EXPEDITED INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ONLINE CHECK-IN

摘要

A user may check-in to an international flight and receive an electronic boarding pass using captured travel document information. If the travel document information has not been captured, the travel document information may be captured from a travel document by one of visual image capture or wireless communication. Visual image capture includes capturing an image of the travel document, performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image of the travel document to extract text; and storing the extracted text on a computer-readable medium. Wireless communication includes receiving travel document information from a wireless communication device included in the travel document. The captured travel document information is compared to a list of registered passengers to determine if the passenger associated with the travel document is registered for the international flight. If the passenger is determined to be registered for the first international flight an electronic boarding pass is generated.

主权项

1. A method of receiving an electronic boarding pass for a first international flight, the method comprising:
(a) capturing travel document information from a travel document by one of visual image capture or wireless communication, wherein the travel document is associated with a passenger; wherein visual image capture includes capturing an image of the travel document, performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image of the travel document to extract text; and storing the extracted text on a computer-readable medium; wherein wireless communication includes receiving travel document information from a wireless communication device included in the travel document; (b) comparing the travel document information to a list of registered passengers for the first international flight to determine if the passenger associated with the travel document is registered for the first international flight; (c) if the passenger is determined to be registered for the first international flight, receiving an electronic boarding pass; wherein steps (a)-(c) are performed with one or more computer processors.