minie_meese
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2007
People may be confusing the talk of fast pass scanners with pass scanners. It is funny how rumors start and spread.
As for the use of bar code scanners for passes, a bar code can be used similar to the current magnetic strips on passes. Use of bar codes would not mean elimination of finger scans. I am guessing it will just be a substitution for the magnetic strip which gets demagnetized causing the read failures. Bar codes will have fewer failures.
There is a central database that has all of the ticket numbers, type of ticket, number of days used, park entered, first time entered, last time entered, etc. The finger scan data is also stored in that database the first time you use the card and not on the card. The reader will read the ticket number from the bar code. It will find the ticket number on the central database and once you've used the ticket, it will match the biometric data scanned at the machine to the biometric data stored on the central database. If it matches - you go in.
I'd be fine with using scanners at the fast pass line. It might address some of the abuse from fake fast passes.
As for the use of bar code scanners for passes, a bar code can be used similar to the current magnetic strips on passes. Use of bar codes would not mean elimination of finger scans. I am guessing it will just be a substitution for the magnetic strip which gets demagnetized causing the read failures. Bar codes will have fewer failures.
There is a central database that has all of the ticket numbers, type of ticket, number of days used, park entered, first time entered, last time entered, etc. The finger scan data is also stored in that database the first time you use the card and not on the card. The reader will read the ticket number from the bar code. It will find the ticket number on the central database and once you've used the ticket, it will match the biometric data scanned at the machine to the biometric data stored on the central database. If it matches - you go in.
I'd be fine with using scanners at the fast pass line. It might address some of the abuse from fake fast passes.