# US 2020/0401956 A1 · Luggage processing station > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401956 A1 - Document ID: US20200401956A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/010,930 - Filed: 2020-09-03 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2010-07-28 - Assignees: Icm Airport Technics Australia Pty Ltd - Applicants: Icm Airport Technics Australia Pty Ltd - Inventors: Michael Dupre SANDERSON; Rainer Rudolf DINKELMANN; Paul Craig BELLAMY; Christian RIEGMAN; Kenneth Scott IFIELD - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401956A1 ## CPC - B65G 43/08: Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed or discharged {(and controlling the discharging devices B65G47/42)} - B64F 1/366: {Check-in counters} - B65G 43/10: Sequence control of conveyors operating in combination - G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events - B65G 2201/0264: Luggage - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) - B64F: GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract An example luggage processing station comprises: an injector adapted to receive a piece of luggage, the injector comprising an injector conveyor belt integrated into a floor of the injector; a group of sensors positioned around the injector directed towards the injector conveyor belt; a controller adapted to assess the piece of luggage compared to an acceptance parameter whilst the piece of luggage is stationary on the injector conveyor belt; and the controller is configured to actuate the injector conveyor belt when the controller assesses the piece of luggage as meeting the acceptance parameter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A luggage processing station adapted to process a piece of luggage, the luggage processing station comprising: an injector adapted to receive the piece of luggage, wherein the injector comprises an injector conveyor belt integrated into a floor of the injector; a group of sensors positioned around the injector directed towards the injector conveyor belt; a controller adapted to assess the piece of luggage compared to an acceptance parameter whilst the piece of luggage is stationary on the injector conveyor belt; and wherein the controller is configured to actuate the injector conveyor belt when the controller assesses the piece of luggage as meeting the acceptance parameter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The luggage processing station of claim 1, wherein the piece of luggage is maintained in stationary position on the injector conveyor belt until the acceptance parameter is determined to be accepted by the controller. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The luggage processing station of claim 1, wherein the group of sensors is configured to sense the piece of luggage whilst the piece of luggage is stationary on the injector conveyor belt. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The luggage processing station of claim 1, wherein the acceptance parameter is that a luggage tag applied to the piece of luggage is readable by an electronic reader around the injector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The luggage processing station of claim 1, wherein the injector conveyor belt is adapted to convey the piece of luggage to a downstream collector conveyor belt. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The luggage processing station of claim 5, wherein the injector conveyor belt is parallel to the ground upon which the injector is mounted. ### Claim 7 A process for processing a piece of luggage, wherein the process comprises, in order: i. a controller receiving input from a group of sensors mounted on an injector to determine at least one of size, shape, weight and tag readability of the piece of luggage, the piece of luggage located on an injector conveyor belt of the injector; ii. the controller determining whether the piece of luggage meets a predetermined acceptance parameter; and iii. the controller actuating the injector conveyor belt when the piece of luggage meets the acceptance parameter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The process of claim 7, wherein the injector conveyor belt conveys the piece of luggage to a downstream collector conveyor belt upon the acceptance parameter being determined to be met by the controller. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The process of claim 8, comprising maintaining the piece of luggage in stationary position on the injector conveyor belt until the acceptance parameter is met. ### Claim 10 A processing station for registering a passenger's luggage, the processing station comprising: an injector for receiving a piece of luggage associated with the passenger, the injector including an injector conveyor belt provided in a floor of the injector; a group of sensors comprising at least one sensor associated with the injector for sensing the piece of luggage; a controller associated with the group of sensors, the controller being adapted to monitor the group of sensors; and a user interface electrically connected to the controller, wherein the user interface includes a display screen for displaying messages to the passenger, and wherein the display screen is a touch screen. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The station of claim 10, wherein the display screen is configured to display error messages regarding the processing of the luggage to the passenger. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The station of claim 10, wherein the touch screen is adapted to allow the passenger to input information to facilitate the processing of the piece of luggage. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The station of claim 10, wherein the display screen is mounted on the injector. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The station of claim 13, wherein the display screen is mounted on one side of the injector at a predetermined angle of deflection away from a longitudinal axis of the injector.