<s>
The	O
Remote	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Inspection	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
RVIS	B-Application
)	O
was	O
deployed	O
by	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
at	O
select	O
low-traffic	O
border	O
entry	O
points	O
from	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RVIS	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
following	O
the	O
September	O
11	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
"	O
Remote	O
Inspection	O
Communicator	O
And	O
Remote	O
Document	O
Observer	O
"	O
(	O
RICARDO	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Remote	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Inspection	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
RVIS	B-Application
)	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
first	O
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RVIS	B-Application
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
pan	B-Algorithm
–	I-Algorithm
tilt	I-Algorithm
–	I-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
(	O
PTZ	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
amplified	O
speakerphone	O
,	O
a	O
card	B-Device
reader	I-Device
and	O
a	O
telecommunications	O
device	O
for	O
the	O
deaf	O
(	O
TDD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspectors	O
at	O
the	O
remote	O
location	O
could	O
control	O
the	O
PTZ	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
conduct	O
a	O
verbal	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
driver	O
and	O
passengers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
RVIS	B-Application
sites	O
were	O
at	O
the	O
border	O
crossings	O
of	O
Forest	O
City	O
and	O
Orient	O
in	O
Maine	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2000	O
,	O
RVIS	B-Application
systems	O
had	O
been	O
deployed	O
at	O
18	O
of	O
22	O
planned	O
locations	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
RVIS	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Morses	O
Line	O
Border	O
Crossing	O
in	O
Vermont	O
,	O
but	O
local	O
residents	O
opposed	O
its	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVIS	B-Application
system	O
never	O
achieved	O
its	O
full	O
potential	O
because	O
its	O
deployment	O
pre-dated	O
the	O
rollout	O
of	O
high	O
speed	O
data	O
networking	O
at	O
all	O
ports	O
of	O
entry	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
video	O
transmission	O
to	O
be	O
slow	O
and	O
cumbersome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
usage	O
was	O
suspended	O
following	O
the	O
September	O
11	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
RVIS	B-Application
system	O
was	O
officially	O
decommissioned	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
