Barcode scanner for verification

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Hi Guys,
I have created an application that registers people by hostel buildings in a school and issued ID cards containing their info and a 1D barcode, which is their ID number.

The security at the gate of each building checks the ID card before allowing entry. Unfortunately, they cant detect fake cards with fake ID numbers. They need to scan the barcodes on the cards to tell its authenticity. The only solution i can provide is to hook up a barcode scanner to a PC running a program. But i really dont want to do this.

My question: Is there any standalone barcode reader that can store information such that it checks any scanned barcode against what is stored?

I've googled for and cant seem to find anything with on-board storage. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

Posted 29-Jul-13 4:04am

Yosh_

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ZurdoDev 29-Jul-13 10:15am

I don't know about onboard but I would imagine many have wifi.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-29T05:56:00

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I don't think it would help much, to be honest. A "fake" barcode number could very easily be a "real" barcode number duplicated 50 or 60 times - you need to have centralized processing to check the code is valid and that it hasn't been used ten times before. As ryanb31 says, you can get WiFi enabled scanners, which is probably the way you need to go.

Posted 29-Jul-13 5:56am

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Yosh_ 29-Jul-13 12:32pm

Thanks, guys. I guess there aint no better way. From what i've seen, the wifi scanners can only send the data scanned, not receive. I'll look at using android devices for verification processing and portability.

Thanks again.

OriginalGriff 29-Jul-13 13:58pm

You're welcome!