August 21st 2009
American Express files patent on olfactory biometrics technology

Scented Credit Card American Express
American Express has filed a patent on olfactory biometrics technology that will add a customer’s “smellprint” to their credit card. Store clerks using e-nose technology would sniff the card, then the customer, looking for a match.
Full story:
“I love the smell of Visa in the morning” Smartcard transaction method and system using smellprint recognition”
http://www.gilmanresearch.com/bestmode/2009/05/19/smellprint-recognition

