3M Mobile ID Reader :Swipe and Reads MRZ and RF Chip Data

3M_handheld_mobile_reader 3M Mobile ID Reader :Swipe and Reads MRZ and RF Chip Data

3M Mobile ID reader is a portable device with an OCR swipe that reads MRZ and RF chip data from passports and Visas. 3M Mobile ID reader uses 3M’s own reader technology with Psion Teklogix’s WORKABOUT PRO hand-held data terminal to scan passengers’ identity documents and capture their biometric data. Then 3M Mobile ID reader quickly verifies data against local or international watch lists, through wireless networks. The unit is integrated with a touch screen and keyboard enabling security officials manually enter data or they can correct the incorrect data.

The reader comes with a sunlight-safe color touch screen display, a capacitive fingerprint sensor, Wi? , GSM/GPRS EDGE wireless, and of course, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6. The reader uses an encrypted format for data transmission and the device has the capacity of 8GB. Before launching this into the market 3M has a case study over the summer at the Euro Cup 2008 soccer tournament that tested the capacity to deal with large, unpredictable crowds.

Rich Sanders, business manager for 3M Security Systems Division,Said

3M’s new Mobile ID Reader offers airport authorities, border management officials and transportation officers a complete, easy-to-use, portable solution in verifying identity that provides the security they expect from 3M Battery operation enables the use of this hand-held unit in virtually any travel situation - from airports to ships, trains and vehicles

Roger Zaugg, Commander Region North , said

With this technology at our disposal, we were able to stop people who thought trains offered a soft border entry point before they reached Switzerland and the tournament, quickly disrupting their travel plans Officers carry lots of equipment and are pleased that we have a device that is small-enough to be transported in cars and is easily operated in the confined space of a train carriage.

Source : Wired