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"Gerfried" <ichwillkeinespams@nicht.at> wrote in message news:<3c9f90f4$0$34594$5039e797@newsreader01.highway.telekom.at>...
> "Doug Parker" <parkerpostings@earthlink.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:9221823b.0203251117.1c65af4d@posting.google.com...
> > A few clarifications on the text in this news item:
> >
> > 1. For the read range, 3 inches would be more accurate - definitely
> > not 3 feet
> 
> ok
> however seems to be a huge investment - what about a not that smart card -
> only cheap tag embedde in a paper card? any prototypical demsontration on
> the horizon?
> 
> cheers
> 
> gerfried

Yes, I believe RATP in Paris is planning to use lower-cost paper
contactless smart cards in combination with plastic contactless smart
cards. Regular riders would get the durable plastic card, while
occasional riders and visitors would get the paper card that will only
last for a few uses. The two types of smart card would use compatible
software and communications protocols so that only one type of reader
would be needed. However, the paper contactless smart card is still a
new and relatively unproven approach.

This is an important development because otherwise such occasional or
one-time riders would continue to use cash (expensive to handle and
process) or require a parallel magnetic stripe ticket infrastructure
(increasing the capital and maintenance costs). The reason the paper
card can be considered for this role is that the unit costs approach
those for magnetic stripe farecards.

Doug Parker
NOdparkerSPAM@NOmultisystemsSPAM.com
www.multisystems.com