JP5128802B2 - Aircraft container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an aircraft container, and more particularly to an aircraft container applicable to an aircraft baggage management system using RFID.

  Checked baggage (sometimes referred to as baggage in this specification) not in carry-on baggage brought into an aircraft cabin when carrying out boarding procedures at the boarding location (check-in counter) After the baggage tag issued together with the boarding pass is attached to the handle, etc., it passes through the baggage handling system (BHS), and the container for the aircraft (hereinafter referred to simply as the container) in the luggage loading work place (make-up area). Is loaded).

  Checked baggage loaded in an aircraft container in the cargo loading work area (make-up area) and loaded in the cargo compartment of the aircraft has been boarded, but has not been actually boarded on the aircraft In order to avoid dangers such as time bomb terrorism, the passenger's checked baggage for which boarding has not been confirmed must be excluded without being mounted on an aircraft. .

  Confirmation and exclusion of checked baggage for passengers whose boarding could not be confirmed is done by pasting baggage tag stubs of the loaded checked baggage on the mount prepared for each aircraft container at international airports in Japan, etc. This is done by identifying the corresponding checked baggage by reading and recognizing the bar code.

  In order to identify the corresponding checked baggage, it is important whether it is possible to confirm which passenger's checked baggage is loaded in which aircraft container. It is necessary to confirm the position, and in the confirmation by reading recognition using a barcode, the work efficiency is low due to the confirmation by pasting the baggage tag stub on the mount.

  Patent Document 1 describes a system for monitoring unchecked passenger's checked baggage by a configuration in which a storage medium such as an IC card or an IC tag is attached to each passenger and checked baggage.

  However, this technology has the problem that even if the unoccupied passenger can be confirmed, it is difficult to identify the container loaded with the unchecked passenger's checked baggage, so that the exclusion is difficult and it takes a lot of time and effort. ing.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 2 states that checked baggage that does not match the passenger information registered in the contactless card is processed so as not to be loaded in the cargo compartment, and that all checked baggage has been removed from the cargo compartment at the arrival airport. The entry and exit management method for passengers and checked baggage is described, in which only confirmed passengers are able to get off the boarding aircraft.

  However, with this technology, as long as the boarding procedure is completed, the checked baggage is loaded into the container and loaded into the cargo compartment of the aircraft, and the next confirmation is made after arriving at the arrival airport, so even if there are unpassenged passengers The aircraft will be taken off with the unchecked passenger's checked baggage, and there is a problem that the danger cannot be avoided.

  In recent years, the IATA (International Air Transport Association) has led the use of RFID as a barcode replacement technology for checked baggage sorting, and the present applicant has also used RFID as a barcode replacement technology. As a result of proposing a technique first and further researching the technique, the present invention has been achieved.

JP 2001-306659 A JP 06-318277 A

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to identify an aircraft container loaded with unpassenger checked baggage from the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container, and to determine the unchecked passenger baggage from the identified aircraft container. An object of the present invention is to provide an aircraft container that can be reliably and easily excluded.

  The present invention for solving the above problems has the following configuration.

1. An aircraft container that is loaded with checked baggage with an RFID that contains information about passenger boarding and is loaded into the cargo compartment of the aircraft,
The aircraft container has an RFID reader read recognition antenna capable of reading and recognizing the RFID information attached to the checked baggage to be loaded, and information on the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container from the outside. Detectable configuration ,
The RFID reader is configured to be connectable via radio with an information management unit that manages passenger information and / or checked baggage information,
Three or more read recognition antennas of the RFID reader are arranged for one aircraft container, and a configuration for detecting a loading position of a specific checked baggage in the aircraft container,
Among the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container, the configuration is to identify the aircraft container loaded with the checked baggage of a specific passenger,
It is a configuration used in combination with the checked baggage management device of the following configuration,
In addition, the read recognition antenna is disposed on the two opposing wall surfaces and the ceiling surface to recognize and detect a three-dimensional position, and the loading position and height position in plan view are checked. To be displayed on the
A container for aircraft.
[Configuration of checked baggage management device]
You can view a list of passengers on a particular aircraft,
In the list, information on the specific aircraft such as airline name and flight number, display of unpassenged passengers whose boarding confirmation cannot be confirmed, display of passengers entrusted with checked baggage, and consignment to be loaded on the aircraft container Input and display of baggage loading information and input and display of container information such as the container number of the aircraft container loaded with checked baggage
Configuration that can be.

2 . 2. The aircraft container according to 1 above, wherein the specific passenger is a passenger whose boarding could not be confirmed.

3 . A configuration for identifying an aircraft container loaded with a specified passenger's checked baggage from the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container and detecting a loading position of the specified passenger's checked baggage in the aircraft container 2. The aircraft container as described in 1 above, wherein

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the RFID reader has a read recognition antenna capable of reading and recognizing the RFID attached to the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container, and is loaded into the aircraft container from the outside. By having a configuration capable of detecting information on checked baggage, it is possible to manage information from outside such as the location of checked baggage loaded in an aircraft container. In particular, since the aircraft container is made of a metal that easily cuts off radio waves from the outside, the RFID attached to the checked baggage can be easily read and recognized by having an RFID read / recognition antenna. In addition, since the radio waves are reflected inside the metal aircraft container because the radio waves are reflected, it is easier to read and recognize.
Accordingly, from among the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container, the aircraft container loaded with the checked baggage of a specific passenger such as a non-passenger is opened from the plurality of aircraft container groups. Since it is possible to specify from outside without checking the contents, it is possible to reliably and easily exclude the specific passenger's checked baggage from the aircraft container before mounting the aircraft.

Further , it is possible to manage the information on the checked baggage loaded on the aircraft container read and recognized by the RFID reader in association with the passenger information and / or the checked baggage information.

Furthermore , since the loading position of the specified checked baggage in the aircraft container can be detected, it is easy to determine where the specified checked baggage is loaded, so the checked baggage can be excluded very easily and quickly. It becomes possible to do.

Furthermore , the ability to identify an aircraft container loaded with a specific passenger's checked baggage from among a plurality of aircraft container groups enables the specific passenger's checked baggage to be reliably and easily installed from the aircraft container before the aircraft is loaded. Can be excluded.
Furthermore, from the display of the passenger list, it is confirmed whether there are any unoccupied passengers, confirmation of passengers entrusted with checked baggage, confirmation of whether checked baggage is loaded in an aircraft container, and which aircraft when loaded It is possible to obtain information on whether the container is loaded in the container. Therefore, by continuing the confirmation work in parallel with each work such as the loading work of the checked baggage, the final confirmation of the loading of the checked baggage and the non-passenger Since the confirmation can be performed, it becomes possible to specify the checked baggage of the unpassenged passenger.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to avoid dangers such as time bomb terrorism by setting passengers to be specified when specifying checked baggage as unpassenged passengers.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the aircraft container loaded with the checked baggage of a specific passenger can be specified from among a plurality of aircraft container groups, and further, the load can be placed at any position of the specified aircraft container. As a result, it is possible to reliably, easily and quickly remove the specific passenger's checked baggage from the aircraft container before mounting the aircraft.

  Hereinafter, the aircraft container according to the present invention will be described in detail based on examples.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment and use example of an aircraft container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a reference example of a configuration for specifying a loading position of checked baggage, and FIG. shows a reference example of a screen displaying the loading position of the baggage, schematic illustration Figure 4 showing the actual施例configuration that identifies the loading position of the baggage, FIG 5 displays a loading position of the specified baggage is a diagram showing the real施例screen.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an aircraft container 1 according to the present invention is loaded with a checked baggage 2 attached with an RFID 20 in which information related to passenger boarding is written and mounted in a cargo compartment 3 of an aircraft. This is a configuration having a read recognition antenna 10 of an RFID reader capable of reading and recognizing information of the RFID 20 attached to the checked baggage 2 to be loaded.

  The aircraft container 1 often has specifications according to the manufacturer and model of the aircraft and the operating airline company, and one side is about 1 to 2 meters long due to the limited mounting space of the cargo compartment 3 inside the aircraft. However, it is generally formed of a metal casing such as aluminum having a size of about 6 m, and the aircraft container 1 used in the present invention should be a publicly known and commonly used one. Can do. The number of aircraft containers 1 mounted on one aircraft is No. 1 in FIG. A-No. Although three aircraft containers 1, 1, 1 of C are shown, it is needless to say that the embodiment to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this, the size of the aircraft, the size of the cargo compartment, the international flight Depending on various conditions such as whether it is a domestic flight or a domestic flight, several to dozens are mounted.

Three or more read recognition antennas 10 of the RFID reader are arranged for one aircraft container 1, and the positions to be arranged are any of the four wall surfaces, the ceiling surface, and the floor surface inside the aircraft container 1. When the number of arrangement is three , it is preferable that the two wall surfaces are opposed to the ceiling surface.

In addition, in the reference example shown in FIG. 2, two read recognition antennas 10 are arranged for one aircraft container 1 (arranged on two opposing wall surfaces 1A and 1B). From the reception timing by the antennas 10 and 10 and the difference between them, the relative position is detected from the reception timings of the reception signals generated by the distance between the reading recognition antennas 10 and 10 and the RFID 20 and the difference between the distances and the deviation thereof. Therefore, the position in the aircraft container 1 of the checked baggage 2 to which the RFID 20 that has been read and recognized is attached can be detected. 3 shows in which aircraft container 1 the specified checked baggage 2 is loaded (in the example of FIG. 3, it is loaded in container No. B) and the plane in the loaded aircraft container 1 It is a display example which shows the loading position in view.

In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, if three RFID read / recognition antennas 10 are arranged (arranged on the two opposing wall surfaces 1A and 1B and the ceiling surface 1C), the two cases are roughly shown. Since it is possible to identify a three-dimensional position, it is possible to recognize a three-dimensional position more accurately in the aircraft container 1 of the checked baggage 2 with the RFID 20 read and recognized. A correct loading position can be detected. 5 shows in which aircraft container 1 the specified checked baggage 2 is loaded (in the example of FIG. 5 , it is loaded in container No. B) and the plane in the loaded aircraft container 1 It is an example of a display which shows the loading position and height position in view.

The number of RFID read / recognition antennas 10 arranged in one aircraft container 1 is not limited to the above three , and may be four or more .

  2 and 4, in order to clarify the description of the loading position of the checked baggage 2 to be specified, the other checked baggage 2 loaded in the aircraft container 1 is only one piece and other checked baggage is loaded. Although not shown, in actual operation, the aircraft container 1 is loaded with a large number of checked baggage items 2, 2... The loading position of the checked baggage 2 to be specified is detected.

  As the reading recognition antenna 10 of the RFID reader, a reading recognition antenna of a publicly known RFID reader can be used. The read recognition antenna 10 disposed in the aircraft container 1 is connected to the outside by a wireless means 12 such as a wireless Ether antenna exposed to the outside of the aircraft container 1 via a line 11 such as Ether Line.

As an external configuration to which the reading recognition antenna 10 of the RFID reader is connected, there is an information management unit 4 such as a server that manages passenger information and checked baggage information. The information management section 4 is connected to the wireless means 12 of the aircraft container 1 by wireless means 42 such as a wireless Ether antenna via a line 41 such as Ether Line, and the information of the RFID 20 attached to the checked baggage 2 by such connection. Passenger information and / or checked baggage information can be linked. This association may be baggage 2 specific passengers, not only if they were stacked in any for multiple aircraft container 1, to identify to the loading position in aircraft containers 1 stacked.

  The information management unit 4 is substantially synonymous with an airline baggage management computer of an existing airline baggage management system operating at a general airport. By linking with this system, the container 1 for the checked baggage 2 is used. It is possible to manage up to the loading state. The air baggage management computer is connected to a management computer that manages and controls the airport (airline, airplane, etc.) via a communication line, so that it can be managed together with various management and control in the airport. It becomes possible.

  Information detected by the RFID reading recognition antenna 10, that is, loading information of a specific checked baggage 2 is confirmed by a screen display of a terminal device 40 such as a personal computer or a PDA connected to the information management unit 4 by wire or wirelessly. can do. It should be noted that, in order to more quickly exclude from the aircraft container 2 loaded with the specific checked baggage 2, in addition to the screen display of the terminal device 40 such as a personal computer or PDA, a light emitting means such as a red light is provided outside the aircraft container 2. By arranging such display means, it is possible to immediately determine which aircraft container 1 is loaded with the checked baggage 2 specified even for an operator who is not viewing the screen display.

  The specific checked baggage 2 detected by the present invention is loaded in the checked baggage 2 of a non-passenger passenger whose boarding could not be confirmed, or in an aircraft container 1 mounted on a different aircraft due to a transportation mistake or the like. In the former case, the risk of time bomb terrorism can be avoided by quickly excluding the unchecked passenger's checked baggage 2, and in the latter case, the correct aircraft It can be transshipped to the container 1 for use.

  Next, the RFID 20 used in the present invention will be described. The RFID 20 is referred to as “RFID”, as well as “wireless IC chip”, “wireless chip”, “contactless IC chip”, “IC tag”, “wireless tag”, “RFID tag”, “contactless IC card” There are various ways to call it. The present invention may be any one.

  RFID is an abbreviation for Radio Frequency-Identification (automatic recognition of mobile objects using wireless communication), which performs non-contact communication and performs article management and automatic identification through exchange of digital information of IC chips mounted inside. It is a communication method. The RFID system includes a “non-contact data carrier” that is a recording destination of information and a reader / writer (antenna + controller) that reads and writes information from the non-contact data carrier.

  Non-contact IC cards using RFID technology have been commercialized by many domestic and foreign manufacturers.

  In the present invention, not only a single-sided electrode but also a double-sided electrode structure may be used. Specifically, “Muchip” manufactured by Hitachi equipped with an IC, “T-junction” manufactured by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., YRP -“Etron / 16-AE45X” jointly developed by the Ubiquitous Network Working Laboratory, Higashi-Osakamura Lab and Renaissance Technology.

  For example, the above-mentioned “mu chip” is a 0.4 mm square ROM chip, which integrates a high frequency analog circuit of 2.45 GHz and a 128 bit ROM, and has a thickness of only 0.06 mm. There is nothing.

  This mu-chip is limited in terms of function because it has been pursued to be smaller, and is a read-only ROM method, whereas a general wireless IC chip is a rewritable RAM method. In the present invention, either the ROM method or the RAM method can be adopted, but the RAM method is preferable. That is, in the case of a ROM type chip, it is necessary to add a ROM chip, but in the case of a RAM chip, only one is sufficient.

  In IATA, it is expected that the adopted frequency band will be the UHF band (860 to 960 MHz) and the communication protocol is ISO18000-6C (EPC Gen.2), and the RFID used in the present invention also complies with this standard. It is preferable to use one.

  The RFID 20 is attached to the checked baggage 2 preferably on a baggage tag attached to the handle of the checked baggage 2, but may be attached separately from the baggage tag.

  Next, an example of a checked baggage management device that manages the checked baggage 2 loaded in the aircraft container 1 by being preferably combined with the aircraft container 1 described above will be described.

  The checked baggage management apparatus preferably used in the present invention manages the checked baggage 2 by connecting to the information management unit 4 which is an external configuration to which the reading recognition antenna 10 of the RFID reader is connected. By the various information shown on the display screen of the terminal device 40, the airline of the specific aircraft, flight number, passenger list, passenger boarding confirmation, presence and number of checked baggage for each passenger, loading check of checked baggage, loading Aircraft container No. As well as management and confirmation at the loading work place and its vicinity.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the screen display of the checked baggage management apparatus preferably used in the present invention. In the upper column of the table, information on a specific aircraft such as an airline name and flight number is displayed. From the left column, from the left column, the “Passenger Name” column displays a list of passengers who have boarded a specific aircraft (passengers who have completed the boarding procedure), and the “Boarding Confirmation” column shows the passengers on the list actually boarding the aircraft Confirmation of whether or not, "Consigned baggage (individual)" field indicates whether or not baggage that is not carry-on baggage has been entrusted (displayed in number), and "Confirmation of loading" field indicates consigned baggage An indication of whether or not the aircraft is loaded in the aircraft container installed in the cargo compartment of the aircraft. The “Container No.” column indicates which container of the plurality of aircraft containers installed in the cargo compartment of the aircraft. Is not displayed. To have. The display items are not limited to the above, and other items such as characteristics such as the color, shape, and size of the checked baggage, the departure time of the aircraft, and the loading completion time may be added.

  Each item in the table is sent via the information management unit 4 to the “Airline name”, “Flight name”, “Passenger name”, “Boarding confirmation” and “Checked baggage” items. Displayed by automatic or manual input based on information from a management computer that manages and controls airplanes and others). In addition, both the “loading confirmation” and “container No.” items are manually set by a loading worker (a person engaged in loading including a manager who performs loading confirmation) when loading the aircraft container 1. Although it may be input, since the checked baggage 2 is read and recognized by the reading recognition antenna 10 of the RFID reader when the checked baggage 2 enters the aircraft container 1 by loading, it is displayed by being automatically input by this reading recognition. The configuration is preferred.

  The aircraft container according to the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various other modes can be adopted within the scope of the present invention. For example, the present invention is not limited to an aircraft container mounted on an aircraft, but can also be applied to a ship container or a freight train container. Further, the checked baggage to be detected and managed is not limited to the checked baggage of the aircraft, but can be applied to baggage such as passenger ships and passenger cars, and cargo such as ships and freight cars.

The schematic block diagram which shows one Example and the usage example of the aircraft container which concern on this invention Schematic explanatory diagram showing a reference example of the configuration for specifying the loading position of checked baggage Figure showing a reference example of the screen that displays the loading position of the specified checked baggage Schematic explanatory drawing showing another embodiment of the configuration for specifying the loading position of checked baggage It shows the actual施例of a screen displaying the stacking position of the specified baggage It shows the actual施例screen display of baggage managing apparatus preferably used in the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Aircraft container 10 Reading recognition antenna 11 Line 12 Wireless means 2 Checked baggage 20 RFID
3 Aircraft Cargo Room 4 Information Management Department 40 Terminal Equipment 41 Line 42 Wireless Means

Claims (3)

An aircraft container that is loaded with checked baggage with an RFID that contains information about passenger boarding and is loaded into the cargo compartment of the aircraft,
The aircraft container has an RFID reader read recognition antenna capable of reading and recognizing the RFID information attached to the checked baggage to be loaded, and information on the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container from the outside. Detectable configuration ,
The RFID reader is configured to be connectable via radio with an information management unit that manages passenger information and / or checked baggage information,
Three or more read recognition antennas of the RFID reader are arranged for one aircraft container, and a configuration for detecting a loading position of a specific checked baggage in the aircraft container,
Among the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container, the configuration is to identify the aircraft container loaded with the checked baggage of a specific passenger,
It is a configuration used in combination with the checked baggage management device of the following configuration,
In addition, the read recognition antenna is disposed on the two opposing wall surfaces and the ceiling surface to recognize and detect a three-dimensional position, and the loading position and height position in plan view are checked. To be displayed on the
A container for aircraft.
[Configuration of checked baggage management device]
You can view a list of passengers on a particular aircraft,
In the list, information on the specific aircraft such as airline name and flight number, display of unpassenged passengers whose boarding confirmation cannot be confirmed, display of passengers entrusted with checked baggage, and consignment to be loaded on the aircraft container Input and display of baggage loading information and input and display of container information such as the container number of the aircraft container loaded with checked baggage
Configuration that can be. The aircraft container according to claim 1 , wherein the specific passenger is a passenger whose boarding could not be confirmed. A configuration for identifying an aircraft container loaded with a specified passenger's checked baggage from the checked baggage loaded in the aircraft container and detecting a loading position of the specified passenger's checked baggage in the aircraft container The aircraft container according to claim 1 , wherein the container is an aircraft container.

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