Open Hotel Door with a Touch on Your Smartphone

Checking in at the Front Desk is the first thing we need to do when we arrive at the hotel, so that we can get in our rooms with the keys provided by the front desk agent. Sometimes we get mad and complain about the long wait for checking in. However, with the innovation, an application for smartphone allows travelers to check-in remotely, by Openways, we can just bypass the front desk and open the door to our room by simply pressing our Iphone, Blackerry or Android, meaning less hassle when we arrive at the hotel.

OpenWays, the mobile solution provider that developed the world's first crypto acoustic solution for check-in/out and room access via any guest's mobile phone in February. This ubiquitous solution uses the principle of Crypto Acoustic Credential and text messaging to very securely deliver a key to the right user anywhere in the world. The solution is compatible with the major electronic-locking systems and access-control systems.

The system works by sending a digitally encrypted bleep to the door locking mechanism from any smartphone. Guests would receive a code when they bypass the front desk that works with an application on their smartphone.
Some major hotel chains and casinos in North America and Europe are currently preparing for the introduction of their first mobile key service with OpenWays.

I look forward to try this new technology to access to my hotel room for next trip:)