Patent Issued for New Airport Security Method

Pub. Number US7152790 Appl. Data 10 20030514 Applicant Imagine Pass L.L.C. Inventor(s) Jackson, Diane Title Method of conducting airline security Abstract A method of processing an airline passenger through a terminal comprising the steps of verifying the identity of the passenger by checking a physical characteristic unique to the passenger and taking a picture of the identified passenger. A wristband-ticket (10) is issued having first (12) and second (14) ends and including an attachment (16, 20, 22) associated with the ends for securely attaching the ends together and rendering the ends non-retachable in response to being detached. The ticket is issued with a picture (28 ) of the identified passenger thereon as well as the terminal gate and the flight number and seat assignment thereon. In addition, the ticket is issued with a bar code (24) thereon identifying the passenger and flight information. The wristband-ticket (10) is placed around the wrist of the identified passenger and the passenger passes through checkpoints by reading the bar code and/or viewing the photograph. If you would like to purchase a copy of this patent, please call MicroPatent at 800-648-6787.