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Ingress/egress control system for airport concourses and other access controlled areas
Assignee: ADT Security Services LLC
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Filing: 2000-10-04
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Granted: 2003-01-14
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Expires: 2020-10-04
Abstract
Abstract An ingress/egress control system ( 10 ) controls passenger (P) flow into and out of an airport concourse. Enplaning passengers pass through an entrance portal ( 18 ) on their way to an airplane gate. A security screen ( 22 ) screens each person passing through the portal for the presence of prohibited items and identifies any person suspected of carrying such an item. A secondary portal ( 50 ) is located downstream of the first portal. A visual display system ( 52 ) responds to an indication from the security screening to route a suspected person from the first portal to the secondary portal, for further screening to determine if the person is carrying a prohibited item, while providing a different display to passengers passing the security screen so they can enter the concourse. A separate, exit portal ( 64 ) is provided for deplaning passengers exiting the concourse. Multiple detectors ( 42 a ′-42 b ′, 82, 88 ) continuously monitor this portal so people cannot inadvertently or intentionally intrude into the exit path. Audio and visual alarms ( 79, 92 ) are activated when someone attempts to enter the concourse through the exit portal to both warn the person away and to alert security personnel of a possible intruder. An imaging system (VM) is used to obtain and store a video of image of the intruder.
Inventors
- 👤 Sam Brunetti
- 👤 Scott Firesheets
- 👤 Lee Thew
- 👤 Don Woody
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:28
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64F; B64F1/00; B64F1/36; B64F1/366
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 66
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
An ingress/egress (Q/X) control system for controlling the flow of persons from an unsecured area into a secured area, and from the secured area into the unsecured area comprising: an entrance portal through which persons entering the secured area must pass; first screening means at the entrance portal screening each person passing through the entrance portal for the presence of items prohibited from the secured area and identifying any person suspected of conveying any such item through the entrance portal; a secondary entrance portal downstream of the first said entrance portal and to which persons identified as possibly conveying prohibited items are directed, persons passing tie first screening means continuing into the secured area without further delay; a second screening means for further screening persons directed to the secondary entrance portal; an exit passage having an entrance in the secure area and an exit in the unsecured area add including an exit portal facilitating movement of persons through the exit passage; and, exit screening means monitoring an area adjacent the exit and providing an alarm whenever anyone attempts to enter the secure area through the exit passage from the unsecured area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
An ingress/egress (Q/X) control system for controlling the flow of persons from an unsecured area into a secured area, and from the secured area into the unsecured area comprising: an entrance portal through which persons entering the secured area must pass; first screening means at the entrance portal screening each person passing through the entrance portal for the presence of items prohibited from the secured area and identifying any person suspected of conveying any such item through the entrance portal; a secondary entrance portal downstream of the first said entrance portal and to which persons identified as possibly conveying prohibited items are directed, persons passing tie first screening means continuing into the secured area without further delay; a second screening means for further screening persons directed to the secondary entrance portal; an exit passage having an entrance in the secure area and an exit in the unsecured area add including an exit portal facilitating movement of persons through the exit passage; and, exit screening means monitoring an area adjacent the exit and providing an alarm whenever anyone attempts to enter the secure area through the exit passage from the unsecured area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control system of claim 1 wherein the exit screening means includes a plurality of detectors detecting attempted movement into the exit passage from the unsecured area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The control system of claim 2 wherein the exit screening means includes imaging means directed at the area adjacent the exit to obtain an image of anyone approaching the exit passage from the unsecured area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The control system of claim 3 wherein the exit screening means further includes an optical sensor detecting movement of persons from the unsecured area into the exit passage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The control system of claim 4 wherein the screening means further includes microwave means detecting movement of persons from the unsecured area toward the exit passage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The control system of claim 5 wherein the microwave means includes a doppler radar capable detecting relatively slow movements by persons attempting to enter the exit passage from the unsecured area to prevent someone from creeping into the exit passage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control system of claim 1 further including an audio alarm activated by the exit screening means when an intrusion is detected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control system of claim 7 further including a visual alarm activated by the exit screening means when an intrusion is detected.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control system of claim 1 further including a plurality of entrance portals each of which has an associated secondary entrance portal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The control system of claim 9 further including lighting means at the entrance of each entrance portal indicating whether the entrance portal is open or closed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The control system of claim 10 further including video display means adjacent each entrance portal for displaying video images indicating how a person should proceed through the entrance portal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The control system of claim 9 further including a conveyor located adjacent each entrance portal for persons passing through an entrance portal to place objects they are carrying on the conveyor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The control system of claim 12 further including means associated with each conveyor for scanning objects moving over the conveyor to determine if the objects are allowable into the secured area and for providing an alarm if an object is not allowable.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The control system of claim 13 further including video monitoring means monitoring each entrance portal and each conveyor associated therewith so to provide video images of each person entering an entrance portal and the placement of objects on the conveyor adjacent each entrance portal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The control means of claim 14 further including video recording means recording the video images of the persons entering an entrance portal and the conveyors on which their objects are placed.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The control system of claim 9 wherein at least one of the first said portals is accessible by handicapped persons.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
67 words
The control system of claim 1 further including a control station manned by security personnel for monitoring the flow of people through the system in either direction to facilitate the flow of people, to monitor persons who fail the screening as they attempt to enter into the secure area the entrance portal, and to monitor for intruders attempting to enter the secure area through the exit passage.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The control system of claim 17 wherein the entrance portal and exit passages each include imaging means for obtaining visual images of persons and the station includes a monitor for viewing the images and means for selecting which image to view.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
The control system of claim 17 wherein the entrance portal includes a video display for displaying video images illustrating how to progress through the portal and the control station includes video control means controlling operation of the video display.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The control system of claim 17 wherein the exit passage includes an audio system for broadcasting an audio alarm when an intruder is detected and the control station includes audio control means controlling operation of the audio system.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
The control system of claim 20 wherein the audio system includes prerecorded messages which can be broadcast at an intruder and the audio control means allows selection of individual messages to be broadcast.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control system of claim 17 which includes password protection so only persons with the proper password can operate the control station.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
127 words
An ingress (Q) control system for controlling the flow of people from an unsecured area into a secured area comprising: at least one portal through which persons entering the secured area must pass; screening means located at the portal for screening each person passing through the portal for the presence of items prohibited from the secured area and identifying any person suspected of conveying any such item through the portal; a secondary portal located downstream of the first said portal; and, means responsive to an indication from the screening means for routing a suspected person from the first portal to the secondary portal for further screening, said means allowing all other persons passing through the first said portal to continue into the secured area without further delay.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
127 words
An ingress (Q) control system for controlling the flow of people from an unsecured area into a secured area comprising: at least one portal through which persons entering the secured area must pass; screening means located at the portal for screening each person passing through the portal for the presence of items prohibited from the secured area and identifying any person suspected of conveying any such item through the portal; a secondary portal located downstream of the first said portal; and, means responsive to an indication from the screening means for routing a suspected person from the first portal to the secondary portal for further screening, said means allowing all other persons passing through the first said portal to continue into the secured area without further delay.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
48 words
The control system of claim 23 in which a person directed to the secondary portal must pass therethrough and further including a second screening means located at the secondary portal for screening each person passing through the portal for the presence of items prohibited from the secured area.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
The control system of claim 24 further including a first display means for directing a suspect person from the first said portal to the secondary portal.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
42 words
The control system of claim 25 further including a second display means located at an exit from the secondary portal for indicating where on a person passing through the secondary portal an item causing the person to fail a screening is located.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
The control system of claim 26 wherein the screening means in the secondary portal is more sensitive than the screening means in the first said portal.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control system of claim 23 further including a plurality of first said portals each of which has an associated secondary portal.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
The control system of claim 28 wherein at least one of the first said portals is accessible by handicapped persons.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
36 words
The control system of claim 28 further including lighting means at the entrance of each portal indicating whether the portal is open for persons to enter the portal or closed so persons should use another portal.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control system of claim 30 further including video display means adjacent each portal for displaying video images indicating how the person should proceed through the portal.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control system of claim 28 further including a conveyor located adjacent each portal for persons to place objects on the conveyor.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
42 words
The control system of claim 32 further including means associated with each conveyor for scanning objects moving over the conveyor to determine if the objects are allowable in the secured area and for providing an alarm if an object is not allowable.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
51 words
The control system of claim 33 further including video monitoring means monitoring each of the first said portals and each conveyor associated therewith so to provide video images of each person entering one of the first said portals and the placement of objects on the conveyor adjacent the first said portal.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
32 words
The control means of claim 34 further including video recording means recording the video images of the persons entering the first said portals and the conveyors on which their objects are placed.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
21 words
The control means of claim 35 further including means transmitting the video images to a remote location for viewing and storage.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
44 words
The control means of claim 36 further including a video playback by which recorded video images are viewable at the ingress site if there is a question concerning a person entering one of the first said portals or an object placed on a conveyor.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
24 words
The control system of claim 37 further including at lease one counter counting the number of persons entering each of the first said portals.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control system of claim 37 further including a counter counting the number of persons entering each of the first said portals.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
121 words
An egress (X) control system for controlling the flow of persons from a secure area into a non-secure area while monitoring the movement of any possible intruder, whether intentional or non-intentional, in the opposite direction from the non-secure area into the secure area comprising: means defining a passage having an entrance which is in the secure area and an exit which is in the non-secure area: a portal facilitating movement of persons through the passage from the entrance to the exit; and, screening means monitoring an area adjacent the exit and providing an alarm triggered by attempts to enter the passage from its exit, the screening means including a plurality of detectors detecting attempted movement into the passage from its exit.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
121 words
An egress (X) control system for controlling the flow of persons from a secure area into a non-secure area while monitoring the movement of any possible intruder, whether intentional or non-intentional, in the opposite direction from the non-secure area into the secure area comprising: means defining a passage having an entrance which is in the secure area and an exit which is in the non-secure area: a portal facilitating movement of persons through the passage from the entrance to the exit; and, screening means monitoring an area adjacent the exit and providing an alarm triggered by attempts to enter the passage from its exit, the screening means including a plurality of detectors detecting attempted movement into the passage from its exit.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
33 words
The control system of claim 40 in which the portal includes a one-way door which opens only to allow persons to move from the secured area through the passage into the non-secured area.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
34 words
The control system of claim 40 wherein the screening means includes imaging means directed at the area adjacent the exit and obtaining an image of an approach to the passage from the non-secured area.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
18 words
The control system of claim 42 further including recording means recording the images acquired by the imaging means.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control system of claim 43 further including means storing the recorded images, the images being storable at a site remote from the location of the passage.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control system of claim 42 wherein the screening means includes an optical sensor detecting movement of persons from the exit of the passage into the passage.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
28 words
The control system of claim 45 wherein the screening means further includes microwave means detecting movement of persons from the unsecured area toward the exit of the passage.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
14 words
The control system of claim 46 wherein the microwave means includes a doppler radar.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
37 words
The control system of claim 47 wherein the doppler radar detects relatively slow movements by persons attempting to enter the passage from its exit end thereby preventing someone from creeping into the passage from its exit end.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
21 words
The control system of claim 40 further including an audio alarm activated by the screening means when an intrusion is detected.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
21 words
The control system of claim 49 further including a visual alarm activated by the screening means when an intrusion is detected.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
33 words
The control system of claim 50 wherein the visual alarm includes a plurality of lights on the portal through which persons exit from the passage, the lights flashing on and off when activated.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
21 words
The control system of claim 40 further including means counting the number of persons exiting the secured area through the passage.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
155 words
An ingress/egress (Q/X) control system for controlling the flow of persons from a non-secure area into a secure area through an entrance passage and screening the persons moving through the entrance passage; for moving persons from the secure area into the non-secure area through a separate exit passage and monitoring an outlet potion of the exit passage to detect possible intruders, whether intentional or unintentional, attempting to enter the secure area through the exit passage; and, a control station manned by security personnel for monitoring the flow of people through the system in either direction so to facilitate the flow of people into and out of the secure area, including persons who fail the screening as they attempt to enter into the secure area and are directed from the entrance passage for further screening before they are allowed into the secure area, and possible intruders attempting to enter the secure area through the exit passage.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
155 words
An ingress/egress (Q/X) control system for controlling the flow of persons from a non-secure area into a secure area through an entrance passage and screening the persons moving through the entrance passage; for moving persons from the secure area into the non-secure area through a separate exit passage and monitoring an outlet potion of the exit passage to detect possible intruders, whether intentional or unintentional, attempting to enter the secure area through the exit passage; and, a control station manned by security personnel for monitoring the flow of people through the system in either direction so to facilitate the flow of people into and out of the secure area, including persons who fail the screening as they attempt to enter into the secure area and are directed from the entrance passage for further screening before they are allowed into the secure area, and possible intruders attempting to enter the secure area through the exit passage.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
47 words
The control station of claim 53 wherein the entrance and exit passages each include imaging means for obtaining visual images of persons moving through or toward the respective passages and the station includes a monitor for viewing the images and means for selecting which image to view.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
15 words
The control station of claim 54 further including image storage means for storing video images.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
25 words
The control station of claim 55 further including means transmitting the video images to a remote location for viewing and storage at the remote location.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
40 words
The control station of claim 53 wherein the entrance passage includes a video display for displaying video images illustrating how to progress through the entrance passage and the control station includes video control means controlling operation of the video display.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
38 words
The control station of claim 53 wherein the exit passage includes an audio system for broadcasting an audio alarm when an intruder is detected and the control station includes audio control means controlling operation of the audio system.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
36 words
The control station of claim 58 wherein the audio system includes a plurality of pre-recorded messages which can be broadcast at an intruder and the audio control means allows selection of individual messages to be broadcast.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
23 words
The control station of claim 53 further including means for separately counting the number of persons passing through the entrance and exit passages.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control station of claim 53 wherein the entrance passage includes a plurality of lanes and the number of persons passing through each lane is separately counted.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
21 words
The control station of claim 53 which includes password protection so only persons with the proper password can operate the station.
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