A New Era of School Nutrition
Enhancing K-12 Meal Programs with Intel RealSense ID
Challenge
In order to receive federal funding, schools need accurate accounting of the number of meals served and validation that those meals are going to the right students. Traditional payment methods, such as card readers and PIN pads, can significantly slow down the meal checkout process.
Solution
Intel® RealSense™ ID Solution F455, embedded in the TabletKiosk TKANNA point-of-sale system, uses an active stereo depth sensor in conjunction with AI algorithms to verify facial biometrics quickly, accurately, and securely to identify students and authorize payments, while maintaining privacy.
Results
Boosting participation in federal nutrition programs improves student performance and boosts government funding for K-12 schools.
The Need for Fast, Secure, and Accurate Biometric Screening
School nutrition programs, subsidized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), are a major component of daily intake. Long lines during mealtime, misplaced cards, and shared PINs among students are just some of the bottlenecks to efficiency. The TKANNA application from TabletKiosk incorporates Intel RealSense ID technology to passively enable seamless checkout at mealtimes. Biometric solution replaces traditional methods with faster, more hygienic, and more accurate identification.
Privacy-Focused Biometric Technology
Efficient meal programs are vital in putting students through a learning process. The traditional check-out methods tend to cause delays, which translate to missed meals altogether. With TKANNA, students need only glance at an Intel RealSense ID camera for fast, secure identification and processing of payment. The system ensures privacy by turning facial data into non-reversible digital face prints and deleting images post-enrollment.
Accelerating the Transition to Cashless Checkout Solutions
Preliminary testing shows a 15-18% increase in meal program participation with TabletKiosk’s mobile point-of-sale solutions, with expectations to boost this further with TKANNA. By enabling faster checkouts, schools can process more meals, improve funding, and potentially reduce operator staffing requirements.
All-in-one package
TabletKiosk chose the full-featured SDK that comes with Intel RealSense ID, enabling the company to easily integrate and provide customized solutions faster. Comprehensive documentation and features ready for immediate use saved significant investments that would have been required to develop such capabilities from scratch.
Choosing Intel RealSense for Superior Performance
Key drivers for the selection of Intel RealSense ID hardware included affordability, speed, and accuracy among the most important factors publicly funded nutrition programs needed. Its privacy-centric design and ease of integration make it an ideal solution for schools. It offers the best price-to-performance ratio, thus enabling schools to create innovative solutions within the budget of schools.
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