Luggage locking device and baggage handling method

A luggage locking device comprising:

• an electronic lock;
• an electronic luggage tag comprising a name, address, contact mobile number and email address;
• an electronic memory storing luggage information comprising the physical dimension of a luggage associated with the electronic luggage tag and the contents of the luggage;
• a movement sensor;
• a processor in communication with the movement sensor, the processor adapted to receive signals from the movement sensor and to generate warnings in response to signals from the movement sensor indicative of detected movement of the luggage locking device;
• a weighting sensor;
• a proximity access gaining wireless sensor and vicinity identification and notification device;
• a communication interface;
• and
• a computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• locking or unlocking the electronic lock;
• interacting with the weighting sensor, proximity access gaining wireless sensor and vicinity identification and notification device enclosed within the luggage,
• communicating wirelessly with external devices that are wirelessly paired with the luggage through the communication interface, the external devices being external to the luggage and in proximity thereto, and
• authenticating the external devices that are wirelessly paired with the luggage through the communication interface and in proximity to the luggage,
• wherein the processor, computer readable medium and associated electronic circuits fit into the physical structure of the luggage and interact with the external devices in proximity to and wirelessly paired with the luggage to form a unitary system.