Robert E Shaffer

US Patent:

7044371, May 16, 2006

Filed:

Nov 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/718317

Inventors:

Karen Dove - Dallas TX, US
Don Harris - Mansfield TX, US
Robert Shaffer - Plano TX, US
Steve Weidman - Hickory Creek TX, US
John Zuzu - Haslet TX, US

Assignee:

Southwest Airlines Co. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G07B 15/02

US Classification:

235384, 235382, 235435

Abstract:

A system and method for monitoring passengers during boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier is provided. This includes providing a passenger monitoring system at a gateway area for boarding or disembarking of a passenger carrier for a designated carrier event. The passenger monitoring system may include a passenger data collecting device, an instruction input device, a video monitor display device and a data processor that is in communication with a remotely located central database containing stored carrier and passenger data for the carrier event. Passenger boarding or disembarking data from at least one passenger is collected during boarding or disembarking operations at the gateway area with the passenger monitoring system. The stored carrier and passenger data is updated with the collected data. The stored carrier and passenger data is displayed on the display device of the passenger monitoring system upon inquiry instruction input into the instruction input device.

US Patent:

7394900, Jul 1, 2008

Filed:

Oct 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/694102

Inventors:

Mark Gerber - Irving TX, US
Brad Newcomb - Plano TX, US
Robert Shaffer - Plano TX, US
Chris Stromberger - Irving TX, US
Steve Taylor - Dallas TX, US
Kevin Krone - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

Southwest Airlines Co. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04L 9/00
G06F 7/04

US Classification:

380259, 726 26

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for preventing the use of data transmitted by a computer to a web site by a program operating on the computer. Initially, a first association between a set of labels and a first set of codes is created. The set of labels contains information to be displayed on the computer, while each code in the first set of codes is associated with a particular label. An encryption key is then linked with the first association. The set of labels, the first set of codes, and the first encryption key is then sent to the computer. Some time later, codes from the first set of codes and the first encryption key are received back from the computer. The codes returned from the computer are then matched to labels from the set of labels using the first encryption key. Afterwards, subsequent associations between the set of labels and other sets of codes are created. These associations are different than the association between the set of labels and the first set of codes.

US Patent:

8041036, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

May 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/118630

Inventors:

Mark A. Gerber - Coppell TX, US
Kevin M. Krone - Coppell TX, US
Bradley D. Newcomb - Plano TX, US
Robert S. Shaffer - Plano TX, US
Chris Stromberger - Irving TX, US
Steven F. Taylor - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

Southwest Airlines Co. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04L 9/00
G06F 7/04

US Classification:

380259, 726 26

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for preventing the use of data involves creating a first association between a set of labels and a first set of codes, where the set of labels contains information to be displayed on a computer, while each code in the first set of codes is associated with a particular label. An encryption key is linked with the first association. The set of labels, the first set of codes, and the first encryption key are sent to the computer. Later, when codes from the first set of codes and the first encryption key are received back from the computer, the codes returned from the computer are then matched to labels from the set of labels using the first encryption key. Subsequent, different associations between the set of labels and other sets of codes are created, and additional encryption keys are also created to identify the subsequent associations.