US 11,816,934 B2
Smart airport and cabin system to avoid touch points and maintain social distancing
Suresh Kumar Purohit, Bengaluru (IN); Sandeep Patil, Bengaluru (IN); Sandhya Sharma, Bengaluru (IN); and Thulasi Gopalakrishnan Nair, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/448,931.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/126,071, filed on Dec. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0189227 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. G07C 9/22 (2020.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/10 (2020.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01)
CPC G07C 9/22 (2020.01) [B64D 11/00155 (2014.12); B64D 13/06 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G07C 9/10 (2020.01); B64D 2013/0655 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system enabling hands-free operation of controls for accessing a transportation vehicle, the system comprising:
a number of code readers, each code reader associated with a respective authorized-access entry barrier for admitting passengers to a transportation vehicle, wherein the code readers are configured to read a machine-readable passenger-characterizing code generated by a mobile electronic device, wherein the code readers are further configured to actuate mechanisms allowing entry through the entry barriers responsive to successful confirmation of the passenger-characterizing code;
a signal receiver in communication with a Passenger Service Unit (PSU) associated with a respective passenger seat onboard the transportation vehicle, wherein the signal receiver is configured to receive control instructions from the mobile electronic device and responsively instruct the PSU to actuate a number of passenger cabin controls for the passenger seat; and
an application executable on the mobile electronic device configured to determine a time-stamped temperature of a passenger, wherein the application is configured to generate the passenger-characterizing code, wherein the passenger-characterizing code includes passenger identification, authorization to pass through the entry barriers and board the transportation vehicle, and a determination if the time-stamped temperature of the passenger is below a specified threshold indicating an acceptable passenger health status.