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ePassport (eMRP) Reader VT-L7M2-01

High Speed Reading ePassport Reader VT-L7M2-01

Outline

ePassport Reader – Achieves faster reading with the proprietary circuit

Just lay it down! ePassport Reader reads characters/IC data in only 3 seconds.
* Reading time depends on the passport.

While the number of passengers using international airlines is increasing, stricter immigration checks are required as one of the antiterrorism efforts. Panasonic has taken the initiative in emigration and immigration checks as a leading maker of an eMRP reader. We quickly responded to the ePassport specified by ICAO.
The ePassport Reader, developed from our accumulated technology and experience, realizes efficient processing and saves labor for travel business and services.

Fast reading

1 second for characters ;
2 seconds for IC data

The ePassport Reader shoots the information including passport number and photo in 0.1 seconds and outputs it in 1 second. It reads IC data in 2 seconds (for Japan IC passport). For a general eMRP reader, the processing time depends on the performance of a PC because OCR and BAC(*1) are executed by software on the PC. Meanwhile, ePassport Reader from Panasonic executes OCR and BAC on a dedicated circuit within the eMRP reader for faster processing. The reader can be introduced easily because it does not depend on the PC.

Pursuing high speed with proprietary technology

OCR and the contactless IC reader module were developed from our proprietary technology. The collaboration realizes fast, efficient reading.

Easy operation

Highly accurate OCR reads data even not
optimally arranged

The unit can read data even when it moves by a few millimeters from the glass surface. You don't have to press even a warped brochure onto the glass surface. In addition, the rotation function enables accurate reading even when the target is at an angle.

User-friendly light-tight coverless design

The typical eMRP reader has a light-tight cover, which gets in the way of laying the passport down. Panasonic's wide dynamic range sensor has a user-friendly design that enables accurate reading regardless of the state of the beam, which eliminates the need for a light-tight cover.

Extensive experience and know-how

We have delivered 200,000 IC-reading modules for a variety of uses. We provide designs that support different types of OCR characters and IC characteristics based on this extensive expertise. Even a passport slightly deviating from the ICAO standard can be read.

  • The infrared flash lamp completes OCR imaging in only 0.1 seconds.No imaging blurring occurs with the passport.

To improve travel services and
save labor for Fast reading and easy operation, the VT-L7M2-01 ePassport Reader

Function characteristics

Applicable documents
ICAO recommendation Doc9303 conforming (MRZ)
MRP ePassport MRV (Japanese country issue)
OCR Characters
ISO 1073/1 OCR B font
Numeric: 0.9 alphabet: A..Z (Capital letter) sign: <
Automatic detection of
the document (Booklet)
Reader detect document automatically by using combination
of LED light and its detection device and start reading.
Manual start is also possible by button switch.
Read time (Typ.)
OCR: 1.0 Sec, IC Data: 2.2 Sec (Typ@Japan passport w/BAC, 20k Byte)
OCR accuracy
More than 98 %
*Except dirty and damaged OCR
Data Speed
ISO/IEC 14443 TypeA and B, 106, 212, 424, 847 kbps
External Interfaces
USB 2.0 x 1 ch
System requirements
Operating temperature: 5 - 35°C
Humidity: 20 - 80 %
Maintenance feature
Diagnostic function, Software can be updated through RS232C port
  • * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • * These products may be subject to export control regulations.

How Panasonic Approaches the MRP Reader

Development based on
listening to what users say

In the 20 years since Panasonic began to supply immigration authorities with the world's first high-speed, camera-type passport image reader, we have worked to make our readers more accurate, faster, and easier to use, plus smaller and more portable as well. We listen carefully to what users say as we continue research and development on even better devices.

Participation in
standardization projects

For more than a decade, Panasonic has participated numerous times in compatibility tests to ensure that ePassport readers satisfy international standards.

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