Specifications

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Introduction
idScan® scans various ID documents such as driver licenses and passports, and extracts
the textual information as well as the document image into an external file, clipboard or
third party software.
In addition, idScan® is capable of reading magnetic strips. With an outstanding card
scanning and processing speed of up to 4 seconds per card, combined with a powerful
OCR engine, idScan® is ideal for customer service offices,  agencies, various
businesses, and third party kiosk applications.
When using the automatic page-feed detection, idScan® launches the scan job
immediately upon the insertion of a document into the ScanShell® 800 scanner. In the
ScanShell® 1000 scanner, the scan job is initiated by pressing any of the scanner buttons.
The image is scanned and saved to the hard disk in a predefined color scheme, resolution,
and scanning area, in a user-defined format (BMP, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIFF, TGA, PSD).
The scanned image can also be rotated automatically, using predefined angles to obtain
the proper orientation. idScan® offers three naming conventions to the saved images:
fixed name, ascending numerator name, and naming according to the customer name as
extracted from the ID card.
Full automation of the scan process allows the user to chain-feed the media to the
ScanShell® 800 scanner while image processing takes place in the background.
The ScanShell® 800 scanner is capable of scanning any photo media due to its powerful
scanning engine – including paper photos, ID cards, and even rigid plastic credit cards.
The ScanShell® 1000 scanner is designed for Passport reading but can also scan any 3" x
5" or smaller document including ID cards.
Magnetic strips
If a magnetic reader such as MagShell® 900 is connected to the computer, idScan® can
read the magnetic strip of ID documents, and extracts the textual information stored on it
into a file or the clipboard.
When reading magnetic strips, idScan® starts analyzing the data on the magnetic strip as
soon as the document is swiped, and the data is saved in a text file. In magnetic reading
mode, idScan® offers three naming conventions to the saved text data:
 Fixed file name
 Ascending numerator name (i.e. Card-0.txt, Card-1.txt, Card-2.txt…)
 Naming according to the customer name or ID Number, as extracted from the ID
card.
Full automation of the process allows the user to chain-feed documents to the MagShell®
reader while processing takes place in the background.
The MagShell® readers are capable of reading any AAMVA and ISO compliant Driver
License with a magnetic strip.