This article is brought to you by Retail Technology Review: Barcode scanners with drivers licence parsing support retail compliance in sales of regulated items.
Retailers who sell regulated goods such as alcohol and tobacco must adhere to US local, state, and federal requirements to accurately verify customer drivers licence data, including age, date-of-birth, and license expiration date.
To enable Retailers to more effectively comply with these government regulations, Datalogic Scanning has launched four products with the capability to easily parse bar codes on drivers licences. Available in multiple form factors to fit specific point-of-sale requirements, Retailers can take advantage of either hands-free or handheld barcode scanning products from Datalogic Scanning.
Datalogic Scannings Gryphon 2D Plus, Magellan 1000i, Magellan 1400i, and PowerScan PD8530 Imagers have the capacity to decode the stacked PDF417 bar codes found on the back of many state drivers licences. Using a Datalogic Scanning Imager eliminates manual data entry, increases efficiency at the retail point-of-sale, and prevents errors in the sale of controlled items such as alcohol and tobacco.
Datalogics Gryphon 2D Plus and PowerScan PD8530 handheld scanners are both programmable using the powerful new drivers licence parsing application, said Pietro Todescato, General Manager, Handheld Scanning. The drivers licence parsing application is now part of the Datalogic Aladdin software configuration program, available with each handheld scanner at no extra charge, an incremental $30-50 savings over competitive products.
In all four products, data parsing and extraction are performed according to AAMVA standard specifications. Extracted information can be used to verify age and expiration date, or auto-populate product return forms, hunting/fishing licences, and bridal registration applications.
To use the drivers licence parsing application, a retailer needs only a computer, the Datalogic Aladdin software configuration program, a Gryphon 2D Plus or PowerScan PD8530 Imager, and a connector cable to select and extract the desired data elements from the codes and implement this exciting solution. Supported scanners can also be configured with programming barcodes
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