Overview of AIDC
Introduction to AIDC technology.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Technology Capabilities
A quick look at what each technology -- what it is, what it does, how it's used -- so you can make more intelligent choices.

BIOMETRICS

Biometric Identification
The eyes have it, so do fingerprints. Security options for a variety of needs.

MAGNETICS

Magnetic Stripe
It's what makes your credit and ATM cards work -- and you'd be surprised what else it can make work.

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Check out MICR when people also need to be able to read machine-readable codes.

MICROCIRCUITRY

Contact Memory Buttons
Don't lose your buttons -- use them to store your (data) memory where you need it.

Smart Cards
Okay, they can't predict the weather, but they're still smart.

"Smart" Tools
It's a poor workman who blames his tools...so watch out for these.

OPTICAL

Bar Codes and 2D Symbolos
The familiar pattern of lines and spaces you know from point-of-sale -- and a whole lot more.

Vision Systems
You don't have to be a fortune teller to have this kind of vision. Measurement, quality assurance and more.

Optical Character Recognition
Reading without having to do it "between the lines."

Optical Mark Recognition
You may remember this from school tests -- but it's worth studying up on.

RADIO FREQUENCY

RF Data Communications
RFDC, now called Wireless LANs (WLANs): when you're here and the data's there -- and you need it in real time -- and you can't hard-wire the connection.

RF Identification (RFID)
What you can't see can help you track things. Identify or associate data with an object without having to see it.

SPEECH

Speech Recognition
Say what? Or, as Scotty used to say, "Oh, computer...."

TOUCH

Touch Screens
High touch meets high tech. Wonder what makes your Palm Pilot work? Or how those signature pads work?