US 12,143,170 B2
Near-field communication enabled luggage item stowage bins
Robert T. Moton, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US); Adrianne Binh Luu, Atlanta, GA (US); James Pratt, Round Rock, TX (US); Barrett Kreiner, Woodstock, GA (US); Walter Cooper Chastain, Atlanta, GA (US); Ari Craine, Marietta, GA (US); and Robert Koch, Peachtree Corners, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on May 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/330,766.
Prior Publication US 2022/0383709 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 5/77 (2024.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); H04B 5/72 (2024.01)
CPC H04B 5/77 (2024.01) [B64D 11/003 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); H04B 5/72 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable medium storing instruction that, when executed by the processor when deployed in a carrier transport vehicle, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining a notification of a luggage item to be placed in a stowage bin of the carrier transport vehicle, the notification including an identifier of the luggage item;
detecting, via the identifier of the luggage item, that the luggage item is proximate to the stowage bin, wherein the identifier of the luggage item is obtained via a wireless signal from the luggage item; and
presenting at least one visual indicator associated with the stowage bin, in response to the detecting that the luggage item is proximate to the stowage bin, wherein the presenting the at least one visual indicator comprises projecting the at least one visual indicator as a visual overlay on the stowage bin via an augmented reality endpoint device, wherein the presenting the at least one visual indicator comprises transmitting an instruction to the augmented reality endpoint device, wherein the luggage item comprises an electronic identification tag, wherein the electronic identification tag is provided, via a wireless transceiver of the electronic identification tag, with an additional notification of an identifier of the stowage bin that is reserved for the luggage item, wherein the stowage bin comprises at least one of: a wireless beacon or an augmented reality marker, wherein the electronic identification tag presents at least a second visual indicator on a display of the electronic identification tag in response to the electronic identification tag detecting the stowage bin.