2D scan engine for self-checkout kiosk

Manpower will be replaced by machines from the top down

Robot, any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner. However, they are always 100% accurate and 0 errors without doubt. Then, machine operation is one of the concepts as well. Let’s back to couple years ago, whenever we take the train or bus, there was a person checking our ticket before get on. But now, it’s almost disappeared, the era of machines replacing humans has come.

“Scan to IN & scan to OUT” through kiosk barcode scanner with 2D scan engine that integrated in machines or facilities such as entrance gate system for access control has been our everyday from morning to night, from go to work to get off and from go out to go home.

How to manage 24-Hour unmanned convenience stores?

Unmanned convenience store (no cashier service of stores) has been a new business trend, including “7-11 X-Store” in Taiwan, “Amazon Go” in USA and “BingoBox” in China. They’re now extending to other different forms of stores such as restaurant, supermarket and others. So, how to prevent merchandise stolen and consumer management? Using kiosk barcode reader with 2D scan engine “Scan to IN & OUT” that through building up a series of entrance gate (security) system is the way they do. Scan to log in your ID or membership to open the entrance gate and scan again to exit after shopping.

Entrance Gate System will sharp increase for those where access control required

In recent years, gyms have expanded drastically in Taiwan. Counter staff for membership checking have been gradually replaced by entrance gate system. This not only for gyms, but movie theater, supermarket, unmanned store, mobile mini unmanned shop and even extend to new apartment building as a safety reason of residential management. 100% accurate, 0 missing, membership or consumer management and safety concerns are the key benefits of entrance gate system.

Self-Service Checkout with 2D scan engine

Pros

• Quicker Checkout
• Reduced Labor Costs
• Some Customers Love It

Cons

• Increased Risk of Theft
• High Up-Front Costs
• Less Human Contact
• Customer Confusion and Equipment Issues

Despite self-checkout has many shortcomings for customers and store owners, the trend is only growing. While customers are doing the self-checkout work, the experience can feel like it's moving more quickly than traditional cashiers.

Covid-19 has also hastened the spread of self-checkout. During the pandemic, many customers opted for self-service to avoid close interactions with cashiers and baggers. And challenges hiring and retaining workers have led stores to rely on the machines more heavily to get customers through the door.

NUMA DT-9800, not only the best solution to integrate in entrance gate system, but suitable for diverse applications  

NUMA DT-9800 is an omnidirectional presentation barcode scanner. It provides high performance 2D CMOS imager which makes the DT-9800 suitable for entrance gate system, POS check-out applications, reading e-barcodes in marketing promotion applications, medical industry and banking industry. DT-9800 is engineered to decode most of standard 1D, PDF and 2D codes easily. E-barcodes and poorly printed codes are readable. Retailers can accommodate customers who downloads mobile coupons, mobile loyalty cards and more. Restaurants can accept mobile coupons at the register. Hotels can allow guests to use electronic loyalty cards stored on their mobile phones, eliminating the need to carry physical cards. Theaters, gyms, unmanned stores, theme parks and stadiums can scan e-tickets or membership as easily as a paper ticket.

NUMA DT-9800 integraded with 2D scan engine and equipped with powerful features

• 1280 (H) x 800 (V) Pixels
• Scan Rate: 60 FPS
• Supports most of 1D, PDF and 2D barcodes
• Resolution 3 mil (Code 39), 6.7 mil (DataMatrix)
• Field of View: Horizontal: 61°; Vertical: 41°
• Auto-sense function saves power for improve life time
• Largest field of view and omni-directional scanning
• With LEDs and speaker for scanning confirmation
• USB port available for secondary scanner
• Multiple interfaces supported
• Excellent reading performance for barcodes displayed on mobile devices and printed paper

Programmable hands-free barcode scanner to satisfy what you need

NUMA barcode reader can be programmed without difficulty or effort. It comes with a complete configuration code to fit all the different requirements accordingly. Users can simply scan the barcodes provided and configure the scanner as needed.

Connect to different interfaces

No matter User’s system requires USB-KB, USB-COM and RS-232 interface, NUMA 2D barcode reader only needs to change cable and configure to the right interface if they want to change the interface. USB-COM is also available if the system does not have enough serial port. Users can install driver to use USB simulate serial data transmission.

Find out more information of NUMA barcode scanner, please go to https://www.numa-tech.com/ Or please send your inquiry to sales@numa-tech.com for proposal and quote.