Driver License MSR Swipe to retrive a returning customer

A little insight...

USA Drivers Licenses provide data on all 3 tracks. So, first, a 3-track MSR must be implemented.

The following data is actually contained on a USA Drivers License that conforms to the AAMVA standard (not all US States adhere to this standard). Note that many states use a different approach and capture different information and acquire it from different tracks. It's been know that many states actually use 2 different types of mag stripe configurations too.

AAMVA Standards:

The following data is stored on track 1:

Start Sentinel - one character (generally '%') State or Province - two characters City - unknown length Field Separator - one character (generally '^') Last Name - unknown length Field Separator - one character (generally '$') First Name - unknown length Field Separator - one character (generally '$') Middle Name - unknown length Field Separator - one character (generally '^') Address - unknown length Field Separator - one character (generally '^') Unknown (spaces on mine) - unknown length End Sentinel - one character (generally '?') The following data is stored on track 2:

ISO Issuer Identifier Number (IIN) Drivers License / Identification Number Field Separator ? generally '=' Expiration Date Birth date (YYYYMMDD) DL/ID# overflow The following data is stored on track 3:

Template V# Security V# Postal Code Class Restrictions Endorsements Sex Height Weight Hair Color Eye Color ID# Reserved Space Error Correction Security

Now, there is a lot of information that is not necessary for a POS System to capture from a Drivers License. And, in some states it is ILLEGAL to swipe a US Drivers License into a POS System. So, before venturing this far check with your local authorities.

In regards to RMS, in theory you can use a Drivers License to "select a customer" at the POS. However, this requires that you swipe the license into the Customer Properties "Account Number" field to pass the data into the customer account. And, in the future when selecing a customer you may swipe the card at the customer select screen as long as the "Account Number" header is selected for the search ability.

There are also programs that allow you to capture this data and display it on-screen or record it into a file. This opens up options for developers to create apps that hook into RMS after parsing through the data file. You can Live Search or Google for these apps.

There's much more that can be said, so let me know if you have any other questi> Can a driver license swipe (Magnetic Stipe) using the MSR to retrieve the

I am not sure how this feature was implemented by Retail Pro, but I would assume that RMS can enable this feature by retrieving the Driver License number only (masking the other data that was read) so we can assign it as the customer number initially; for all subsequent purchases, the cashier will swipe the Driver License to bring up the customer info. I am not clear on the legal issues reading the mag track of a driver license. I know that many bars scan the driver licenses to retrieve the birth date.

Shlomi

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