Passport scanners are devices used to scan passports, national IDs, and contact cards to retrieve data using MRZ technology. It is commonly used in airports, hotels, travel agencies, etc. Passport scanners can reduce human errors and make the data entry process faster, it can do the verification of passport information effectively.
Passport scanners will be equipped with software to process the data and a software development kit for developing custom software with the device.
How Passport Scanners are scanning the Passports
Usually, passport scanners read the MRZ(Machine Readable Zone), two lines at the bottom of the identity page of the passport, and pass it to the PC. The software running on the PC will process that. The passport scanners can also use OCR(Optical Character Reading) technology to extract details like name, passport number, nationality, and expiration date from the image of the document.
Modern passports store biometric information also with RFID chips inside the passport. The scanners with RFID readers can quickly verify this information.
Types of Passport Scanners
- Handheld Scanners: These devices are portable devices that can be carried easily by the users and are used in applications like visitor management, etc.
- Desktop Scanners
- Integrated Kiosk Scanners
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