cardreader

In a part of a software, card is read by a card reader and is allocated to an user. And in other part of this software, in a terminal by same card reader, the user card is read and fetch data from database by card serial number and etc. In a new part of this software, there are a new terminal with a new card reader. card is read from this card reader and fetch data from database and etc. So, now the problem is that a same card that is read by this two card readers are different in type. The first device return card id as a hexadecimal string, like this: 2E 6F 27 3F This hexadecimal string is

I'm working on a JavaScript project that involves reading credit cards and driver's licenses from a USB magnetic stripe reader in keyboard emulation mode. It turns out getting credit cards working was extremely easy, as they're all in the same format. However it quickly became clear that driver's licenses are much harder, as even within a single state (CA) the format varies from one card to the next. In any case, the goal is to take the raw data from swiping a driver's license (using a magnetic stripe reader) and extract the number from it, in a way that produces the correct number for as many

I need to develop a kiosk system. The only payment option will be a credit card/debit card. The kiosk need to be networked with another PC. For example, if a customer orders something on the kiosk, it needs to be sent to a another pc where a store employee can see what was ordered. Here are my following solutions: OPTION 1) web based application Use FLASH, ASP.net, or JAVA for user interface? If I take this route, how can I communicate with the credit/debit card reader? The reader will be installed on the kiosk, but the kiosk software will be on the web. Would I have to create a secure