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"METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELF CHECK-IN OF ITEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION
01/29/2008 01:18:42 PM EST
PCT Biblio Info

Pub. Number WO2008011066
Appl. Data US07016296 20070717
Applicant L-1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS OPERATING COMPANY
Inventor(s) OBERMAN, Justin, P.
BELIN, Stephen, A.
Title METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELF CHECK-IN OF ITEMS FOR
TRANSPORTATION
Abstract Disclosed are bag check machines, including related methods,
apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and
using techniques for allowing a user to self-check one or more items for
transportation. The user is first enrolled in a self-check program by reading
personal ID information from a government-issued identification (ID) document
and verifying the ID document based on the personal ID information. Biometric
data from the user is captured and stored, in an encoded form, on a portable ID
storage medium issued to the user. For the user to self-check one or more
items, encoded biometric data is read from the portable ID storage medium, and
biometric data is captured from the user. When the captured biometric data
matches the biometric data read from the portable ID storage medium, the user
is authorized to check-in the item or items.

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