Seems crude, but aren't you talking about an RFID warehousing system? <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:58 AM, Carl Keil <<a href="mailto:carl@snarlnet.com">carl@snarlnet.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hey Kind Folks, I've been asked to create something and I thought I'd pick the collective brain before possibly entering into the wheel reinvention game. Does anyone know of a computerized system for keeping track of attendance that would function with the kids themselves (k-12) entering their own comings and goings into the system? As I sit down to design this I'm imagining all kinds of data integrity nightmares with kindergarteners clicking "sign in" and "sign out" buttons that are next their (or someone else's) name. This would be some sort of kiosk by the front door. I'm thinking that if I use a web interface (I am a web programmer), I'll use a thin client for this. This is for a free school, where kids can enter and leave the school at different times. There is no "home room" or designated check in time. Right now, kids sign in on paper, but it is making reporting and tracking trends difficult. I'm toying with the idea of using facial (and possibly voice) recognition software. So, a kid comes in, sticks their mug into a camera and clicks a button that either says they are coming or going. If the picture can't be recognized, it is stored and flagged for human identification. I have no idea how to do that though. One other design problem is that we need some record of who's in the building that we can grab if there's a fire or other emergency. That's where the sign-in sheet on the clipboard really shines. Any brainstormy thoughts at all about pitfalls or solutions would be helpful at this point. Anyone else have a situation similar to this? ck _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com" target="_blank">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank">http://www.k12os.org</a>> </blockquote></div> -- Mel Wade "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." - BF Skinner <a href="http://www.melwade.com">http://www.melwade.com</a>