Driver’s License Barcode Scanners are specifically designed to read and decode information from the barcode on a driver's license. Many other Barcode Scanner are cable of reading the raw information, while others are pre-installed with a parsing application that allows you to configure the device to parse essential information from a driver’s license.
2d Driver's License Barcode Scanner
Parsing capability is available with Honeywell 1900/1902, Datalogic GD4430, Zebra DS6708 Bar Code Scanners.
Does your bar code scanner read a driver license with one pass or does it take multiple passes? US retailers who sell regulated goods such as alcohol, lottery tickets and tobacco must follow local, state, and federal requirements to accurately verify customers’ age and identity. Datalogic, Honeywell, and Symbol Motorola offer multiple bar code readers capable of reading PDF417 bar codes commonly found on IDs that can automate the age verification process, so that retailers can more effectively comply with government regulations.
Reading and sending the data found from bar codes on Government issued identification cards (including most state driver licenses) to the point-of-sale quickly verifies and assures the customer’s legal age. This verification process protects the retailer from fines or potential loss of license when selling age-restricted goods. Using a scanner and POS host system toverify ID or age removes the burden of the decision-making process from the cashier andeliminates the need for separate “verification only” equipment.
Using a bar code reader for age verification reduces manual data entry, increases efficiency at the point-of-sale and prevents errors in the sale of controlled items such as alcohol and tobacco.
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Driver's License Barcode Scanner
- ClearImage Driver License Reader SDK Extract personal identification and reference data from US and Canada Driver Licenses and ID cards. Read the PDF417 and 1D barcodes from identification documents around the world using optimized image enhancement algorithms.
- You may be familiar with QR Codes that you’ve scanned with your phone. Both are types of 2D codes that can be read with a 2D Imager barcode scanner. Many businesses are using the barcode on your ID and a 2D Imager like the AirTrack S2 to quickly verify your age or capture your basic info to make signing up for a service quicker. The only real snag with the barcode on your license is that every state doesn’t.