Global Patent Index - EP 0755546 A4

EP 0755546 A4 20040915 - CHECK-IN, QUEUING, VISA, PAGING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS

Title (en)

CHECK-IN, QUEUING, VISA, PAGING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS

Title (de)

SYSTEME FÜR CHECK-IN, WARTESCHLANGEN, VISA-AUSSTELLUNG, PERSONENAUFRUF UND AUSWERTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES D'ENREGISTREMENT, DE GESTION DE FILES D'ATTENTE, DE DELIVRANCE DE VISAS, DE RECHERCHE DE PERSONNES ET D'EVALUATION

Publication

EP 0755546 A4 20040915 (EN)

Application

EP 95915071 A 19950412

Priority

  • AU 9500210 W 19950412
  • AU PM499594 A 19940412
  • AU PM588594 A 19940526
  • AU PM854694 A 19940930
  • AU PM853694 A 19940930

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9527949A1] A check-in guidance system for guiding passengers (4) who are checking in to a transport service in an environment having a passenger waiting area (18) and a plurality of check-in points (2) operated by check-in point operators (10), the check-in guidance system comprising: passenger information input means (12) at which passengers (4) who wish to check in to the transport service register their arrival, and input information relating to their travel requirements; display means (20) for displaying information to passengers waiting in said waiting area; a plurality of operator information input means (34), each located at a respective check-in point (2), at which check-in point operators (10) input information relating to the checking in of passengers (4); and computing means for sorting passengers (4) who have input information into said passenger information input means (12) into a priority sequence according to the order in which they should be checked in, and for controlling, in response to information received from the passenger information input means (12) and the operator information input means (34), the information displayed on the display means (20) so as to direct passengers (4) from the waiting area (18) to the check-in points (2) in accordance with said priority sequence.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60; G06F 153/02

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); G07B 1/00 (2006.01); G07B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 10/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] US 5006983 A 19910409 - WAYNE KENNETH P [US], et al
  • [YX] EP 0427511 A2 19910515 - FUJITSU LTD [JP]
  • [XA] US 4449186 A 19840515 - KELLY GUY M [US], et al
  • [Y] US 4675647 A 19870623 - SALIN RUNE [SE], et al
  • [X] "TOUCH-SCREEN/GRAPHICS RECEIVE MESSAGE APPLICATION", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, vol. 37, no. 4A, 1 April 1994 (1994-04-01), pages 451 - 453, XP000446736, ISSN: 0018-8689
  • [X] "SOFT ADAPTIVE FOLLOW-FINGER KEYBOARD FOR TOUCH-SCREEN PADS", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, vol. 36, no. 11, 1 November 1993 (1993-11-01), pages 5 - 7, XP000424761, ISSN: 0018-8689
  • See references of WO 9527949A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9527949 A1 19951019; CA 2187798 A1 19951019; CN 1088870 C 20020807; CN 1147873 A 19970416; EP 0755546 A1 19970129; EP 0755546 A4 20040915; JP H10502470 A 19980303; NZ 283699 A 19980626; NZ 330395 A 20000128

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 9500210 W 19950412; CA 2187798 A 19950412; CN 95193012 A 19950412; EP 95915071 A 19950412; JP 52598295 A 19950412; NZ 28369995 A 19950412; NZ 33039595 A 19950412