Automatic checkin apparatus

Claim 1

An automatic checkin apparatus comprising: (a) air ticket reading means (13) for receiving air ticket and reading data recorded thereon; (b) baggage number input means (4, 15) for entering data indicative of the number of baggages; (c) boarding card issuing means (11, 12) for issuing a boarding card (20) on which data indicative of at least a flight number and a seat number are recorded on the basis of data read through said air ticket reading means and data entered through said baggage number input means; and (d) tag issuing means (17) for issuing baggage tags (22) corresponding to the number of baggages, on which all or a part of data recorded on the boarding card are recorded.

Claim 3

A method of automatically checking-in passengers which comprises the following steps of: (a) reading data recorded on an air ticket (n1); (b) checking whether the read air ticket is valid (n2); (c) if valid, checking whether the air ticket is a reserved ticket (n3); (d) if a reserved ticket, inquiring of a host computer about the boarding acceptance (n4); (e) if accepted (n5), entering seat requirements (n6); (f) inquiring of the host computer about the entered seat requirements to secure a seat under requirements (n7); (g) if a seat is secured (n8), printing and recording necessary data on a boarding card (n9); (h) reading an entered data indicative of the number of baggages (n10); (i) if the number of baggages is not zero (n11), printing at least one tag corresponding to the entered data (n12, n13); and (j) issuing a boarding ticket and at least one tag and stocking the inserted air ticket (n14, n15).

Claim 4

A method of automatically checking-in passengers which comprises the following steps of: (a) reading data recorded on an air ticket (n1); (b) checking whether the read air ticket is valid (n2); (c) if valid, checking whether the air ticket is a reserved ticket (n3); (d) if a reserved ticket, inquiring of a host computer about the boarding acceptance (n4); (e) if accepted (n5), entering seat requirements (n6); (f) inquiring of the host computer about the entered seat requirements to secure a seat under requirements (n7); (g) if a seat is secured (n8), printing and recording necessary data on a boarding card (n9); (h) reading an entered data indicative of the number of baggages (n10); (i) if the number of baggages is not zero (n11), printing at least one tag corresponding to the entered data (n12, n13); and (j) issuing a boarding ticket and at least one tag and stocking the inserted air ticket (n14, n15).