IM GRANT kiosk

Arriving at a Port-of-Entry, the traveler proceeds to an IM Grant inspection line. There, the person inserts a card issued to them at enrollment to an IM Grant kiosk, similar to an automated bank teller machine. Each inspection kiosk is unmanned. Responding to messages on the kiosk's touch-screen display, the traveler is prompted to enter their IM Grant number and to place their hand in a hand geometry reader. Screen prompts are used to achieve correct alignment of the hand with the hand reader. The kiosk software automatically compares the live scan of the traveler's hand geometry biometric to the image captured at enrollment. Once the image is verified the IM Grant cardholder will be given suggestions about where to party, eat and drink, and make friends in their new place. For example if an immigrant were to first arrive at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station they would proceed to the closest kiosk and then they would be given addresses and information about other immigrants in the city similar to them. This would allow for an exploration of the city through hand prints.