Gamification system for motivating travelers to keep track of their baggage to improve transportation hub security

A baggage tracking system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor system communicatively coupled to the memory;
• the processor system configured to perform a method comprising:
• determining, by a primary personal device, a primary baggage owner distance between the primary personal device of a primary baggage owner and a radio-frequency identifier tag affixed to baggage associated with the primary baggage owner, the primary baggage owner distance being based on a first signal strength between the radio-frequency identifier tag and the primary personal device;
• determining, by a secondary personal device, a secondary baggage owner distance between the secondary personal device and the radio frequency identifier tag affixed to the baggage associated with the primary baggage owner, the secondary baggage owner distance being based on a second signal strength between the radio-frequency identifier tag and the secondary personal device;
• determining whether at least one of the primary baggage owner and the secondary baggage owner is within a proximity of the baggage based at least in part on the primary baggage owner distance and the secondary baggage owner distance;
• determining a first incentive to assign to the primary baggage owner based on the primary baggage owner distance;
• determining a second incentive to assign to the secondary baggage owner based on the secondary baggage owner distance;
• responsive to determining that the primary baggage owner is within the proximity, assigning the first incentive to the primary baggage owner;
• and
• responsive to determining that the primary baggage owner is not within the proximity and responsive to determining that the secondary baggage owner is within the proximity, assigning the second incentive to the secondary baggage owner.