Systems and methods for security checkpoint condition information and sharing

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media described herein provide crowdsourced condition data for display in a mobile application of a mobile device associated with a first traveler. The crowdsourced condition data may relate to a physical condition of relevance at a security checkpoint, where the physical condition of relevance provides a basis for an observation about a physical state of the security checkpoint and the physical state is relevant to the first traveler. The crowdsourced condition data may be based on a plurality of observations of the condition of relevance that has been provided by a plurality of second travelers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, in a mobile application executing on a mobile device associated with a first traveler, first positional data representing a first physical location associated with the first traveler;   generating a comparison by comparing the first positional data of the first traveler with second positional data, the second positional data representing to a second physical location corresponding to a security checkpoint in a secure facility;   identifying, using the comparison, a given distance between the first traveler and the security checkpoint, the given distance representing a physical distance between the first traveler and the security checkpoint;   identifying a physical condition of relevance of the security checkpoint, the physical condition of relevance providing a basis for an observation about a physical state of the security checkpoint, the physical state being relevant to the first traveler;   gathering crowdsourced condition data related to the condition of relevance, the crowdsourced condition data being based on a plurality of observations related to the condition of relevance and provided by a plurality of second travelers; and   configuring the mobile application to display the crowdsourced condition data, thereby providing the first traveler with a measure of the physical condition of relevance of the security checkpoint.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile application is configured to provide the first positional data in response to the first traveler being at the given distance of the security checkpoint. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first positional data is gathered, at least in part, using a geography based transmitter coupled to the mobile device, the geography based transmitter being configured to provide the first positional data of the first user. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein the geography based transmitter comprises one or more of a Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitter, and a Bluetooth transmitter. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical condition of relevance comprises an estimated wait time for the security checkpoint. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 5 , wherein the crowdsourced condition data comprises a numerical estimate of the estimated wait time, or one or more timed passages through the security checkpoint provided by the plurality of second travelers. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical condition of relevance comprises an environmental condition of the security checkpoint, the environmental condition being related to safety or cleanliness of the security checkpoint. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , wherein the crowdsourced condition data comprises an account of whether or not there is trash near the security checkpoint, conditions of furnishings near the security checkpoint, or a maintenance condition of the security checkpoint. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical condition of relevance comprises an administrative condition of the security checkpoint, the administrative condition being related to how security screening personnel are administering the security checkpoint. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the crowdsourced condition data comprises an account of how the security screening personnel are acting at the security checkpoint. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second travelers are laypersons without formal training in describing the physical condition of relevance. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical condition of relevance is related to a temporal component, the temporal component limiting the physical condition of relevance to a specific time window. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing instructions to the mobile application to display a graphical menu, the graphical menu allowing selection of an identifier of the security checkpoint from the first traveler. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 13 , wherein the graphical menu provides the first traveler with a request to enroll in one or more services to facilitate travel management for the first traveler. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the crowdsourced condition data is gathered from mobile phones of the plurality of second travelers. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile phone of the first traveler. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the security checkpoint is in an airport. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile application is displayed on a touchscreen interface of the mobile device, the touchscreen interface being configured to receive one or more control gestures from the first traveler. 
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 memory;   one or more physical processors coupled to the memory, the one or more physical processors configured by computer-readable instructions to perform a computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, in a mobile application executing on a mobile device associated with a first traveler, first positional data representing a first physical location associated with the first traveler; 
 generating a comparison by comparing the first positional data of the first traveler with second positional data, the second positional data representing to a second physical location corresponding to a security checkpoint in a secure facility; 
 identifying, using the comparison, a given distance between the first traveler and the security checkpoint, the given distance representing a physical distance between the first traveler and the security checkpoint; 
 identifying a physical condition of relevance of the security checkpoint, the physical condition of relevance providing a basis for an observation about a physical state of the security checkpoint, the physical state being relevant to the first traveler; 
 gathering crowdsourced condition data related to the condition of relevance, the crowdsourced condition data being based on a plurality of observations related to the condition of relevance and provided by a plurality of second travelers; and 
 configuring the mobile application to display the crowdsourced condition data, thereby providing the first traveler with a measure of the physical condition of relevance of the security checkpoint. 
   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor for performing a computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, in a mobile application executing on a mobile device associated with a first traveler, first positional data representing a first physical location associated with the first traveler;   generating a comparison by comparing the first positional data of the first traveler with second positional data, the second positional data representing to a second physical location corresponding to a security checkpoint in a secure facility;   identifying, using the comparison, a given distance between the first traveler and the security checkpoint, the given distance representing a physical distance between the first traveler and the security checkpoint;   identifying a physical condition of relevance of the security checkpoint, the physical condition of relevance providing a basis for an observation about a physical state of the security checkpoint, the physical state being relevant to the first traveler;   gathering crowdsourced condition data related to the condition of relevance, the crowdsourced condition data being based on a plurality of observations related to the condition of relevance and provided by a plurality of second travelers; and   configuring the mobile application to display the crowdsourced condition data, thereby providing the first traveler with a measure of the physical condition of relevance of the security checkpoint.