US 12,172,753 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring storage of carry-on items in storage bins of an aircraft
Jamie J. Childress, Mercer Island, WA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/645,908.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/134,676, filed on Jan. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212799 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64F 1/36 (2024.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01)
CPC B64D 11/0015 (2013.01) [B64D 11/003 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); B64F 1/36 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system of monitoring carry-on items for a flight of an aircraft, the system comprising:
cameras positioned to capture images of carry-on items associated with passengers of the aircraft;
an interface configured to receive image data from the cameras, wherein the cameras include a first set of cameras and a second set of cameras, the second set of cameras positioned to capture images of interiors of storage bins of the aircraft; and
one or more processors coupled to the interface and configured to:
analyze the image data to determine first information comprising characteristics of a carry-on item, wherein the first information of each item includes a first dimension corresponding to a longest length of the item in a direction parallel to a bottom of a storage bin and a second dimension corresponding to a longest length of the item in a direction parallel to a side of the storage bin;
determine that one or more alert conditions are satisfied based on a comparison of one or more alert criteria to the characteristics of the carry-on item and data associated with the aircraft, wherein a first alert condition of the one or more alert conditions indicates that additional space can be made in a particular storage bin by reorienting a particular item responsive to a ratio of the first dimension of the particular item to the second dimension of the particular item being greater than a threshold; and
send an output based on satisfaction of the one or more alert conditions to one or more devices, wherein the output includes a message to a portable device associated with a crew member of the aircraft in response to satisfaction of the first alert condition.