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Author: 8K contactless smart cards from Rosh Pina, OTI Ltd.14/1/03 |
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Date Posted: 17:29:39 01/23/03 Thu Continental Airlines Tests Registered Traveler Smart Card Select frequent fliers of Continental Airlines can participate in a "registered traveler" program that uses contactless smart cards storing a biometric identifier to help them get through the airport more quickly. The I@Pass program, provided by aviation systems integrator ICTS International N.V., has been tested since last April at Newark Liberty International Airport on Continental Airlines flights to Tel Aviv, Israel, according to ICTS. This month, ICTS expanded the I@Pass program to Continental Airlines flights from Newark to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, says the company. ICTS is using 8K contactless smart cards from Rosh Pina, Israel-based OTI Ltd. When certain passengers check in, they can enroll in the program for free, says Ohad Bashan, president of OTI’s American division, OTI America. Bashan would not disclose the criteria Continental uses to choose which passengers participate, or how many are enrolled in the program. The passenger’s finger is scanned and the digitized version of the image is stored on the contactless smart card, as well as personal information, says Bashan. Once enrolled, I@Pass members can check into their flights at special terminals that scan their passports and compare the live image of their fingerprint to the one stored on the smart card. ICTS chose contactless smart cards because they communicate to the reader via radio waves, which enables passengers to get through the terminal more quickly, says Bashan. ( 2003-01-14 ) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |