NEW YORK The Palm handhelds that can send and receive infrared signals will soon function as check-in desks and even room keys for travelers who stay at some hotels.
The system will beam room numbers and door lock codes from the computer network at the hotels registration desk to a guests Palm through infrared ports. When the guest gets to the room, the Palm will transmit an infrared signal to a chip in the door lock to open the room.
The system was developed by Suite Technology System Network, based in Salt Lake City, and Micros Systems, in Columbia, Md. (8/24/00)