Method of claiming aircraft baggage
US10745150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64F1/368
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a method of passengers (118) claiming their baggage pieces (115) at an aircraft baggage claim area (106) of an airport. In order e.g. to provide such method which improves usage and availability and user experience in view of reference systems, the method includes providing (706) a plurality of destinations (16) at the aircraft baggage claim area of the airport and along each of two lateral sides (112), (114) of the material handling equipment, and choosing (708) towards which of the two lateral sides (112), (114) the one or more pieces of aircraft baggage (15) should be automatically and actively discharged into at least one of the plurality of destinations (116). The method further includes actively discharging (710) the one or more pieces of aircraft baggage (115) from the material handling equipment and into at least one of the destinations (116), and that the one or more aircraft passengers (118) are claiming (712) the one or more pieces of aircraft baggage (115) paired with the one or more aircraft passengers at the at least one destination when the one or more pieces of aircraft baggage is at rest and has stopped moving.
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