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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Hyung Kyu Choi, Incheon, KR;
Yoon Jeong Choi, Seoul, KR;
Eun Jeong Seo, Seoul, KR;
Inchon International Airport Corporation, Incheon, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of automating arrival and departure procedures in an airport, by which the forgery of a passport, the identity of a passport bearer, the arrival or departure permission according to a result of arrival and departure examinations, and the carry-on of prohibited items on the plane are automatically checked. The apparatus for automating arrival and departure procedures according to the present invention includes an exit gate, a departure automation apparatus, and may further include an entrance gate and a scanner. In the apparatus for automating arrival and departure procedures according to the present invention, a departure area entry procedure, a security screening procedure, and a departure examination procedure for departure passengers, which are conventionally performed separately in different areas, may be incorporated in the same area and performed therein.