A scenario-Sometime in the near future.....
Brian and his family are making ready for a much-needed vacation. This year they are heading for Orlando, Florida to enjoy the theme parks, restaurants, events and other attractions for a week of fun in the sun. While researching their upcoming vacation at the Orlando Visitor's Bureau website, Brian spotted an enchanting link for the "Orlando Electronic Pass (ePass)". This ePass offer included tickets, passes, discounts, audio/video tours, coupons, special offers and even a accumulate electronic wallet for their vacation money. For per Orlando ePass, Brian and his family would receive almost 0 worth of discounts and passes at some of their popular places including all theme parks, all the major hotels, restaurants, cinemas, gift shops and local events. Also included in the Orlando ePass are videos of Orlando that can be viewed and listened to on the Orlando ePass since it is also an audio (mp3) and video (mp4) player. So Brian orders four Orlando ePasses and is informed that he can pick them up at the Orlando Welcome Desk at the Orlando International Airport upon arrival.
When Brian and his family arrive at the Orlando Welcome Desk at the airport, Brian and his wife present their photo Ids to the hostess at the desk. Since Brian already has an Apple iPhone she gives him a itsybitsy Orlando key fob with a fingerprint sensor. She gives each of the others a very cool finding itsybitsy mp3/mp4 player gismo on an Orlando lanyard, with a fingerprint sensor and a Lcd screen. She explains to them that both forms of the Orlando ePass aretheir transported electronic concierge and will be their electronic pass (Orlando ePass) to everything they want to do in Orlando. It will review with acceptable contactless Rfid at most turnstiles and cash registers. It will review with handheld computers in the theme parks as well. It can also be linked to any computer by acceptable Usb port for downloading added tickets, cash, audio files, videos, facts and coupons and is completely secure. It also plays acceptable mp3 music and other audio files and plays acceptable avi (audio-video interleave) format video/movies. Brian's Orlando ePass key fob pairs surely to his iPhone by Bluetooth. He then downloads a meWallet® application from the iTunes™app store that allows his iPhone to do most of the same functions as the family's mp3 Player devices.
They can see what is in the Orlando ePass by reading the Lcd screen on the front of the ePass or on the iPhone. Brian and each of the family members are swiftly shown how to register their fingerprint into the ePasses. After they have registered their fingerprints, the Orlando ePass are theirs. From then on, only the person who is registered on the gismo can make it work. The Orlando hostess also explains to them that the Orlando ePass is adequate with Auto-Redemption™, which means that any coupons ready to reduction a buy will automatically be used at the register when paying and any passes ready will be utilized automatically as well. She tells them that they can see all their tickets, cash, coupons, passes and data at any time on the Orlando ePass's screen or the iPhone's screen and that they do not have to remember to use the coupons. This is all done for them.
The hostess asks Brian if he would like to have electronic cash loaded into the Orlando ePasses. She informs him that they will be able to pay for whatever at the majority of businesses in the Orlando area with the Orlando ePass. If the Orlando ePass is lost or stolen there will still be a central narrative of all the data including eCash on the Orlando ePass and it can be surely replaced. Charging it to a reputation card as a buy from the Orlando Visitor's Bureau, Brian has 0 put in his and his wife's Orlando ePasses and in each of the kid's ePasses. At the same time Brian purchases the three-day Disney World passes, one day at Universal Studios and one day at Wet 'n Wild. All of these eTickets are loaded into the ePasses at the Visitor Desk in seconds. Brian also sees that his reservations for the rental car and for the hotel are in the Orlando ePass as well as a complementary evening meal at Boston Lobster Fest for that evening. Also included with their new Orlando ePasses is a small Sd memory card with a video tour of Orlando's 'Best Bets' on it. Brian can download these same video tours to his iPhone. The whole family can watch this video on their Orlando ePasses to see all the great possibilities ready in the Orlando area.
At the rental car desk, Brian merely taps his Orlando ePass at the contactless reader at the Tap and Drive kiosk and his rental car keys drop down into the tray. The location and make of the car is displayed on the Lcd screen of his iPhone. Also displayed is a notice that he has been given an upgrade because of a coupon identified in his Orlando ePass during the transaction. He also sees that he has been given an added coupon for an upgrade the next time he rents a car from this group and a coupon for a half-price evening meal at any Olive garden restaurant.
When Brian and his family arrive at the hotel, he taps the Orlando ePass at the Nfc-Rfid Tap 'n' Check-in kiosk at the hotel. He is asked to have each member of his family tap their ePasses to the Nfc-Rfid reader on the kiosk as well. Now all the family's ePasses can be used to open the door to their room. No other room keys are necessary. Additionally, during the process of making the Orlando ePass a room key, Brian's Orlando ePass is sent 4 coupons for free Florida orange juices at the hotel cafeteria and half price on a special option of gifts at the hotel gift shop.
After putting their bags in their rooms and changing, the family goes down to the cafeteria to have some lunch before heading to Ripley's Museum. Everybody orders orange juice to use their coupons, but they also have a full lunch. At the register, Brian holds his Orlando ePass on the Tap and Pay reader. Brian can see on the Lcd screen of his meWallet™ enabled iPhone that the orange juice coupons are automatically redeemed and the remainder of the bill is paid for using Brian's prepaid inventory in the ePass. An electronic receipt for the meal is sent back to the Orlando ePass as well as a coupon for a half-price hamburger next time they come to the restaurant. All data sent to Brian's Orlando ePass is displayed on his phone.
As they are walking through the hotel lobby, they notice an Orlando Concierge Kiosk. Brian's daughter taps her Orlando ePass on the Nfc-Rfid reader. The large screen on the kiosk displays a list of ready coupons and promotions. She chooses Ripley's Museum and asks for 4 coupons for their 4 ePasses. The kiosk display instructs her to hold her Orlando ePass to the reader and for each of the other group members to do the same. In less than a second, she is given a 20% off coupon for Ripley's as well as a coupon for 10% off in the Ripley's gift shop. Each family member follows suit and is given the same.
At Ripley's Museum, Brian tells the man in the label booth that he would like 4 tickets and that each of his family members has a coupon. The attendant in the label booth asks Brian if he would like interactive audio/video tour cards for their Orlando ePasses. The man explains that with this itsybitsy Sd card in their ePasses they will be able to tap at readers throughout the museum and then see and hear enchanting facts about the distinct exhibits, receive special offers and enhance their museum experience. Brian says, "Yes", and the attendant provides each of them with a Ripley's micro-Sd memory card with a complete video tour. Each of the micro-Sd cards are inserted into the Sd card slot in the ePasses or downloaded as a video to Brian's iPhone. Brian pays with his Orlando ePass and an electronic receipt and added coupons are sent back to him. Each family member taps the reader at the register and their reduction coupon is redeemed and added coupons are sent to them.
The next day, Brian and his family drive out to Disney World. At the turnstile, each person taps their Orlando ePass on the Nfc-Rfid reader. during that action, the tickets are authenticated and 5 reduction coupons are sent to each ePass. By reading the electronic coupons on their Lcd screens, Brian and his family can see that each person has received distinct coupons that review to things that they like. Each person gets a reduction coupon for a meal, each person gets a Fastpass™ coupon for a popular ride, and 3 distinct reduction coupons for theme gift shops. As they go through their day at the park they use their ePasses to pay for their meals and gifts and are given added coupons during every transaction.
Just inside the park Brian notices a video tour booth. At this booth, Brian purchases four Walt Disney World tour Sd cards for their Orlando ePasses. The pre-recorded, interactive tours are activated by tapping any of the Rfid readers placed throughout the park. The tours can also be activated by tapping the play button on the ePass' menu. When they hold the ePass against a Rfid tap n' tour post then can also receive, electronically, special practice Disney offers like cafeteria coupons and Fastpass™ coupons. At one of the gift shops, Brian's daughter Sophia sees a new Disney World special Hannah Montana music Sd card with the newest Hannah Montana songs and videos. Sophia purchases this using her Orlando ePass, plugs it into the micro Sd card slot, plugs in her headset and off she goes happily listening to the recording.
One time while paying at a restaurant, Brian's wife is sent a notice to her Orlando ePass that there is a very short line at Its A Small World. So they hurry over to that ride.
During their second day at Disney, Brian's son wanders off and they cannot find him. Fortunately he remembers to tap his Orlando ePass at a Tap n' Tour Post or a point-of-sale (Pos) terminal in the Park and the Park staff finds him immediately and re-unites him with his parents.
One evening, Brian and the family decide to go to the movies. Brian purchases the tickets at the Concierge Kiosk and receives reduction coupons for popcorn for the whole family. At the cinema, Brian just taps his Orlando ePass at the turnstile as does each of the family members. The eTickets are validated and Everybody gets in. Everybody is given added coupons as well including reduction coupons for the Outlet Mall. Everybody wants popcorn for the movie, so Brian purchases the popcorn and pays with his ePass. The reduction coupons are automatically used and the remaining total for the popcorns is deducted from the ePass. Of course, a receipt is sent back to the ePass.
During their week in the Orlando area, Brian and his family use their Orlando ePass extensively. They use them for everything from paying at restaurants, buying gifts, watching videos, listening to music, accessing their hotel rooms and redeeming reduction coupons. They save a cumulative total of 5 by utilizing these discounts, but they did have to buy an added suitcase at the Outlet Mall to carry back some of the items that they had not planned to purchase.
Once home, Brian receives an email letting him know that that their Orlando ePass is also known as ultra-secure™ meWallet® ideas idPlayer™ and idFob™ smart devices (idGadget™ devices) and that they can be used at numerous websites for authentication, cost and downloading of tickets. He is also sent a list of stadiums, cinemas, venues, shopping malls, shop and restaurants that accept the meWallet® System's idGadget™ devices He is also informed that he can have this same technology physically integrated in a newly announced meWallet® ideas enabled smart cell phone.
Brian also learns that he can use the idFob™ device, linked to his Pc via its Usb port, to authenticate himself at the Tickethub or eBay website and can securely pay with his idFob™ gismo for the Rolling Stones tickets that he just purchased. He can also download the digital tickets electronically to his idFob™ gismo and iPhone and use them to get into the concert. When he downloads the Stones tickets and enters the concert venue, he is also given customized digital coupons for fan merchandise and food at the venue. After the concert he uses one of his Vip coupons to buy a micro Sd card with a video of the whole concert at a special booth in the venue for his kids.
By using his idFob™ gismo and iPhone™for online singular sign on authentication and transactions he no longer has to type in usernames, passwords, palpate facts or reputation card data. His data is all the time accumulate since everything traveling in the middle of his idFob™ gismo and the rest of the world is encrypted at soldiery levels. Vendors and venues are sure that their buyer is who he says he is since Brian is the only person that can make his idFob™ gismo with iPhone function.
Brian is also able to load his children's allowances into their idPlayer™ devices. He is able to set special parameters in the idPlayer™ gismo to operate their spending and purchases online and at the shopping mall.
If one of his children's idPlayer™ devices is lost, it is no problem. A narrative of everything in the idPlayer™ gismo is on a accumulate server and the idPlayer™ gismo can be swiftly and surely replaced with exactly what was in it when it was lost. Since the registered finger print is required to kick off the idPlayer™ devices, no one can use the lost devices.
When Brian and his wife go grocery shopping, they now go first to the grocery store website. Brian's wife connects her idPlayer™ smart gismo to the computer and authenticates herself at the site. She is immediately offered coupons that review to her families preferences. She can download, to the idPlayer™ device, all the coupons she wishes to use. At the grocery store all coupons are redeemed automatically at the checkout. She can also pay with her idPlayer™ device. during check out, she is also given new personalized coupons and offers from the grocery store and linked merchants.
Next year, Brian's children will be able to use their idPlayer™ devices at school to pay for lunches and to access special areas of the school campus.
Brian and his family use their idPlayer™ and idFob™ devices almost every day for just about all their online and off-line transactions. At work, Brian is able to securely move encrypted files from one computer to other and to access controlled areas of the company network using his idFob™. He and his wife also use their idGadget™ devices to access their eBay accounts. They can even securely download some of the money earned from their eBay company directly from their PayPal inventory into their idPlayer™ device. Brian's wife chooses the Dvds to rent at the Yahoo.com website and downloads the rental codes to her idPlayer™ device. At the local Safeway, she picks up the Dvds at the Movie Kiosk by taping her Orlando ePass to the reader on the kiosk. The kiosk delivers her Dvd rentals and sends her added personalized coupons for use at the Safeway while she is there as well as offers for discounts at the Zazoo.com Shopping site. The whole family uses their idPlayer™ devices as mp3 and mp4 players as well. They can now pay for and then download mp3 music files to their idPlayer™ devices at their popular online music vendors all with the same itsybitsy gismo and all with complete security.
As the years go on, Brian and his family will find that they are able to use their ultra-secure™ meWallet® ideas idPlayer™ and meWallet® ideas enabled cell phones in more and more locations and for more purposes including a range of loyalty programs. Their idGadget™ devices become their driver's licenses and accumulate passes for the FastTrack line at airport security.
They are able to securely and confidentially keep their curative and linked guarnatee records on a special ultra-secure™ idPlayer™ gismo in case,granted by their original physician and sponsored by their local hospital. It eliminates the need to fill out forms throughout the condition care system, helps their pharmacist to recognize conflicting prescriptions and can swiftly supply foremost facts in an emergency.
Does this sound like science fiction? It's not. Each of those examples is soon to be reality. The ultra-secure™ meWallet® ideas and idGadget™ smart gismo technology from Sentegra will be rolled out in early 2011.
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