System and method for creating luggage manifest using a B-type message and a passenger name record number

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12266222-B2
Application number	US-202418798505-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2024
Priority date	Feb 1, 2023
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for creating a luggage manifest using a b-type message and a passenger name record number, the method including: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger included in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the luggage item manifest record includes the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger, and wherein the luggage item manifest record is accessible by predetermined electronic acquiring devices configured to scan an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, an electronic baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger,
wherein the electronic BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data for the passenger of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item, the electronic BSM being received from a computer system associated with the first mode of travel carrier, and
wherein the travel data comprises at least one of a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, a name of the passenger, or airline information and a flight number of the passenger;

b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, at least one of the PNR number of the passenger, the name of the passenger, or the airline information and the flight number of the passenger included in the electronic BSM with stored travel data related to a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code;
c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the electronic BSM;
d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the electronic luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger; and
e) accessing the electronic luggage item manifest record, by at least one of the at least one processor, in response to receiving information from a predetermined electronic acquiring device that optically scans or electronically acquires an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic BSM is a terminating BSM, and
wherein the method further comprises:
before b), sorting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a plurality of electronic BSMs based on a baggage source indicator that indicates the electronic BSM is a terminating BSM.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second mode of travel comprises one of: a cruise ship, a train, a bus, a ferry, an air carrier, or a lodging entity.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after d), receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, a trigger to activate an electronic luggage item brain associated with the electronic luggage item manifest record, wherein the trigger is representative of a scan of the originating hardcopy bag tag having an IATA license plate barcode or a scan of a printed instrument with a portion of printed text of the originating hardcopy bag tag.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising electronically linking the electronic luggage item brain to a passenger manifest associated with the manifest for the second mode of travel.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the creating the electronic luggage item manifest record further comprises incorporating the PNR number of the passenger into the electronic luggage item manifest record.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
f) acquiring, by the predetermined electronic acquiring device, the OH-BTI to create a digital bag tag identifier (BTI) data record linked to the first mode of travel carrier;
g) extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, the IATA license plate number from the digital BTI data record;
h) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) from the computer system of the first mode of travel carrier, based on the PNR number of the passenger;
i) autonomously updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the electronic luggage item manifest record with data for check-in of a return leg of travel of the passenger with a designated return travel carrier; and
j) repeating a)-i) for a plurality of passengers beginning a stay associated with a lodging entity to autonomously form a luggage manifest file, wherein the luggage manifest file comprises a conduit for check-in of a plurality of luggage items with the designated return travel carrier.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the acquiring, by the predetermined electronic acquiring device, includes one of:
scanning, by a barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier;
scanning, by the barcode scanner, the OH-BTI on a printed marker from the first mode of travel carrier that is attached to the luggage item; or
reading, by a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, RFID information associated with the OH-BTI.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a remote check-in process for a luggage item for the return leg of travel;
during the remote check-in process, obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, airline bag tag information for the return leg of travel for checked in luggage items for the passenger; and
printing, by a printer, a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with an IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the passenger.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
replacing the originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier with the new bag tag for the return leg of travel; and
updating, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic luggage item brain of the electronic luggage item manifest record with the IATA license plate number for the return leg of travel.

11. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one instruction,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:
a) identify an electronic baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger,
wherein the electronic BSM comprises an airport code associated with an airport and travel data for the passenger of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item, the electronic BSM being received from a computer system associated with the first mode of travel carrier, and
wherein the travel data comprises at least one of a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger, a name of the passenger, or airline information and a flight number of the passenger;
b) match at least one of the PNR number of the passenger, the name of the passenger, or the airline information and the flight number of the passenger in the electronic BSM with stored travel data related to a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code;
c) based on a match being found in b), extract an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the electronic BSM for the luggage item;
d) create an electronic luggage item manifest record for the luggage item, wherein the electronic luggage item manifest record comprises the IATA license plate number and the PNR number of the passenger; and
e) access the electronic luggage item manifest record in response to receiving information from a predetermined electronic acquiring device that optically scans or electronically acquires an originating hardcopy bag tag identifier (OH-BTI) associated with or printed on an originating hardcopy bag tag from the first mode of travel carrier that is attac

Assignees

• Mateer Craig

Inventors

• Mateer Craig

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