US 12,459,751 B2
Baggage collection systems and methods
Yadhu Kumar Hosahalli Lingaiah, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,090.
Claims priority of application No. 202141058201 (IN), filed on Dec. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0183020 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 43/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01)
CPC B65G 43/10 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by the processor and through a first scanner, a plurality of unique identifiers for a plurality of bags;
receiving, by the processor through a second scanner, a first unique identifier for a bag;
determining, by the processor, a location of the bag in a collection area of a conveyor system associated with the first unique identifier, wherein the collection area is a first conveyor belt, wherein the first conveyor belt is split into a plurality of unique segments, and wherein each segment of the plurality of unique segments has a unique location for an associated bag on the first conveyor belt; and
commanding, by the processor and through a collection device, transferring of the bag from the location on the first conveyor belt to a second conveyor belt for depositing the bag at a pickup location.