Patent ID: 9457917
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B64F

Claim Text:
1. An airport baggage handling system comprising: a screening station including a first in-line screening device configured to perform high risk screening of baggage and a second in-line screening device configured to perform low risk screening of baggage; a first transport system configured to transport baggage from an initial location to the screening station; a second transport system configured to transport baggage from the screening station to a second location; a computer control system adapted to control routing of baggage along the airport baggage handling system; a tag secured to each piece of baggage; wherein the tag, and/or the computer control system storing information pertaining to each piece of baggage, the computer control system being adapted to control the first transport system to direct each piece of baggage to a selected one of the first or second in-line screening devices based upon the information.