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Five considerations when choosing ID and passport readers for your kiosk
Discover the advantages of using an image scanner over alternative scanning technologies when it comes to processing driver's licenses, IDs, and passports.
January 16, 2024
When selecting a reader or scanner for driver's licenses, IDs, and passports, it's crucial to consider the advantages that an image scanner brings to the table over traditional barcode scanners. An image scanner goes beyond merely capturing barcode data, offering increased data capture by extracting additional information like photos, names, addresses, and dates of birth.
Benefits of using an image scanner for capturing ID, driver's license, and passports:
1. Increased data capture: An image scanner can capture not only the barcode data on a driver's license, but also additional information on the license itself, such as the photo, name, address, and date of birth. This additional data can be used for verification or authentication purposes, which can be particularly useful in industries such as banking, hospitality, or retail.
2.Improved accuracy: Image scanners can read and capture the data on a driver's license more accurately than barcode scanners, reducing the risk of errors in data entry. This is especially important for industries where accuracy is critical, such as healthcare or government.
3. Greater flexibility: Image scanners can read a wider range of driver's licenses, including those with damaged or unreadable barcodes. This makes them more flexible and reliable in situations where barcode scanners may not work effectively.
4. Enhanced security: Image scanners can capture high-resolution images of the driver's license, allowing for more detailed analysis and verification of the document. This can help to prevent fraud or identity theft, particularly in industries such as finance or government.
5.Improved customer experience: Image scanners can capture data more quickly and efficiently than barcode scanners, reducing wait times and improving the overall customer experience. This can be particularly beneficial in high-traffic areas such as airports or events.
Overall, using an image scanner to read a driver's license can provide increased data capture, improved accuracy, greater flexibility, enhanced security, and an improved customer experience, compared to using a barcode scanner.
Plustek offers a complete portfolio of image scanners/readers for driver's licenses, IDs, passports, and documents. We also offer a comprehensive SDK that includes device control, image processing, and data extraction. Customized hardware and software solutions are also available.
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Drawing on 36 years of expertise in scanner and imaging solution development, Plustek offers proven, commercial-grade ID, passport, and document scanning and data extraction technologies to the kiosk market. Customers select Plustek for its extensive range of scanners, readers, and integration options.
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