Remote biometric verification

A system comprising:

• inputting means for inputting a passenger identifier in accordance with a user interface software module;
• reading means responsively coupled to said inputting means for reading a passenger biometric identifier in accordance with a biometric device software module which is responsively coupled to said user interface module;
• second reading means responsively coupled to a second biometric device for reading said passenger biometric identifier at a location different from said reading means;
• and
• verifying means responsively coupled to said inputting means, said second reading means, and said reading means but not positioned at the same site as said reading means for verifying that said passenger identifier corresponds to said passenger biometric identifier;
• and
• displaying means responsively coupled to said inputting means and said reading means for displaying information to a passenger.

A method of remote passenger check-in comprising:

• positioning a remote check-in monitor in a convenient place remote from an airport;
• identifying a particular passenger at said remote check-in monitor using a personal identifier in accordance with operation of a user interface software module;
• identifying said particular passenger using a biometric identifier at said remote check-in monitor in accordance with a biometric identifier software module which is responsively coupled to said user interface software module;
• reading said biometric identifier of said particular passenger at a location different from said convenient place remote from said airport;
• verifying correspondence between said personal identifier and said biometric identifier at said location different from said convenient place;
• printing a boarding pass if said verifying step finds said correspondence between said personal identifier and said biometric identifier, and
• printing a baggage claim ticket at the request of said passenger.