Fairmont, WV – Athena Sciences Corporation announces the release of the ScanPass™ Android-based mobile passport chip reader. The ScanPass™ Passport Scanner uses proprietary video image processing to quickly read the passport data to unlock the NFC chip and extract passport document information, biometrics, demographics, and issuing authority data. According to Athena CTO Dan Nawrocki, the ScanPass™ passport reader APIs provide application and Android device control for integration with mobile systems. When integrated with other systems, the ScanPass™ passport reader enables verification of identity and legal border entry as well as expedition of customs and border patrol activity.”For more information on the ScanPass™ passport reader, go to athenasciences.com/scanpass. Athena will debut ScanPass™ at the Global Identity Summit on September 19 in Tampa Florida.