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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Todd Alderman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Fleming, Brighton, MI (US);
Christopher Murphy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Todd Alderman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Fleming, Brighton, MI (US);
Christopher Murphy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
JERVIS B. WEBB COMPANY, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of operating a checked bag reconciliation area of an airport. The method includes transporting a luggage item from an entrance mechanism to one of a plurality of inspection stations. Once the luggage item is at the inspection station, the method proceeds by conducting an inspection of the luggage item by the agent at the inspection station. The step of transporting the luggage item includes transporting the luggage item to the inspection station with the luggage item disposed on an automatic material handling device, and the step of conducting an inspection of the luggage item by the agent includes conducting the inspection of the luggage item while the luggage item is disposed on the automatic material handling device.