Mobile screening vehicle and method for mobile security scanning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11599617-B2
Application number	US-202217731560-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2022
Priority date	Apr 29, 2021
Publication date	Mar 7, 2023
Grant date	Mar 7, 2023

Abstract

Examples are directed toward a system and method relating to mobile screening. For example, a mobile screening vehicle includes a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle. The mobile screening vehicle also includes a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile screening vehicle comprising:
a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;
a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue; and
a baggage scanner that performs security scanning of baggage on the mobile screening vehicle;
the verification system associating a piece of baggage with the passenger and verifying, consistent with the security scanning of the baggage, that the baggage on the mobile screening vehicle is approved to proceed to the secure area of the travel venue; and
the baggage scanner including lockers integrated into the mobile screening vehicle to secure baggage, the verification system associating a locker with the passenger and locking and unlocking the locker based on verifying the passenger.

2. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is integrated into a passenger seat and scans the passenger while the passenger is seated.

3. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is integrated into an aisle of the mobile screening vehicle and scans the passenger when the passenger traverses the aisle.

4. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is integrated into a wall of the mobile screening vehicle and scans the passenger when the passenger is within scanning proximity of the wall of the mobile screening vehicle.

5. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is a chamber in the mobile screening vehicle that scans the passenger when the passenger stands in the chamber.

6. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a vehicle navigation system to autonomously determine a route through the travel venue based on passenger travel information, and autonomously traverse the route and drop off the passenger at a drop off location of the travel venue corresponding to the passenger travel information.

7. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle navigation system accepts a passenger request to make a stop along the route, and automatically cancels the passenger request to make the stop based on scheduled passenger demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

8. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle navigation system prevents the mobile screening vehicle from entering or leaving the secure area of the travel venue until receiving approval.

9. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle navigation system adjusts the drop off location based on scheduled demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

10. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system verifies passenger identity by scanning credentials of the passenger.

11. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system verifies passenger identity by performing a liveness check of the passenger.

12. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system verifies passenger identity by retrieving, from a back end server, travel information of passengers scheduled to board the mobile screening vehicle, and comparing the travel information against credentials presented by the passenger boarding the mobile screening vehicle.

13. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system transmits scan data and identity data to a back end server for analysis and approval.

14. A method for mobile security scanning by a mobile screening vehicle, comprising:
performing, by a passenger scanner of the mobile screening vehicle, security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;
verifying, by a verification system of the mobile screening vehicle, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue;
transporting, by the mobile screening vehicle, the passenger to a drop off location in the secure area of the travel venue;
performing, by a baggage scanner of the mobile screening vehicle, security scanning of baggage on the mobile screening vehicle;
associating, by the verification system, a piece of baggage with the passenger; and
verifying, by the verification system, that baggage on the mobile screening vehicle is approved, consistent with the security scanning of the baggage, to proceed to the secure area of the travel venue;
the baggage scanner including lockers integrated into the mobile screening vehicle to secure baggage, the method further comprising:
associating, by the verification system, a locker with the passenger;
locking the locker based on verifying the passenger; and
unlocking the locker based on verifying the passenger.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner integrated into a passenger seat, while the passenger is seated.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner integrated into an aisle of the mobile screening vehicle, when the passenger traverses the aisle.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner integrated into a wall of the mobile screening vehicle, when the passenger is within scanning proximity of the wall of the mobile screening vehicle.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner being a chamber in the mobile screening vehicle, when the passenger stands in the chamber.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the mobile screening vehicle includes a vehicle navigation system, the method further comprising:
autonomously determining, by the vehicle navigation system, a route through the travel venue based on passenger travel information;
autonomously traversing the route; and
dropping off the passenger at the drop off location of the travel venue corresponding to the passenger travel information.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising accepting, by the vehicle navigation system, a passenger request to make a stop along the route.

21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising automatically canceling the passenger request to make the stop based on scheduled passenger demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising preventing, by the vehicle navigation system, the mobile screening vehicle from entering or leaving the secure area of the travel venue until receiving approval.

23. The method of claim 19 , further comprising adjusting, by the vehicle navigation system, the drop off location based on scheduled demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

24. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning, by the verification system, credentials of the passenger to verify passenger identity.

25. The method of claim 14 , further comprising performing, by the verification system, a liveness check of the passenger to verify passenger identity.

26. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
retrieving, by the verification system, travel information from a back end server for passengers scheduled to board the mob

Assignees

• The Government Of The Us Secretary Of Homeland Security

Inventors

• Mcmanus Kali
• Harmel Kristi
• Bennett Gregory

Classifications

• B60W60/0024

  with mediation between passenger and vehicle requirements, e.g. decision between dropping off a passenger or urgent vehicle service · CPC title

• G06Q50/26

  Government or public services (business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40) · CPC title

• B60W40/08

  related to drivers or passengers · CPC title

• B60W2540/043

  Identity of occupants · CPC title

• G06F21/44

  Program or device authentication · CPC title