JP2002362730A - Air baggage management method, air baggage RFID tag, and air baggage management system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] It is possible to realize reliable automatic sorting and security management of air baggage at an airport, effective use of space at an airport and simplification of procedures, and application to other airport-related operations. Provide easy air baggage management. SOLUTION: At a check-in counter 11, at least sorting information for sorting and transporting the baggage BG to a baggage loading work place (hereinafter, make-up) 17 on a corresponding airplane is included in a passenger's baggage BG. RF written
The ID tag TG is attached as an air baggage tag. Then, the contents of the baggage BG are inspected by the inspection devices 19, 29 arranged on the transport lines 13, 15, 18, 27 from the counter 11 to the makeup 17, and the inspection result is recorded on the tag TG by the antenna 21. Then, pass the baggage BG that has passed the tag T
It is conveyed to makeup 17 based on the sorting information in G. Further, in make-up 17, the baggage BG having no pass data in the tag TG is separated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to the management of air baggage at airports.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at an airport, a check-in counter at which a boarding procedure is performed on an international flight, for example, prevents dangerous goods such as explosives and firearms from being mounted on the airplane. It is located in a security check area that is isolated as much as possible.

[0003] And a person (passenger) trying to get on an airplane
First of all, in the security check area, X-ray aviation baggage, which is your baggage that you do not carry into the cabin of your plane (that is, your baggage that you want When the baggage is put into a fluoroscopy inspection device and it is confirmed by the fluoroscopy device that the dangerous goods are not contained in the baggage (that is, if the inspection result is passed), the person in charge examines the baggage. Have your baggage affixed with an inspection pass label that indicates that it has passed the inspection.

[0004] Next, the passenger performs the boarding procedure at the check-in counter, and deposits his / her own air baggage with the above-mentioned inspection pass label attached thereto. On the other hand, the staff at the check-in counter attaches a strip-shaped tag (so-called air baggage tag) used for automatic sorting of the baggage to the air baggage received from the passenger,
The air baggage with the tag attached is placed on a conveyor line composed of a belt conveyor. In addition, the above-mentioned air baggage tag attached to the air baggage includes, in a bar code, the identification information of the airline of the airplane on which the air baggage is to be mounted and the serial number of the baggage assigned at the time of boarding procedure. Printed in format. The air baggage tag is issued at the time of boarding.

[0005] Then, the air baggage is a luggage loading work area corresponding to the airplane on which the baggage is to be loaded, among the luggage loading work places where the luggage loading work is performed at the airport (so-called make-up area). What,
The paper is automatically sorted and transported by the transport line.

That is, at a predetermined position on the transport line,
A plurality of barcode readers are provided, and one of them reads a barcode of an air baggage tag attached to the air baggage. A computer that manages the transfer of air baggage at the airport (that is, which airline baggage of which airline should have which airline baggage should be loaded on which airplane (in other words, which make-up area should be transported) Computer that knows what to do)
Determines the makeup area to which the air baggage is to be conveyed based on the reading result of the bar code reader, and controls the conveyance line.

[0007] The surface of the air baggage tag is generally
In addition to the barcode, characters indicating the airline, flight number of the airplane, departure date and time of the airplane, and characters indicating the destination are printed. Further, the air baggage tag is attached in a ring shape to a handle or the like of the air baggage so that the content printed on the surface is easily visible. For this reason, air baggage for which automatic sorting by reading bar codes has not been successfully performed is based on the above various contents other than the bar code printed on the surface of the air baggage tag,
It will be sorted by hand.

[0008]

As described above, in the conventional baggage management at airports, an air baggage tag printed with a barcode is used, but the realistic barcode recognition rate is worldwide. Is only about 70% on average. This is because of the technical characteristics of the barcode, the bar spacing cannot be recognized due to the difference in the reading depth, and the barcode printed portion of the air baggage tag attached to the baggage was shielded from the barcode reader by the baggage. This is because the reading of information fails due to the influence of the printing quality of the barcode, the bending of the barcode printed portion, or the like.

For this reason, there is a possibility that automatic sorting of air baggage may not be reliably performed, and as a result, manual sorting of air baggage may be involved, leading to problems such as erroneous sorting and loss of baggage. I have.
Further, in the conventional baggage management, when loading the air baggage conveyed to the makeup area on an airplane, an operator or an administrator visually checks whether or not the inspection pass label is attached to the air baggage. As a result, it is necessary to check whether or not the air baggage has passed the security check (perspective inspection), thereby deteriorating the work efficiency.

[0010] Further, according to the above-mentioned conventional technology, the above security check area must be provided in the airport, so that the space of the airport cannot be effectively utilized. Since the boarding procedure must be performed after receiving a security check on the baggage, it takes a lot of time and effort, resulting in a longer waiting time and a delay in the departure time of the aircraft. Such a problem is caused by the security check on the air baggage during the process of automatically sorting and transporting the air baggage from the check-in counter to each makeup area (baggage loading place) by the transport line (hereinafter referred to as inline). Can be resolved if practicable, but there has been no method that can reliably implement such in-line security management.

The bar code data of the air baggage tag is printed and issued on the air baggage tag at the check-in counter at the departure airport, but it is practically impossible to additionally write new data. In addition, since the number of data digits that can be used is only about 10 bytes, it cannot be realized even if an attempt is made to apply it to other information management or business.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can realize reliable automatic sorting and security management of air baggage at an airport, effective use of space at an airport, and simplification of procedures. It is an object of the present invention to provide a completely new air baggage management method and management system that can be easily applied to other airport-related services.

[0013]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention The airport baggage management method according to the first aspect of the present invention, which has been made to achieve the above object, comprises the following first to third procedures. "First procedure" First, an RFID (Radio Frequency-ID) capable of wirelessly reading and writing information on a passenger's air baggage at a boarding place where a boarding procedure for an airplane is performed (a so-called check-in counter). : Recognition of radio wave method) Attach the tag and attach the RFID tag,
At least, the air baggage is transferred to a baggage loading work site corresponding to the airplane on which the air baggage is to be loaded, among the baggage loading work sites (so-called make-up areas) where the baggage loading operation is performed at the airport. The sorting information for sorting and conveying is written as initial information.

As shown in FIG. 10, the RFID tag forms a non-contact RFID system together with a reader / writer including an antenna (RFID antenna) and a controller (antenna controller) for controlling the antenna. As a basic configuration, an antenna circuit and an IC for performing wireless communication and storing information using the antenna circuit are provided over a sheet-shaped base material. In this type of RFID tag, data is read / written from / to a memory in the IC by a radio wave of a predetermined frequency (for example, 13.56 MHz or 2.45 GHz) from an RFID antenna controlled by the controller. Will be

[Second Procedure] An air baggage to which the RFID tag is attached is disposed at a predetermined position on a transport line for sorting and transporting the air baggage from the boarding procedure place to any of the luggage loading work places. The inspection device performs a fluoroscopy inspection of the contents of the air baggage conveyed on the conveyance line, writes the inspection result on the RFID tag of the air baggage, and replaces the air baggage whose inspection result passes with the air baggage with the inspection result. Based on the sorting information written in the RFID tag, the airline baggage is transported to the luggage loading work place corresponding to the airplane on which the airline baggage is to be mounted, based on the sorting information written in the RFID tag.

[Third procedure] At the luggage loading work place, the inspection result written on the RFID tag of the air baggage conveyed by the transportation line is read, and the read inspection result is not passed. Separate the air baggage so that the air baggage is not loaded on an airplane.

According to the air baggage management method of the first aspect comprising the first to third procedures as described above, reliable automatic sorting and security management of air baggage at an airport can be realized. In other words, in the air baggage management method of claim 1, except for the work of attaching the RFID tag to the passenger's air baggage, the same technology as FA (factory automation) using a computer is used.
It can be easily automated. Since the RFID technology using an RFID tag uses a radio wave to identify a moving object, the RFID technology has a much higher automatic recognition rate than a barcode, and the RFID tag is compared with a barcode. Thus, a large data capacity can be provided, and additional writing and rewriting of stored data can be performed.

Therefore, according to the second procedure, the air baggage can be surely automatically sorted and transported to the luggage loading work place corresponding to the airplane on which the air baggage is to be loaded, and during the transportation. An automatic security check (perspective inspection) by an inspection device for air baggage can be reliably performed in a certain inline.

More specifically, an inspection device for performing a fluoroscopic inspection of the contents of air baggage at a predetermined location of a baggage sorting line (ie, a transport line for sorting and transporting air baggage) in an airport, and data for an RFID tag. And an RFID antenna for reading / writing the data in that order.
Then, when the air baggage passes through the communication area of the RFID antenna, the RFID antenna
In addition to writing the inspection result of the inspection device to the tag,
Read information from the ID tag, and read the read information,
The air baggage may be used as the automatic sorting information, and may be configured to perform the automatic sorting in cooperation with the existing Baggage Handling System (BHS) at the airport.

In addition, among the air baggage transported to the baggage loading work place, the air baggage that does not pass the inspection result can be reliably and automatically separated by the third procedure, so that the inspection result is obtained. It is possible to efficiently carry out the work of loading only the checked baggage on the airplane. As a result, a very high security level (safety of aircraft and passengers) can be easily maintained.

Further, according to the air baggage management method of the first aspect, even if the security check area is not provided in the airport, the air baggage inspection by the inspection device can be automatically performed in-line. Because you can
The space at the airport can be effectively used, and the procedures that must be performed by the passenger can be simplified. As a result, it is possible to prevent a longer waiting time for the passenger and a delay in the departure time of the aircraft.

According to the air baggage management method of the first aspect, since the RFID tag can reliably read / write a relatively large amount of data wirelessly, the RFID tag can be used.
The data written in the D tag can also be applied to other operations other than air baggage management at airports and other airport-related facilities.

For example, as described in claim 2, in the first procedure, if the information of the name of the passenger who is the owner of the air baggage is written as the initial information into the RFID tag, Air baggage can be easily consigned to a hotel near the airport (so-called porter service). The name information is not limited to the name itself,
Any information that can specify the name of the passenger is acceptable.

That is, the name of the passenger specified by the information read from the RFID tag by the device having the function of the reader / writer (RFID antenna and controller) and the name of the guest booking at the hotel are stored. If a matching system for automatic matching is configured, an employee of the hotel receives air baggage from a passenger at an airport, and transmits information of an RFID tag (name information) attached to the baggage to the device. Just read with
It is possible to confirm whether or not the passenger is a reserved guest, and the porter service can be promptly performed from the airport.

Further, for example, as described in claim 3, the first
By writing the name and address information of the passenger who is the owner of the air baggage as initial information in the RFID tag in the procedure described in the above, the passenger's baggage can be delivered from the airport by home delivery. The procedure for sending the information to is very easy. The address information is not limited to the address itself, but may be any information that can specify the address of the passenger.

That is, at the baggage delivery counter at the airport, the RFID attached to the passenger's air baggage
By reading the tag information (name and address information), it is possible to automatically create and print a parcel delivery slip (that is, a slip for delivering luggage to the passenger's home), and Since there is no need to write a slip, airport services can be improved, such as simplifying the home delivery reception business and eliminating the reception queue. Further, if the weight of the air baggage is written as the initial information in the RFID tag in the first procedure, the calibration for calculating the parcel delivery fee is also omitted when the parcel delivery slip is automatically created and printed. This allows passengers to move around the airport smoothly.

In the air baggage management method according to a fourth aspect, in the air baggage management method according to any one of the first to third aspects, at least the inspection apparatus is provided on the transport line as an inspection device.
Two types of inspection devices are arranged: a primary inspection device and a secondary inspection device having higher inspection accuracy than the primary inspection device.

In the second procedure, first, the contents of the air baggage are inspected through a primary inspection device, and the inspection result is written in the RFID tag of the air baggage. The baggage is transported to the secondary inspection device by the transport line, and the contents of the airline baggage are subjected to a fluoroscopic inspection by the secondary inspection device, and the inspection result is written on the RFID tag of the airline baggage. Further, the air baggage that does not pass the inspection result by the secondary inspection device is transported to a predetermined place by the transport line, and the contents of the air baggage are inspected in more detail than the inspection by the secondary inspection device. At the same time, the inspection result is written on the RFID tag of the air baggage. Then, in the second procedure, the air baggage that has passed any of the inspection results of the above-mentioned inspections is determined by the transport line based on the sorting information written on the RFID tag of the air baggage. Is transported to the luggage loading work area corresponding to the airplane to be loaded.

Incidentally, as a more detailed inspection than the inspection by the secondary inspection device, an automatic inspection by another type of inspection device may be used, or an opening inspection by a staff member (in the presence of the owner, air baggage may be removed). Inspection that actually opens and examines the contents)
But it is good. According to the air baggage management method of the fourth aspect, of the air baggage conveyed by the conveyance line, the air baggage not passed by the primary inspection device (that is, the baggage suspected of containing dangerous goods) Since the fluoroscopic inspection by the more detailed secondary inspection device is automatically performed, the security level can be further increased.

In the air baggage management method according to the fifth aspect, in the air baggage management method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, in the second procedure, the number of the inspection device that has inspected the contents of the air baggage may include: The time at which the inspection was performed and the inspection result are written into the RFID tag.

According to the air baggage management method according to the fifth aspect, the RFID tag determines on which route the air baggage to which the RFID tag is attached has passed through the transport line (in which route the transport line is located). Has been conveyed), is recorded. Therefore, by reading the information from the RFID tag, the air baggage to which the RFID tag is attached is, for example,
It is possible to confirm where the check-in was performed and at what point the security check was performed, and the security management of explosives and the like can be performed more strictly.

In the present invention, the RFID tag may be created separately from the conventional air baggage tag and attached to the air baggage. However, if the RFID tag is provided on the conventional air baggage tag, It is very advantageous in that there is no need to attach two tags to the air baggage and it is economical.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, the RFID tag has a basic configuration in which an antenna circuit and an IC are provided on a sheet-like base material. As a conventional method, there is a method of forming a pattern of the antenna circuit (hereinafter, also referred to as an antenna pattern) by etching with a copper foil. When the antenna pattern is formed by etching, the material usable as the base material is limited to a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) -based material due to process reasons.

Here, a PET film is expensive as a base material for a tag for air baggage. In addition, the PET film is too stiff, and the cross section of the PET film may cause a hand or finger to cut the handle. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 11, an antenna pattern is formed by copper foil etching, and only the portion of the inlet base material on which the IC is mounted has a P pattern.
In addition to using an ET film, a PET film as an inlet base material may be replaced with a sheet-shaped surface base material made of a material such as Yupothermal or thermal paper constituting a conventional air baggage tag, and a release sheet as a protection sheet. It is conceivable to sandwich it with an adhesive between them.

In the case of the configuration example shown in FIG. 11, the surface substrate corresponds to the sheet-like substrate in FIG. 10, and the surface of the surface substrate (that is, the surface opposite to the one to which the inlet substrate is adhered). Side) is printed with the same information as a conventional air baggage tag. Also, as shown in FIG.
Both ends of the spiral antenna pattern are connected to the IC of the D tag. The insulating layer in FIG. 11 prevents a jumper wire connecting the inner end of the antenna pattern to the IC from short-circuiting to an intermediate portion of the antenna pattern.

However, in the configuration shown in FIG.
RFI is not suitable for mass production because the number of steps for sandwiching the inlet base material on which the IC is mounted by forming the antenna circuit between the surface base material and the release sheet (protective sheet) increases.
The cost of the D tag increases.

Therefore, the RFID tag used in the air baggage management method of the present invention preferably has the structure described in claim 6. That is, in the RFID tag for air baggage according to the sixth aspect, the antenna circuit pattern is directly formed on the back surface of the sheet-shaped surface base material of the RFID tag by printing metal paste, and the antenna circuit is used. An IC for performing wireless communication and storing information is mounted, and a protection sheet is adhered to the back surface of the front surface base material so as to cover the antenna circuit and the IC.

According to the RFID tag of the sixth aspect, the pattern of the antenna circuit is directly printed on the back surface of the surface substrate formed of a relatively soft material such as Yupothermal or thermal paper. Since it is formed, mass production is possible by roll-to-roll, and the manufacturing cost of the RFID tag can be reduced. Further, since an inlet base material for forming an antenna circuit is not required, the material cost itself can be reduced, and further, it can contribute to the reduction of waste. Note that the roll-to-roll means that a product is made from a roll-shaped material, and the product is wound up again in a roll shape to be in a shipping form.

On the other hand, the air baggage management method of the present invention can be realized by the air baggage management system according to claim 7. That is, in the air baggage management system according to claim 7, when an RFID tag capable of reading and writing information wirelessly is attached to a passenger's air baggage at a boarding place where an airplane boarding procedure is performed, One means is to at least add to the RDID tag:
Sorting for sorting and transporting the air baggage to a baggage loading work site corresponding to the airplane where the air baggage is to be loaded among the baggage loading work sites where the baggage loading work is performed at the airport. Information is written as initial information.

The second means is disposed at a predetermined position of a transport line for sorting and transporting the air baggage with the RFID tag from the boarding procedure place to any of the luggage loading work places. The inspection device performs a fluoroscopy inspection of the contents of the air baggage conveyed on the conveyance line, writes the inspection result on the RFID tag of the air baggage, and replaces the air baggage whose inspection result passes with the air baggage with the air baggage. The airline baggage is conveyed to the luggage loading work place corresponding to the airplane on which the airline baggage is to be mounted on the basis of the sorting information written in the RFID tag.

Further, the third means reads the inspection result written in the RFID tag of the air baggage carried by the carrying line at the luggage loading work place, and reads the read inspection result. The air baggage that does not pass is sorted out so that the air baggage is not loaded on an airplane.

[0042]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an air baggage management method according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied and a management system for implementing the method will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG.
At the airport where the air baggage management method of the present embodiment is implemented, an air baggage RFID tag (that is, an RFID antenna circuit and an IC are incorporated in a passenger air baggage instead of a conventional air baggage tag). FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of an air baggage tag (hereinafter, referred to as an RFID baggage tag or simply a tag) TG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the RFID of this embodiment
The baggage tag TG includes a sheet-like surface base material 1 made of the same material (Yupothermal or thermal paper) as the surface base material of the conventional air baggage tag, and a back surface of the surface base material 1.
An antenna circuit 2 on which a pattern P is directly formed by printing a metal paste (in this embodiment, silver paste), and both ends of an antenna pattern (a pattern of the antenna circuit 2) P And the IC 3 that performs wireless communication and information storage using the antenna circuit 2 and is adhered to the entire back surface of the front substrate 1 by the adhesive 4 so as to cover the antenna circuit 2 and the IC 3. And a release sheet 5 as a protective sheet.

The insulating layer 6 in FIG. 1 prevents the jumper wire 7 connecting the inner peripheral end of the antenna pattern P to the IC 3 from short-circuiting to an intermediate portion of the antenna pattern P. is there. The bumps 8 in FIG. 1 correspond to ICs connected to both ends of the antenna pattern P.
No. 3 contact point.

In the RFID baggage tag TG, the surface of the surface substrate 1 corresponding to the sheet-like substrate in FIG. 10 (that is, the surface opposite to the side on which the antenna pattern P and the IC 3 are mounted) is placed. The information of the same content as the conventional air baggage tag is printed in the same format (characters and bar codes) as the conventional air baggage tag. This is because the tag TG is used for sorting air baggage and the like at other airports where the plane departing from the airport arrives. In other words, the RFID baggage tag TG of the present embodiment has an IC3 and an antenna circuit 2 for performing wireless communication processing and data storage added to the baggage tag specification based on Resolution740 defined by IATA (International Air Transport Association). Things.

Next, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a layout of facilities at the airport according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, at this airport, there are a plurality of check-in counters (check-in locations) 11 for each airline, and the check-in counters 11 use these check-in counters 11 to check-in for the airline (passenger aircraft) of the corresponding airline. Is performed.

From each check-in counter 11, a sorter line 13 consisting of a belt conveyor extends, and air baggage deposited from the passenger at each check-in counter 11 is transferred from the belt conveyor by the sorter line 13. It is conveyed to the ring-shaped main sorter 15.

Further, the aviation baggage carried to the main sorter 15 and placed on the main sorter 15 is used by the main sorter 15 to make up a plurality of make-up areas in which the baggage is to be loaded on an airplane at the airport. Among the (baggage loading work places) 17, the air baggage is automatically sorted and transported to a makeup area 17 corresponding to an airplane to be loaded.

In FIG. 2, for convenience of illustration, only three check-in counters 11 and three make-up areas 17 are shown. In FIG. 2, the main sorter 15
The "O" marks described above are branching devices B1 to B6 for taking out the air baggage on the main sorter 15 from the main sorter 15 and branching the baggage.
The upper air baggage is branched by the branching devices B1 to B3 among the branching devices B1 to B6 into the respective branch lines 18 formed of belt conveyors provided corresponding to the respective make-up areas 17, and the branch lines are provided. By 18, it is placed on a ring-shaped belt conveyor 17 a installed in the corresponding makeup area 17. Then, the air baggage placed on the belt conveyor 17a is loaded by a worker into a container (a so-called unit load device: ULD) placed on the corresponding airplane.

At the airport, at a predetermined position of each sorter line 13 from each check-in counter 11 to the main sorter 15, the contents of the air baggage flowing through the sorter line 13 are two-dimensionally seen through X-rays. X-ray device for inspection (corresponding to a primary inspection device.
X-ray apparatus) 19 are provided respectively.

Immediately behind the X-ray device 19 in each of the sorter lines 13, RFID antennas 21 for reading / writing data from / to the RFID baggage tag TG attached to the air baggage are provided. ing. Note that this RFID antenna 21 is
And a management PC (personal computer) for performing security management, as shown in FIG.
Based on a command from the controller 23, the controller is controlled via a controller 22 forming a reader / writer together with the RFID antenna 21.

Further, as shown in FIG.
5, a branch line 25 for returning the air baggage taken out by the branching device B4 from the main sorter 15 back to the main sorter 15, and a branch line 2 returning the air baggage taken out from the main sorter 15 by the branching device B5 to the main sorter 15 again.
6, similarly to the sorter line 13, the X-ray device 19 and the RFID antenna 21 are installed.

Further, the branch line 27 for returning the air baggage taken out from the main sorter 15 by the branching device B6 to the main sorter 15 again has the branch line 2
Inspection CT scan line device (corresponding to a secondary inspection device, hereinafter simply referred to as CT scan) for performing a more detailed inspection than the X-ray device 19 by three-dimensionally seeing through the contents of the air baggage flowing through the X-ray 29) is installed.
Further, the RFID antenna 21 is installed on the branch line 27 immediately behind the CT scanning device 29 (see FIG. 3).

In the branch line 27, the RF
Behind the ID antenna 21, the branching devices B1 to B6
A diverting device B7 similar to that described above is installed, and the aviation baggage taken out of the diverting line 27 by the diverting device B7 is checked by the diverting line 31 for the opening inspection of the aviation baggage (in the presence of the owner, The air baggage is actually opened and inspected to check the contents of the baggage. Each of the branch lines 25, 26, 27, 31 is also formed by a belt conveyor.

Further, in each makeup area 17, near the end of the branch line 18 (in other words, immediately before the belt conveyor 17a), the RFID antennas 21 are respectively installed. On the other hand, the main sorter 15 puts air baggage of a passenger who goes to a destination airport from another airport via the airport (ie, by transiting an airplane at the airport) to the main sorter 15 (hereinafter, referred to as a main sorter 15). A transfer line 33 is connected to the transfer line 33. The transfer line 33 includes a belt conveyor for performing this transfer. And
The transfer line 33 is also connected to the sorter line 13.
Similarly, the X-ray apparatus 19 and the RFID antenna 21 are installed.

At the airport, the branch line 2
Reference numeral 6 is also used as a transfer line for connecting and transferring. Next, the flow of air baggage and information (baggage information) at the airport will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Is a schematic diagram showing a basic flow of baggage information.

(1): First, the check-in counter 11
When the passenger performs the boarding procedure and deposits his / her baggage (air baggage) (at check-in), an RFID baggage tag TG for the air baggage BG is issued (initial issuance). The procedure of the initial issue of the RFID baggage tag TG will be described. First, as shown in (1) to (4) in FIG. 4, a check-in terminal 11a provided in a check-in counter 11 transmits a CUTE (general-purpose computer system in the airport). Common Use Terminal Equipmen
t) Via 41, to a BSM management computer 43 for creating and managing a BSM (Baggage Source Message), which is a data group relating to air baggage in the airport, to check-in information (passenger passport information such as the name and age of the passenger). Information of the described contents and information such as passenger itinerary and boarding class) are transferred.

Then, based on the check-in information, the BSM management computer 43 assigns a baggage number as sorting information (in other words, the ID number of the RFID baggage tag TG), and assigns the number. As shown in FIG. 4, the baggage number (baggage tag ID No.)
It is returned from the BSM management computer 43 to the check-in terminal 11a via the CUTE 41. The baggage number is the same as that printed on the conventional air baggage tag with a bar code, and includes the identification information of the airline on which the air baggage is to be mounted and the serial number of the baggage. Consists of a number.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, by the tag issuing machine 11b connected to the check-in terminal 11a,
An RFID baggage tag TG in an initial state in which no data is written (specifically, the RFID baggage tag TG I
For C3), at least the baggage number numbered as described above, the passenger itinerary information, and the information accompanying the individual passenger (specifically, the passenger's name, address code, and telephone number)
And the weight of the air baggage, the ID for recognizing the RFID baggage tag, the version number of the RFID system, and the ID for specifying the place or terminal that issued the tag TG as initial information. Written. Further, at this time, the surface base material 1 of the RFID baggage tag TG
Is printed in the same format (characters and bar codes) as the conventional air baggage tag on the surface of the tag, thereby completing the issuance of the RFID baggage tag TG.

It is to be noted that, among the above initial information, passenger itinerary information, information (passenger's name, address code, telephone number) associated with the individual passenger, and the weight of the air baggage are stored in the check-in terminal 11a at the time of boarding procedure. It is input from.
In addition, the ID for recognizing the RFID baggage tag and the version number are generally fixed values. On the other hand, the tag issuing machine 11b has an RFID antenna similar to the RFID antenna 21 installed on the sorter line 13 and the branch lines 18, 25 to 27, and an RFID baggage tag TG, and a character on the surface substrate 1 thereof. And a printer unit for issuing one by one while printing barcodes. In addition to the initial information recorded on the RFID baggage tag TG, the BSM management computer 4
As shown in FIG. 4, all data managed by the third sorter 3 and the main sorter 1 at the airport are described above.
5. A BHS (Baggag) that controls a transport line including the branch lines 18, 25 to 27, 31, the transfer line 33, and the branching devices B1 to B7 to manage the transport of air baggage.
e Handling System) To computer 45, CUTE4
1 and is used by the BHS computer 45 for automatic sorting of air baggage.

(2): Next, the check-in counter 11
Then, the staff of the check-in counter 11 attaches the RFID baggage tag TG issued by the tag issuing machine 11b in (1) to the corresponding air baggage BG as shown in FIG. Further, the attendant puts the air baggage BG with the tag TG into the sorter line 13.

(3): Each air baggage BG put into the sorter line 13 in the above (2) is stored in the BHS computer 4
5, the airline baggage BG is finally sorted and transported to the makeup area 17 corresponding to the airplane on which the airline baggage is to be mounted. Baggage BG
The X-ray apparatus 19 or a CT scanning apparatus 29 (hereinafter, these apparatuses 19,
29 is collectively referred to as an in-line security device), and the contents are subjected to a fluoroscopic inspection.

Further, the RFID antenna 2 installed behind the in-line security devices 19, 29
According to 1, as shown in FIG. 4 as an example, an inspection result by the in-line security devices 19 and 29 is applied to an RFID baggage tag TG (specifically, IC3 of the tag TG) attached to the air baggage BG to be inspected. And the device numbers of the devices 19 and 29 and the inspection execution time (time stamp). At this time, the information stored in the RFID baggage tag TG is read from the RFID baggage tag TG by the RFID antenna 21, and the information is transmitted to the BHS computer 45 and used for automatic sorting of the air baggage BG. Is done.

For example, the BHS computer 45
In cooperation with the M management computer 43, as shown in FIG. 4, based on the information read by the RFID antenna 21 of each of the lines 13, 25 to 27, and 33 for carrying the air baggage BG to the main sorter 15, The air baggage BG of the baggage number included in the information is transferred to the main sorter 15.
Decide which of the above addresses to place (assign),
The air baggage BG is put on the corresponding address on the main sorter 15. Therefore, the BHS computer 45 always recognizes which baggage number of the air baggage BG is mounted on which address on the main sorter 15 and is circling. The BHS computer 45 uses the data (BSM information) from the BSM management computer 43 to
Which airplane baggage BG of which baggage number should be carried on which airplane (in other words, which makeup area 1
7), and certain air baggage B
When G (hereinafter, referred to as a target baggage) is branched from the main sorter 15 by any of the branching devices B1 to B6 (hereinafter, referred to as a target branching device), it is allocated in accordance with the baggage number of the target baggage. When the address of the main sorter 15 arrives at the target branching device, the target branching device is driven to branch the target luggage from the main sorter 15 to another line. For example, when carrying the target luggage to the leftmost makeup area 17 in FIG. 2, the address of the main sorter 15 assigned in accordance with the baggage number of the target luggage along with the circulation of the main sorter 15 is: When it comes to the branching device B3, it drives the branching device B3.

In the present embodiment, the writing of the inspection result, the device number, and the time stamp on the RFID baggage tag TG is performed by storing the data in the security inspection information storage area prepared in advance in the IC 3 of the tag TG. Is added and the data is additionally written, but the data in the specific area may be rewritten each time.

Here, the concept of the in-line security system in this embodiment and the role of the RFID baggage tag TG will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
It should be noted that although there are several possible inline security schemes, the present embodiment employs a multi-stage scheme. In the following description, the numbers starting with S in parentheses are the step numbers in the flowchart shown in FIG.

(3-1) First, check-in counter 1
The air baggage BG put into the sorter line 13 in 1 is
The contents are automatically inspected by the X-ray apparatus 19 installed in the sorter line 13 (S01). And
If the automatic baggage inspection function of the X-ray apparatus 19 determines that the baggage is safe (S01: pass),
An RFID baggage tag TG attached to an air baggage BG to be inspected (to be more specific, an RFID baggage tag TG) by an RFID antenna 21 provided immediately after the X-ray apparatus 19.
As illustrated in the first row of FIG. 5B, the tag TG IC3) includes the device number of the X-ray apparatus 19, a current time, and a time stamp indicating the execution time of the inspection. , Pass data (that is, data indicating that the inspection result is pass (OK)).

In this case, the management PC 23 which is a workstation connected to the X-ray apparatus 19 (see FIG. 3)
Does not display an image representing the contents of the air baggage BG. Then, the management PC 23 transmits the information indicating that there is no signal to the display, and the controller 22
And the RFID antenna 21 is controlled to write the pass data into the RFID baggage tag TG.

(3-2) On the other hand, when the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the X-ray apparatus 19 does not determine that the baggage is safe (that is, it is determined that the baggage is unacceptable and contains explosives, etc.). (S01: Fail), the RFI provided immediately after the X-ray apparatus 19
Air baggage B subject to inspection by D antenna 21
As shown in the first row of FIG. 5B, the RFID baggage tag TG attached to the G, the device number of the X-ray apparatus 19, the time stamp, and the reject data (that is, the inspection result is (Failure (NG) data).

In this case, the display of the management PC 23 connected to the X-ray apparatus 19 shows the air baggage BG
Is displayed. And the management PC 2
3 controls the controller 22 and the RFID antenna 21 based on the information that there is a signal to the display,
The rejection data is written to the RFID baggage tag TG.

(3-3) Further, for the air baggage BG determined to be rejected by the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the X-ray apparatus 19, the clerk operates the management PC 23 to make sure.
Visually check the image displayed on the display of
It is determined whether the test has passed or failed (S02).

When the attendant determines that the pass is acceptable (S02: pass), the clerk manually operates the management PC 23 to attach the RFID baggage tag TG attached to the air baggage BG to be inspected. Write the pass data. At this time, the RFID baggage tag TG includes
As illustrated in the second row of (B), the device number and time stamp of the management PC 23 are automatically written.

When the attendant determines that the rejection has failed (S0
2: Fail), the clerk manually operates the management PC 23 and writes the rejection data to the RFID baggage tag TG attached to the air baggage BG to be inspected. Note that, in this case as well, the RFID baggage tag TG
5B, the device number and time stamp of the management PC 23 are automatically written as illustrated in the second row of FIG. 5B.

(3-4) Here, the air baggage BG determined to be accepted by the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the X-ray apparatus 19
The air baggage BG, which is determined to be rejected by the visual check of the attendant even though the automatic baggage is determined to be rejected by the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the X-ray apparatus 19, passes from the sorter line 13 via the main sorter 15 to the branch line 18 Of these, the air baggage BG is transported to the branch line 18 of the makeup area 17 corresponding to the airplane on which the air baggage is to be mounted.

More specifically, the air baggage B is provided by the RFID antenna 21 installed on the sorter line 13.
When writing inspection result data, a time stamp, and the like to the G RFID baggage tag TG, information written to the tag TG is also read from the tag TG. And
As described above, the BHS computer 45 places the air baggage BG of the baggage number included in the information read by the RFID antenna 21 of the sorter line 13 at any address on the main sorter 15 from the sorter line 13. Since both the baggage number and the baggage number of the air baggage BG of which baggage number should be conveyed are grasped, the main sorter 15 corresponding to the baggage number of the air baggage BG determined to pass is described. Is the branch line 18 to the make-up area 17 to which the air baggage BG is to be transported among the branching devices B1 to B3.
When the vehicle arrives at the branching device corresponding to the above, the branching device is driven to branch the air baggage BG determined to be acceptable to the target branching line 18.

(3-5) On the other hand, the air baggage BG determined to be rejected by the attendant is subjected to the main sorter 1 in order to perform a more detailed analysis inspection than the inspection by the X-ray apparatus 19.
5 and the CT scanning device 2 via the branch line 27
9 and transported.

More specifically, the air baggage BG determined to be rejected by the attendant is also assigned to the BHS computer 4.
5 indicates the correspondence between the baggage number of the air baggage BG and the address of the air baggage BG on the main sorter 15 on which the air baggage BG is placed from the sorter line 13, so that the air baggage BG determined to be rejected as described above. When the address of the main sorter 15 corresponding to the baggage number comes to the branching device B6 corresponding to the branching line 27 in which the CT scanning device 29 is installed, the branching device B6 is driven, and The determined air baggage BG is transferred to the target branch line 2
Branch to 7.

The contents of the aviation baggage BG conveyed from the main sorter 15 to the branch line 27 in this manner are inspected through the CT scanner 29 installed in the branch line 27 (S03). If the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the CT scanning device 29 determines that the baggage is safe (S03: pass), the RFID provided immediately after the CT scanning device 29
Air baggage BG subject to inspection by antenna 21
The RFID baggage tag TG attached to the
As illustrated in the third row of (B), the device number of the CT scanning device 29, the time stamp, and the pass data are written.

In this case, an image representing the contents of the air baggage BG is not displayed on the display of the management PC 23 (see FIG. 3) which is a workstation connected to the CT scanning device 29. Then, the management PC 23
The controller 22 and the RFID antenna 21 are controlled by the information indicating that no signal is
Write the pass data to the D baggage tag TG.

(3-6) On the other hand, when it is not determined that the baggage is safe by the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the CT scanning device 29 (that is, it is determined that the baggage is rejected, and there is an explosive substance or the like). Is suspected) (S0
3: failed), the RFID antenna 21 provided immediately after the CT scanning device 29 attaches the three-stage RFID baggage tag TG attached to the air baggage BG to be inspected, as shown in FIG. As exemplified in the eyes, the device number of the CT scanning device 29, the time stamp, and the reject data are written.

In this case, the CT scanning device 29
An image representing the contents of the air baggage BG is displayed on the display of the management PC 23 connected to the PC. Then, the management PC 23 sends the controller 22 and the RFID antenna 21 based on the information that there is a signal to the display.
Is written in the RFID baggage tag TG.

(3-7) Further, with regard to the aviation baggage BG determined to be rejected by the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the CT scanning device 29, a clerk is displayed on the display of the management PC 23, just in case. The image is visually checked to determine whether the image has passed or failed (S04).

If the attendant determines that the pass is successful (S04: pass), the attendant manually operates the management PC 23 connected to the CT scanning device 29 to attach it to the air baggage BG to be inspected. The pass / fail data is written to the RFID baggage tag TG. At this time, R
The device number and time stamp of the management PC 23 are automatically written in the FID baggage tag TG, as illustrated in the fourth row of FIG. 5B.

When the clerk judges that the test is rejected (S0
4: Fail), the attendant manually operates the management PC 23 connected to the CT scanning device 29, and rejects the RFID baggage tag TG attached to the air baggage BG to be inspected. Write data. Also in this case, the device number and the time stamp of the management PC 23 are automatically written in the RFID baggage tag TG as illustrated in the fourth row of FIG. 5B.

(3-8) Here, the CT scanning device 29
The air baggage BG determined to be acceptable by the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the above and the air bag luggage BG determined to be acceptable by the above-mentioned visual check of the attendant even if determined to be unacceptable by the automatic dangerous goods inspection function of the CT scanning device 29 are shown in FIG. As shown by the dotted line on the right side within the dotted line circle of FIG. 2, the makeup line is returned from the branch line 27 to the main sorter 15, and then, of the branch line 18, a makeup area corresponding to the airplane on which the air baggage BG is to be mounted. It is conveyed to the branch line 18 of 17.

More specifically, the air baggage BG is operated by the RFID antenna 21 installed on the branch line 27.
When writing the inspection result data, the time stamp, and the like to the RFID baggage tag TG, the information written to the tag TG is also read from the tag TG. And BH
The S computer 45 grasps at which address on the main sorter 15 the air baggage BG of the baggage number included in the information read by the RFID antenna 21 on the branch line 27 from the branch line 27. Therefore, the address of the main sorter 15 corresponding to the baggage number of the air baggage BG determined to pass is indicated by the branching device B.
When the user arrives at a branching device corresponding to the branching line 18 to the makeup area 17 to which the air baggage BG to be transported among the air baggage 1 to B3, the branching device is driven, and the air baggage determined to pass the above is determined. Branch line 1 for BG
Branch to 8.

(3-9) On the other hand, the aviation baggage BG determined to be rejected by the attendant is transferred from the branch line 27 to the branching device B as indicated by the dashed line on the left in the dotted circle in FIG.
By 7, it is moved to the branch line 31, and then transported to the opening inspection station. And at the opening inspection laboratory,
In order to inspect the contents of the air baggage BG in more detail than the inspection by the CT scanning device 29, an opening inspection by an attendant is performed (S05). Note that this opening inspection is performed in the presence of the owner, and the owner of the air baggage BG to be inspected is the data recorded on the IC3 of the RFID baggage tag TG attached to the baggage BG. Is specified from.

If the result of the opening inspection is passed (S
05: pass), as in the case of (3-7) above, the attendant uses the RFID antenna 21 interlocked with the CT scanning device 29 to perform the RFID of the air baggage BG to be inspected.
The pass data is written to the baggage tag TG. At this time, the device number and the time stamp of the RFID antenna 21 or the management PC 23 that has performed the writing are automatically written in the tag TG as illustrated in the fifth row of FIG. 5B. Then, the tag T on which the pass data is written
G air baggage BG is returned to the main sorter 15,
The aviation baggage BG is transported to the branch line 18 of the makeup area 17 corresponding to the airplane on which the baggage BG is to be mounted.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the CT scan apparatus 2 has failed in the opening inspection (S05: fail),
The rejection data is written to the RFID baggage tag TG of the air baggage BG to be inspected by the RFID antenna 21 interlocked with 9. In this case as well, the device number and the time stamp of the RFID antenna 21 or the management PC 23 that has performed the writing are automatically written in the tag TG as illustrated in the fifth row of FIG. 5B. .

[0093] The air baggage determined to be unacceptable in the opening inspection (that is, air baggage determined to be dangerous such as explosives) BG is reported to the security authorities (police, customs, etc.), and emergency After the system is established, security authorities take action (S06). The two-dot chain line in the center of the dotted circle in FIG. 2 indicates that the inspection by the CT scanning device 29 can be repeatedly performed. That is, the air baggage BG returned from the branch line 27 to the main sorter 15 is
The return to the branch line 27 by the branching device B6 allows the CT scanning device 29 to pass through again.

(4): Each makeup area 1
At 7, the data of the inspection result written in the tag TG of the air baggage BG carried on the branch line 18 is read by the RFID antenna 21. Then, the air baggage BG in which the pass data is not written in the tag TG is separated so as not to be mounted on the airplane.

Specifically, from the tag TG of the air baggage BG carried from the main sorter 15 to the branch line 18 of each makeup area 17, the RFID antenna 21 installed near the end of the branch line 18 The information is read. Then, the information is sent to the BHS computer 45, and it is determined whether or not pass data is included.
For G Baggage BG, BHS Computer 4
5 controls a sorting device (not shown) provided at the end of the branch line 18 to sort the air baggage BG from the branch line 18 to a predetermined location not on the belt conveyor 17a.

Thus, only the air baggage BG automatically recognized by the RFID antenna 21 that the pass data has been written to the tag TG by the inline security described above is mounted on an airplane (airplane). The air baggage in which the pass data is not written in the tag TG (that is, the air bag that has not passed through the inline security device or whose inspection result data is all reject data) BG is When the luggage loading work is carried out to the staff,
It is confirmed again by an FID handy terminal (that is, a portable reader / writer capable of simply writing and reading data to and from the RFID baggage tag TG).

The air baggage BG of a passenger who transits an airplane at the airport is loaded into the transit loading line 33 or the branch line 26 after the tag TG is attached at a predetermined procedure place. Inspection is performed by 33, 26 X-ray devices 19. After that, like the air baggage BG from the check-in counter 11, it is transported to the corresponding makeup area 17 via the main sorter 15.

On the other hand, each of the lines 13, 18, 25 to 17,
The tag TG of the air baggage BG flowing through 33 is not regularly located at the same position as in the FA process, and is located at various positions depending on the size of the air baggage BG. Each line 13 shown in FIG.
The RFID antennas 21, 25 to 27, and 33 are actually one set of a plurality of RFID antennas.

Specifically, as shown in FIG.
The FID antennas AN1 to AN4 form a set. still,
The antennas AN1 to AN4 are connected to the lines 13, 18, 25
, 27 and 33 are attached in four directions, up and down and left and right.
The air baggage BG is designed so that the communication areas of N4 do not greatly overlap (in other words, the larger communication area can be covered by the four antennas AN1 to AN4).
Are shifted along the transport direction. And the management P
By C, the four antennas AN1 to AN4 are time-divisionally controlled to recognize the tag TG in the communication area of each of the antennas AN1 to AN4, and read / write data. With such a method, the recognition rate (communication success rate) of the tag TG is significantly improved.

In this embodiment, the above (1),
The procedure described in (2) corresponds to the first procedure, and the procedure described in (3) {(3-1) to (3-9)} corresponds to the second procedure, and The procedure described in 4) corresponds to the third procedure. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the RF
Check-in terminal 11a that issues ID baggage tag TG
And the tag issuing device 11b corresponds to the first means, and the management P
C23 and an RFID antenna 21 connected thereto,
A BHS computer 45 for controlling the transport line corresponds to the second means, and an RFI provided on the branch line 18.
The D antenna 21, the above-described sorting device, and the BHS computer 45 that controls the sorting device correspond to third means.

According to the air baggage management method and management system at the airport according to the present embodiment as described above, it is possible to simultaneously realize reliable automatic sorting and security management of the air baggage BG at the airport. That is, the RFID technology used in this embodiment has a much higher automatic recognition rate than the barcode, and the RFID baggage tag TG has a larger data capacity than the barcode. It is possible to additionally write and rewrite stored data. Therefore, according to the procedure described in (3) above, the air baggage BG can be surely automatically sorted and transported to the makeup area 17 corresponding to the airplane on which the air baggage is to be mounted, and the air baggage BG can be transported during the transport. Security check by the in-line security devices 19 and 29 can be surely carried out for the air baggage BG. In addition, among the air baggage BG conveyed to the makeup area 17, the air baggage BG that does not pass the inspection result can be surely and automatically separated by the procedure described in (4) above. The work of mounting only the checked baggage BG on the airplane can be proceeded efficiently, and as a result, a very high security level can be easily maintained.

Further, according to this embodiment, even if no special security check area is provided in the airport,
Since the fluoroscopic inspection of the air baggage BG can be automatically performed in-line, the space at the airport can be effectively used, and the procedure that must be performed by the passenger can be greatly simplified. as a result,
It is possible to prevent a longer waiting time for passengers and a delay in departure time of an aircraft.

In the present embodiment, of the air baggage BG carried by the carrying line, those which do not pass the inspection by the X-ray apparatus 19 (that is, those which are suspected to contain dangerous goods) Since a more detailed inspection is performed by the CT scanning device 29, the security level can be further increased.

Further, in the present embodiment, the RFID baggage tag TG of each air baggage BG includes the device numbers of the inline security devices 19 and 29 that have performed the inspection and a time stamp corresponding to the time at which the inspection was performed. ,
Since the RFID baggage tag TG is written together with the inspection result, the air baggage B to which the tag TG is attached is attached.
A route history indicating what route G has passed through the transport line is recorded. Therefore, RFID
By reading the information from the baggage tag TG, it is possible to confirm, for example, where the air baggage BG to which the tag TG is attached was checked in and at what point in time the security check was performed. Security management of objects and the like can be more strictly performed.

In the RFID baggage tag TG used in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the pattern P of the antenna circuit 2 is directly formed on the back surface of the front substrate 1 by printing silver paste. Since the IC 3 is mounted and the release sheet 5 is adhered to the back surface of the surface substrate 1 with the adhesive 4 so as to cover the antenna circuit 2 and the IC 3, mass production is performed by roll-to-roll. And the manufacturing cost of the tag TG can be reduced. Further, since the inlet base material is not used, the material cost itself can be reduced, and further, it can contribute to the reduction of waste.

On the other hand, the issue of the RFID baggage tag TG and the attachment of the issued tag TG to the air baggage BG are not limited to the check-in counter 11 in the airport as shown in FIG. Check-in counters outside the airport, such as an air terminal and YCAT (Yokohama City Air Terminal), can also be implemented.

In the air baggage management method and management system according to the present embodiment, the RFID baggage tag TG includes, as initial information at the time of boarding procedure, the name and address code of the passenger, which are information accompanying the individual passenger. , And the weight (baggage weight) of the air baggage BG is also written,
As shown in FIG. 7, when a passenger arrives at the destination airport AP2 from the main airport AP1, picks up his / her own air baggage BG, and sends the air baggage BG to the home from the airport AP2 by home delivery. The procedure becomes very easy.

More specifically, at the baggage delivery counter BC in the airport AP2, as shown in FIG. 8, the delivery service provider determines that the RFI attached to the passenger's air baggage BG.
D The information of the baggage tag TG is transmitted to the RFID antenna or RF
Based on the passenger's name, address code, and baggage weight recorded on the ID TG handy terminal and read on the tag TG, a PC for procedure management is automatically used to deliver the home delivery slip (that is, the package is returned to the passenger's home). Create and print a delivery slip for delivery.

[0106] This service eliminates the need for passengers to write a home delivery slip, thereby improving airport services such as simplifying home delivery reception work and eliminating reception queues at the baggage home delivery counter BC. Furthermore, when the home delivery slip is automatically created, it is possible to omit the measurement of the baggage BG for calculating the home delivery fee, so that the passenger can move around the airport smoothly.

Furthermore, in the air baggage management method and management system of the present embodiment, the RFID baggage tag TG
Since the name of the passenger is written as the initial information at the time of boarding procedure, the porter service for transferring the air baggage BG from the airport to a hotel near the airport can be performed very easily.

More specifically, a collation system for automatically collating the name of the passenger specified by the information read from the RFID baggage tag TG and the name of the guest who has reserved at the hotel is configured. Thus, the hotel employee receives the air baggage BG from the passenger at the airport, and simply reads the information (name of the passenger) of the tag TG attached to the baggage BG using the RFID antenna or the RFID handy terminal. Thus, it is possible to confirm whether or not the passenger is a reserved guest, and the porter service can be promptly performed from the airport.

Here, when the RFID baggage tag TG is applied to the above home delivery service and porter service,
The tag TG is not limited to data of the passenger's name and address itself, but may be information that can specify the passenger's name and address. Information that can specify the name and address of the passenger includes IATA Recommended Practice
Frequent Traveler information of 1740c RFID DATA CONTENT or World-Wide Unique Pax-ID information is available.

As a specific example, usually, each airline stores information on Frequent Travelers (regular customers)
It is managed by FP (Frequent Flyer Program) member number. In addition, FFP is a preferential treatment system for regular customers (a so-called mileage program), and is a system in which a registration system is used to receive benefits such as free air tickets and upgrade awards according to the boarding distance.

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, first, the RF (air check-in counter) 11
When issuing the ID baggage tag TG, the tag TG
The FFP member information of the passenger (that is, the member information of the airline and the FFP member number of the passenger) is written.

At the baggage delivery counter BC of the courier at the airport, the tag T of the air baggage BG of the passenger is obtained.
A terminal device 51 that reads information from G via an RFID antenna or an RFID handy terminal and issues (creates and prints) a home delivery slip, an airline host computer (hereinafter referred to as HOST) 53, and an airport information management H
By linking with the OST 55, it is possible to easily confirm personal information such as a passenger's name and address.
That is, the FFP member number (member number) read from the tag TG of the air baggage BG of the passenger is transmitted from the terminal device 51 of the baggage delivery counter BC to the airport information management HOST5.
5 and transferred to the host 53 of the airline (transfer for inquiry), the host 53 of the airline
To the terminal device 51 via the airport information management host 55, the name of the passenger corresponding to the FFP member number,
By configuring so that an address, a telephone number, and the like are transferred (transfer for data distribution), a home delivery slip can be automatically created.

[0113] Such a passenger personal information retrieval system can be similarly applied to a porter service to a hotel near an airport and other business and applications. On the other hand, when the air baggage is delivered from the passenger's home to the airport, the courier company supplies an RFID slip (ie, RF
Using the ID antenna circuit 2 and ID3 built-in slip), it is possible to check with the airline's boarding reservation list in the state of custody at the airport and check in the baggage beforehand for inline security checks and make-up areas. Transport is also possible.

The requirements and procedure in this case are as follows. -Personal information such as the passenger's name, address, and telephone number must be recorded in the IC of the RFID slip.・ RFI at the delivery service booth at the airport
Recognize data with D antenna or RFID handy terminal.

The home delivery company checks the read data against the boarding reservation information of the departure flight. -The courier service performs the check-in procedure at the check-in counter or courier service booth of the applicable airline. Baggage is checked in advance for security.

The home delivery company keeps a baggage reserve.・ The baggage consignor will pick up a baggage copy at the home delivery company booth. As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention can take various forms.

For example, in the procedure related to the inline security described in the above (3), when an automatic dangerous substance inspection function of the X-ray apparatus 19 or the CT scanning apparatus 29 determines that the inspection is rejected, an inspection step of a visual check by an attendant ( Steps S02 and S04 in FIG. 5A can be omitted.

The RFID baggage tag TG includes information (sorting information) similar to conventional barcode information, security information including a pass / fail judgment result of an inline security device, a time stamp, and the like, and is used for airport-related business. In addition to the above, such as possible passenger personal information, furthermore, the passenger's airplane seat number,
Various other data such as the name of the group on the reservation record of the passenger can be written.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of an RFID baggage tag according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a layout of facilities at an airport according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an installation state of an inspection X-ray apparatus or an inspection CT scanning apparatus and an RFID antenna.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a basic flow of baggage information.

Fig. 5 Concept of in-line security system and RF
It is explanatory drawing explaining the role of an ID baggage tag.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an arrangement state of an RFID antenna in each line.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the development of a security check and a home delivery service by automatically recognizing an RFID baggage tag together with a flow of air baggage.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a flow of automatic creation of a delivery slip at a baggage delivery counter.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a passenger personal information search system.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an RFID tag.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conventional RFID tag.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Surface substrate, 2 ... Antenna circuit, P ... Antenna circuit pattern, 3 ... IC, 4 ... Adhesive, 5 ... Release sheet (protective sheet), 6 ... Insulating layer, 7 ... Jumper wire, 8 ... Bump, TG: RFID baggage tag, BG: Air baggage, 1
1 ... check-in counter (boarding place), 11a ...
Check-in terminal, 11b: Tag issuing machine, 13: Sorter line, 15: Main sorter, 17: Make-up area (loading work place), 17a: Belt conveyor, 1
8, 25 to 27, 31 ... branch line, 19 ... inspection X-ray device, 21, AN1 to AN4 ... RFID antenna, 22
... Controller, 23 ... PC for management, 29 ... CT for inspection
Scanning device, 33 ... Transfer input line, B1-B7 ...
Branching device, 41: CUTE, 43: BSM management computer, 45: BHS computer, AP1, AP2 ...
Airport, BC: Baggage delivery counter, 51: Terminal device, 5
3 ... Airline host computer, 55 ... Airport information management host computer

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Akira Fukuda Inside New Tokyo International Airport, Narita City, Chiba Prefecture (24 Kinodai Kamidai, Narita City) Inside New Tokyo International Airport Corporation (72) Inventor Toshio Tashiro Chiba Prefecture Inside New Tokyo International Airport, Narita City (24, Kinoneji, Kamidai, Narita City) Inside New Tokyo International Airport Corporation (72) Inventor Kazuo Mizuno 1-1-1, Showacho, Kariya, Aichi Prefecture Inside Denso Corporation (72) Inventor Ryu Kimura 1-1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi F-term in DENSO Corporation (reference) 3F015 AA06 BA01 JC03 JC08 JC12 JC14 JC23 5B035 AA11 BB09 BC00 CA23 5B058 CA15 KA02 KA04 YA20

Claims (7)

[Claims] An RFID tag capable of wirelessly reading and writing information is attached to a passenger's air baggage at a boarding place where boarding procedures for an airplane are performed, and at least the airline is attached to the RFID tag. Baggage is sorted and transported to the luggage loading work area corresponding to the airplane where the air baggage is to be loaded at each place where the luggage is loaded on the plane at the airport (hereinafter referred to as luggage loading work place). A first procedure of writing sorting information for performing the sorting as initial information, and sorting and transporting the air baggage to which the RFID tag is attached from the boarding procedure place to any of the baggage loading work places. The contents of the air baggage conveyed on the transfer line are inspected through a fluoroscope by an inspection device arranged at a predetermined position on the transfer line. Is written in the RFID tag of the air baggage, and the air baggage whose inspection result is passed is loaded by the transport line based on the sorting information written in the RFID tag of the air baggage. A second procedure of transporting to the luggage loading work place corresponding to the airplane to be performed, and the inspection written on the RFID tag of the air baggage carried by the transport line at the luggage loading work place A third step of reading a result and sorting out air baggage that does not pass the inspection result so that the air baggage is not loaded on an airplane. 2. The air baggage management method according to claim 1, wherein, in the first procedure, information on a name of a passenger who is an owner of the air baggage is also used as the initial information.
Writing on a tag; 3. The air baggage management method according to claim 2, wherein in the first step, information on the address of the passenger is also written in the RFID tag as the initial information. Management method. 4. The air baggage management method according to claim 1, wherein at least the inspection device is provided on the transport line.
A primary inspection device and a secondary inspection device having a higher inspection accuracy than the primary inspection device are arranged. In the second procedure, first, the contents of the air baggage are checked by the primary inspection device. Conduct a fluoroscopic examination and report the result of the
The air baggage that is written on the D tag and the inspection result of the primary inspection device does not pass is transported to the secondary inspection device by the transport line, and the contents of the air baggage are subjected to a fluoroscopic inspection by the secondary inspection device. , The inspection result of the air baggage
Airline baggage that is written on a FID tag and that does not pass the inspection result by the secondary inspection device is transported to a predetermined place by the transport line, and the contents of the airbag are inspected by the secondary inspection device. In addition to performing the inspection in more detail, the inspection result is written on the RFID tag of the air baggage, and the air baggage that has passed any of the inspection results of each of the inspections is sorted on the RFID tag of the air baggage. Transporting the air baggage to a luggage loading work site corresponding to an airplane on which the air baggage is to be mounted, based on the usage information. 5. The air baggage management method according to claim 1, wherein in the second step, the number of an inspection device that inspected the contents of the air baggage and the inspection are performed. Writing the time together with the inspection result to the RFID tag. 6. An RFID tag used in the air baggage management method according to claim 1, wherein an antenna circuit pattern is provided on a back surface of a sheet-like surface base material of the RFID tag. An IC that is directly formed by printing a metal paste and that performs wireless communication and information storage using the antenna circuit is mounted. Further, on the back surface of the front surface base material, the antenna circuit and the IC are covered. An air baggage RFID tag, wherein a protective sheet is adhered. 7. When an RFID tag capable of wirelessly reading and writing information is attached to airline baggage of a passenger at a boarding place where boarding procedures for an airplane are performed, at least the RDID tag is attached to the RDID tag. Air baggage is sorted into the luggage loading work area corresponding to the airplane where the air baggage is to be loaded at each place where the loading of the air baggage is performed at the airport (hereinafter referred to as the luggage loading work place). First means for writing sorting information for transport as initial information; and for sorting and transporting the air baggage to which the RFID tag is attached from the boarding procedure place to any of the luggage loading work places. Inspection of the contents of air baggage carried on the said transport line is conducted by an inspection device arranged at a predetermined position of The result is written on the RFID tag of the air baggage, and the air baggage whose inspection result is passed is determined by the transport line based on the sorting information written on the RFID tag of the air baggage. A second means for transporting to a luggage loading work place corresponding to an airplane to be loaded, wherein the luggage loading work place has an RFID tag of air baggage conveyed by the transport line written on the RFID tag. A third means for reading the inspection result and sorting out the air baggage that does not pass the read inspection result so that the air baggage is not loaded on the airplane.