E-Seek’s Model
500 wins platinum award for “Best
Identity Document Verification Solution”
Government
Security News magazine has announced
that E-Seek, Inc, the Costa Mesa, CA
developer of card readers for verifying
drivers’ licenses and other state
documents, has received the Platinum
Award in GSN’s 2013 Border Security
Awards Program for its Model 500 ID Card
Authenticator in the awards category of
“Best Identity Document Verification
Solution”.
With barcodes now
being used in drivers licenses issued by
all 50 states, the M 500 is a
breakthrough product that E-Seek has
been working on for five years that can
not only read the barcode on a driver’s
license, but can also authenticate the
ID card itself. The product’s unique
design features a single slot input that
is independent of orientation – upside
down, backwards or forwards – the Model
500 will analyze and read the card
regardless of how it is submitted. Four
seconds after the card is inserted, the
Model 500 will send a file to the host
containing: a 600/1200 DPI image of both
sides of the card; UV images of the
front and back of the card; IT image
front and back; ASCII decoded data;
barcode and magnetic stripe.
According to Ali
Lebaschi, Chief Technical Officer of
E-Seek, after a card is scanned by the
Model 500, the host will compare the
security features captured by the Model
500 to a library of security features to
determine the authenticity of the
submitted card. In addition, the decoded
data can be submitted to remove services
such as LexisNexis or No-Fly lists to
further qualify the person submitting
the card. With the addition of a web
camera and facial recognition software,
the picture can be tested against the
person. The capability of imaging the
card at 1200 DPI was previously
unavailable in a device priced under
$2,000 and is thus unique to the Model
500.
Lebaschi also
pointed out that the Model 500 can
easily detect fake IDs with holograms
and UV images and can be used for simple
data collection applications to advanced
ID authentication including facial
recognition with the addition of
authentication software, which Lebaschi
indicated is available from Advanced ID
Detection of Medway, MA. Lebaschi added
that kiosk applications to be used by
the general public can be easily
developed.
About E-Seek
Based in Costa Mesa, CA, E-Seek is a
leading developer and marketer of unique
two dimensional (2D) and 1D barcode
readers specifically for government
issued drivers licenses and ID cards.
The patented technology employed in all
E-Seek products dramatically lowers the
cost of reading 2D barcodes without
sacrificing performance. In addition to
being a fast and accurate read of data
contained in the barcode, the low cost
of the units combined with their compact
size and reliability make E-Seek’s
products the choice for many law
enforcement, financial institutions
retailers and government agencies.
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