e-Passport Reader Module for Airport Keyboards
Reading, UK, October 9, 2006 - Recognising that many airports have deployed Access manufactured ATB42x keyboards, Access Keyboards has developed the EID420 e-passport reader upgrade.
This stand-alone module can easily be retro-fitted to any ATB42x keyboard providing a low-cost migration to e-passport reading capability, and is also available as a factory-fitted option on all ATB series keyboards.
The EID420 reader provides a platform to retrieve encoded data from new-style passports with embedded contactless smart card micro-chips. In addition to storing a facial image, biometric data such as finger print and iris data will be stored on the chip.
The module is compliant with the interoperability standard ICA09303 2005. It is robust and tamper-proof, and is USB2.0 host powered making connectivity straightforward.