Kiosk for energy industry logistics
AssigneePHI, Inc.
InventorsBrandon Jay Gilbert, Steven Wyatt Pharis, James Quinn, David Alan Treadway
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Abstract
An automated kiosk and related apparatus provide check-in and boarding services to energy sector passengers, such as helicopter passengers. Preferably, the kiosk and related apparatus can take and store a picture of the passenger, calculate and/or measure the weight of the passenger and the passenger's luggage, print luggage tags and boarding printouts, check third parties' databases (such as a no-fly list (NFL)) for approval for the passenger's flight and can transmit data to another location (server, third party employer, pilot).
Claims88
A kiosk apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
- an input device for allowing the passenger to input information;
- a first display screen for displaying information;
- a reader for reading at least one of TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, and fingerprints;
- a scale operatively connected to the kiosk for weighing the passenger;
- a printer or printers for printing boarding passes and luggage tags;
- and
- a second display screen for allowing a representative of a helicopter flight company to observe what is displayed to the passenger on the first display screen.
A kiosk apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
- a touch display screen for allowing the passenger to input information;
- a reader for reading at least one of TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, and fingerprints;
- a scale operatively connected to the kiosk for weighing the passenger;
- a printer or printers for printing boarding passes and luggage tags;
- and
- a second display screen for allowing a representative of a helicopter flight company to observe what is displayed to the passenger on the touch screen.
A kiosk apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
- a touch display screen for allowing the passenger to input information;
- a reader for reading at least one of TWIC cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, and fingerprints;
- a printer or printers for printing at least one of boarding passes and luggage tags,
- wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger meets an energy company's screening requirements, wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger is current in specified qualifications, such as HUET (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training).
A kiosk apparatus for assisting a passenger preparing to embark on transportation within the energy industry, comprising:
- a touch display screen for allowing the passenger to input information;
- a reader for reading at least one of TWIC cards, credit cards, drivers licenses, passports, and fingerprints;
- a printer or printers for printing at least one of boarding passes and luggage tags,
- wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger meets an energy company's screening requirements, wherein the kiosk queries whether a passenger is on a no fly list.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.