Methods and systems for GPS-enabled baggage tags

摘要

An electronic baggage tag is self-reliant and self-regulating and provides the underlying foundation for a baggage tracking and management system, the center of which operates one or more tag service provider servers. The tag is attached to a baggage and is loaded with various data, including passenger itinerary, GPS data, and journey profile data. The tag has sensors, such for detecting different vibrations, electro-magnetic sensor, GPS, and others. As the baggage to which the tag is attached goes on its journey, the sensors detect stimuli and ascertain where in the journey the baggage is and use itinerary and other data to determine where the baggage should be. The tag service provider server communicates with the tag at various stages in the journey, providing up-to-date itinerary data to the tag. The tag automatically shuts off to be compliant with government regulations for devices in flight.

主权项

1. A method of operating an electronic baggage tag, the method comprising:
receiving an initial itinerary while the tag is in a first mode; detecting stimuli using multiple sensors; transmitting location data to a server; entering a second mode when a first type of sequence of stimuli is detected; exiting the second mode when a second type of sequence of stimuli is detected; deleting the itinerary; storing a plurality of vibration profiles on the server, the vibration profiles comprising exemplary vibration data over time consistent with an environmental condition; downloading the plurality of vibration profiles to the electronic baggage tag; and concatenating the plurality of vibration profiles based on the itinerary to form a vibration statement utilized by the tag to determine where the tag is in the itinerary, wherein there is no reliance on the server during the journey except for receiving updated itinerary data.