the baggage tag is provided with a searchable identification number, and this baggage tag is attached to the baggage of the passenger and is accepted by the baggage loading section 4, the result of the safety check at the latter stage It is possible to notify passengers who are owners and sort baggage by flight easily and efficiently.

In the baggage loading section 4, the opening / closing gate 8 is normally closed. When the passenger finishes the processing in the automatic check-in counter section 2, the opening / closing gate 8 is opened, and when the passenger finishes receiving the baggage, the opening / closing gate 8 is opened and closed again. Since the gate 8 is closed, it is possible to prevent the non-passenger baggage from being unintentionally thrown in. Further, since the baggage loading unit 4 is provided with a tag reader for reading the tag of the loaded baggage and a sensor group for detecting the size and weight of the baggage,
Only passenger baggage that meets the size and weight restrictions can be accepted.

Since the baggage loading section 4 and the security check gate (baggage) 11 are connected by the conveyor 35, the baggage accepted by the baggage loading section 4 is automatically sent to the security check gate (baggage) 11. Passengers are released from baggage. In addition, since such an automatic baggage handling device is installed at the access terminal 7 provided at various points in the airport (main floor, bus stop, train station, etc.), passengers who arrive at the airport should promptly accept it. Can be released from baggage.

Since the CPUs 39 and 40 are provided in the automatic check-in counter unit 2 and the baggage loading unit 4, respectively, the passengers who have finished the processing in the automatic check-in counter unit 2 perform the processing in the baggage loading unit 4. Even when the passenger is in the middle, the automatic check-in counter unit 2 can accept the next passenger.

Although the embodiments have been described above, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various design changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the user makes the reservation or reception by using the IC card recording the identification number, but a magnetic card or an optical recording card may be used instead of the IC card. Further, these cards do not have to be dedicated to the airport system and may be shared with the cards of banks, credit companies and the like. Further, the automatic check-in counter unit 2 may be capable of accepting not only users who have made a reservation and came to visit, but also users who made a visit without reservation.

[0055]

As described above, the present invention can provide an automatic baggage processing apparatus that allows passengers to deposit their own baggage by themselves and does not require an operator, and can easily increase the processing capacity of the baggage sorting system. Is something that can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a baggage automatic processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a block configuration of a control system of the automatic baggage processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of acceptance processing in the automatic baggage processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of an airport system using a baggage automatic processing device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating baggage acceptance processing according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Auto check-in counter section 4 Baggage loading section 21 Opening / closing gate 34 Passenger baggage 39 CPU 41 Data memory 42 Card reader 44 Tag issuing machine 47 Gate control

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A baggage automatic processing apparatus for receiving baggage of a passenger who is about to board a vehicle, reservation information storage means for storing boarding information input in advance, information input at the time of acceptance of baggage, and the reservation information storage. Comparing means for comparing the boarding information stored in the means, tag issuing means for issuing a baggage tag in which boarding information is recorded when both information are compared as a result of the comparison by the comparing means, and the baggage tag is attached. And a baggage receiving means for receiving baggage. 2. The automatic baggage processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reading unit that reads information recorded in a recording medium carried by a passenger when receiving baggage, and the comparing unit reads the information by the reading unit. An automatic baggage processing device, characterized in that information is compared with boarding information stored in the reservation information storage means. 3. The baggage automatic processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the baggage receiving means prohibits the receipt of the baggage, and normally the prohibiting means prohibits the receipt of the baggage. The baggage automatic processing apparatus further comprising: a control unit that causes the prohibiting unit to release the prohibition when the baggage tag is issued by the tag issuing unit.