RFID Boarding Pass with Adhesive Windshield Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
In passenger terminals, especially where passengers travel with vehicles, the conventional boarding pass system is inconvenient as it requires passengers to physically present their boarding passes to controllers, slowing down the flow of passengers, particularly in ferry or car-train services where the pass is located within the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A boarding pass with an RFID tag and adhesive strip that can be fixed to a vehicle's windshield, allowing remote reading of the information stored in the RFID chip, enabling quick and efficient passenger checks without the need for physical presentation, and also providing location tracking and information transmission to passengers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If passengers physically present their boarding passes to controllers for reading, then the information can be accurately read and verified, but the passenger flow is slowed down and congestion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical boarding pass presentation and manual or optical scanning with an RFID-based electromagnetic reading system. The RFID tag embedded in the boarding pass enables wireless communication with readers, eliminating the need for physical contact or close proximity between the passenger and controller, thus maintaining information reading accuracy while significantly improving passenger flow speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The RFID tag acts as an intermediary between the boarding pass information and the controller's reading system. It enables remote, contactless transmission of boarding pass data through electromagnetic fields, allowing controllers to read information from a distance without requiring passengers to physically present the pass, thereby resolving the contradiction between reading accuracy and flow speed.
2Measurement precision
If passengers must stop their vehicle and present the boarding pass to the controller, then the boarding pass can be read, but the boarding process becomes time-consuming and disrupts passenger flow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical interaction of stopping the vehicle, physically presenting the boarding pass, and manual reading with an automated RFID reading system. The RFID reader can detect and read the boarding pass information wirelessly as the vehicle approaches or passes through the boarding area, eliminating the time loss associated with vehicle stopping and physical pass presentation while maintaining accurate information retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The RFID tag is pre-embedded in the boarding pass, and the reading system is positioned to automatically detect and read the tag before the passenger needs to take any action. This preliminary automated reading eliminates the need for passengers to stop their vehicles or manually present passes, significantly reducing boarding time while ensuring accurate information capture.
3Ease of operation
If the boarding pass is kept inside the vehicle for convenience, then passenger access is simplified, but traditional reading methods cannot retrieve the information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement of physically removing and presenting the boarding pass with an RFID-based wireless reading system. The RFID tag embedded in the boarding pass can be read through the vehicle's windshield or window material using electromagnetic fields, enabling information retrieval without physical access to the pass while maintaining ease of operation by allowing the pass to remain inside the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The RFID electromagnetic field acts as an intermediary that penetrates the vehicle's windshield or window material to communicate with the RFID tag inside the vehicle. This intermediary mechanism enables information retrieval without requiring the boarding pass to be physically accessible or removed from the vehicle, thus preserving both ease of operation and information retrieval capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Streamlines passenger checks and improves flow management by allowing remote reading of boarding passes, reducing congestion and enabling location tracking and information delivery to passengers within the terminal.
Implementation Method 1
an RFID tag comprising a memory and an antenna. The RFID tag according to the invention comprises an RFID chip, known moreover, which comprises a memory capable of storing information, as well as an antenna which makes it possible to remotely read the information contained in the memory using an RFID reader
Implementation Method 2
the fastening device comprises an adhesive strip having an adhesive face and a non-adhesive face, opposite the adhesive face
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AI summary
The invention relates to a boarding pass (10) comprising a sheet (12) which has a first face (14) and a second face (16) opposite the first face (14), characterized in that the sheet has: a first part (18) comprising a fastening device (20) for fixing the boarding pass (10) to a support, a second part (30) comprising an RFID tag (32) comprising a memory (34) and an antenna (36).