Authentication plus credit services. This also automatically provides vendor access to customer credit information during order submission. Transnational extended transaction plus delivery authentication plus customs clearance. It is estimated that current paper-based systems of letters of credit, performance bonds, and insurance add as much as 20 percent to the cost of American manufactured goods. Transnational guarantee and third party endorsement.
Some information is inherently valuable.
Remote monitors will forward ringing doorbells to the away home or business owner and allow them to observe and speak with visitors even when not physically in the building. Remote authorization may check with service companies to authenticate service-staff identity prior to authorizing remote door locks to open, and it may include cameras to observe and record the visit, and later notify owners that the visitor has departed. This scenario is a small step from today's security minded systems, and portions of it are already in use today. The potential for remote sensing and operation of all kinds has opportunities to enrich our lives. Medical consultations with specialists located thousands of kilometers away are already occurring.