Document Reader SDK for Hardware

Document formats

• ID-1 (identity card)
• ID-2 (passport card, visa)
• ID-3 (passport)
• other document formats up to 88×128 mm

Scanning process

• document detection sensor
• automatic scanning after document detection
• elimination of glare from laminate and holograms for white and infrared illumination
• compensation of external light hitting during image capture in UV light (Smart UV)
• automatic intensity selection of UV illumination for a certain document type
• search and cropping of a document image from a received image

Supported MRZ formats

• in conformity with ICAO 9303: 44×2, 30×3, 36×2
• in conformity with ISO IEC 18013 (IDL): 30×1
• support of special MRZ data structure for documents of certain countries

Features

• search for the MRZ along the whole document image
• MRZ recognition in infrared and white light
• control of check digits and data structure in conformity with the requirements of ICAO 9303 and BSI TR-03105 Part 5.1
• evaluation of MRZ quality specifications in conformity with ICAO 9303, ISO 7501, 1831, 1073-2 standards

Supported formats

• 1D: Codabar, Code39 (+extended), Code93, Code128, EAN-8, EAN-13, IATA 2 of 5 (Airline), Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF), Matrix 2 of 5, STF (Industrial), UPC-A, UPC-E
• 2D: PDF417, Aztec Code, QR Code, Datamatrix

Types of graphic fields

• portrait of the document holder
• signature
• barcode
• fingerprint, etc.

Features

• cropping and displaying graphic fields as separate images in compliance with the sample of the corresponding document
• automatic searching of faces on the document image and cropping the document holder portrait if the document type is not recognized
• document image rotation according to the document holder portrait position

Supported RFID-chip standards

• ISO/IEC 14443-2 (type А and B)
• ISO/IEC 14443-3 (MIFARE® Classic Protocol)
• ISO/IEC 14443-4

Data access modes

• Direct
• BAC
• EAC
• PACE
• SAC

Authentication

• active (AA)
• passive (PA)
• chip (CA v1, CA v2)
• terminal (TA v1, TA v2)

Supported applications

• ePassport (DG1–DG16)
• eID (DG1–DG21)
• eSign
• eDL (DG1–DG14)

Certificate management

• local storage
• receiving certificates online
  through the program interface
• Master List, CRL support

Features

• reading RFID chips with extended length support
• reading RFID chips in compliance with ICAO LDS 1.8, PKI 1.1 data formats
• certified by BSI TR-03105 Part 5.1, BSI TR-03105 Part 5.2

Document areas for cross-checking of the readout data

• MRZ
• VIZ
• RFID-chip
• barcode
• contact chip (Smart Card)

Verification

• validity of any dates
• authenticity of names and surnames according to lists of wordstops
• zero numbers of sample documents

Adjustment of formats and measuring units to those used in the user OS

• date
• weight
• height, etc.

Features

• complete or partial comparison of fields
• integration of data received from several document pages
• calculated field support (age, etc.)
• transliteration to Latin characters in compliance with ICAO 9303 standards for comparison with the MRZ

Image formats

.BMP, .JPG, .JP2, .PNG, .TIF, other image formats are possible on request

Interoperability with comparison modules (optional, on request)

• fingerprint images from RFID chip and external fingerprint scanner
• face images from document data page and/or RFID chip

Interoperability with Information Reference Systems (optional, on request)

• Passport
• Autodocs
• Frontline Documents System

OS compatibility

Windows 7 (x86, x64), Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11

Drivers

Microsoft certified

Features

• simultaneous optical scanning and RFID chip reading
• firmware upgrade via USB interface (automatic upgrade after installing new SDK version)
• multilingual interface

Operation available for any document

• checking luminescence (UV Dull Paper) of:
  - the form
  - the MRZ area
  - the portrait area
• checking the MRZ print contrast in compliance with ICAO 9303(IR B900 Ink)

SDK

twice a year

Document template database

monthly

Recognition of character sets

• Central European and Eastern European Latin (1250)
• Cyrillic (1251)
• Western European Latin (1252)
• Greek (1253)
• Turkish (1254)
• Baltic (1257)
• other fonts of any size

Features

• dictionary support (name, surname, address, country, etc.)
• automatic text division into separate fields (e.g. dividing the address into postal code, country, state, etc.)
• recognition of dates with complex formats
• recognition of characters from different character sets in one line

Order of document type recognition

Country → Type → Series

Receiving a document template from the SDK database containing the following information

• text and graphic fields position
• availability of barcodes and security features
• authenticity verification and its parameters
• RFID-chip availability
• a reference image from Information Reference Systems «Passport», «Autodocs», «Frontline Documents System»

Processing of the received document images

in compliance with the sample, including document image rotation by the angle given in the sample

Automatic document type recognition

Country → Type → Series

Operations available after document type recognition

• checking image patterns in white, IR and UV light
• checking luminescence of UV protection fibers
• detection of false luminescence
• checking photo embedding type: printing or attachment
• checking IR Visibility of:
  - elements of the form
  - text data
  - the photograph (main and additional)
• detection of holograms (OVD), OVI
• reading a luminescent text and comparing it with the data obtained from the MRZ and VIZ (OCR Security Text)
• visualization of IPI (Invisible Personal Information)
• checking retroreflective protection
• checking barcode format

Features

• checking operations are adjusted to documents with different degrees of wear and tear
• the choice of checking operations depends on security features available in a questioned document

Barcodes authentication

barcode format check