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====== Nowhere Gate Scanners ====== | ====== Nowhere Gate Scanners ====== | ||
- | ==== History ==== | + | ===== History |
In the early days of Nowhere, gate would check peoples names off a paper list. In (roughly) 2012 this proved to be a problem, as the list had grown to several pages which would get lost or destroyed. A project was proposed to switch to ticket barcode scanning. | In the early days of Nowhere, gate would check peoples names off a paper list. In (roughly) 2012 this proved to be a problem, as the list had grown to several pages which would get lost or destroyed. A project was proposed to switch to ticket barcode scanning. | ||
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- | ====== System ====== | ||
- | After a lot of research, we settled on the Panasonic CF-U1 ' | ||
- | One of the scanners acts as a ' | ||
===== Issues ===== | ===== Issues ===== | ||
Over the years there have been various issues which have been overcome, including overheating, | Over the years there have been various issues which have been overcome, including overheating, | ||
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+ | ===== Current ===== | ||
+ | A new system was trialed in 2023 using tablets and inbuilt camera barcode scanner. This worked well and will be built on for future years. | ||
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+ | ===== Method ===== | ||
+ | When a ticket barcode is scanned, it is checked for: | ||
+ | * Valid ticket | ||
+ | * Early Entry date | ||
+ | * Non-standard ticket type - eg child or art donation | ||
+ | The scanner page will respond with the name and ID number of the ticket holder. This info is checked against the ID document of the ticket holder, and if correct, the ticket is scanned a second time to check the person into the event. |