Apparatus and method of automating arrival and departure procedures in airport

An apparatus for automating arrival and departure procedures for controlling a bearer of an electronic passport to undergo a security procedure when passing a path, the apparatus comprising:

• an entrance gate installed at an entrance of the path;
• a scanner installed at the entrance gate and controlling opening of the entrance gate by reading identity information recorded in a machine readable passport zone (MRZ) of the electronic passport;
• an exit gate installed at an exit of the path;
• a departure automation apparatus installed beside the path and generating identity read information and bio read information by reading a non-contact IC chip of the electronic passport in which identity information and bio information including a face image of the bearer of the electronic passport are stored, generating image bio information by capturing an image of the face of the bearer of the electronic passport, and generating first result information about forgery of the electronic passport by comparing the identity information recorded in the MRZ with the identity read information;
• a security screening device installed beside the path and performing a security screening on the bearer of the electronic passport and generating check result information about whether the bearer of the electronic passport has a carry-on item prohibited on a plane;
• a departure management portion generating second result information about check-in of the electronic passport bearer by comparing the identity read information and check-in information received from an airline system, generating third result information about the identity of the electronic passport bearer by comparing the bio read information and the image bio information, transmitting the identity read information to an immigration system, and receiving from the immigration system fourth result information about a departure examination result determined based on the identity read information,
• wherein, when the bearer of the electronic passport passes all security procedures according to the first to fourth result information and the check result information, the departure management portion opens the exit gate only,
• wherein, when the bearer of the electronic passport fails to pass any one of the security procedures according to the first to fourth result information and the check result information, the departure management portion opens the entrance gate only,
• wherein, when the bearer of the electronic passport passes through the entrance gate, other persons do not pass through the entrance gate until the bearer of the electronic passport exits from the path.