Automatic Child Attendance

NorthStar School Bus and Child Safety System

Problems of Child Attendance

1. Did the child enter the school bus at home?– When going to school

2. Did the child enter the school gates?– After exiting the bus

3. Did the child exit the school gates?– When leaving the school

4. Did the child enter the school bus at school?– When leaving the school

5. Did the child exit the school bus at home?– When returning homeNorthStar can monitor all these.

Solutions Available

1. Blue– Bus-based Attendance– Attendance marked when child enters/exits the bus– Useful if all children are using the bus services

2. Silver– Security guard-based Attendance– Attendance marked using handheld reader when child crosses school gate– Useful to know if the child as entered the school

3. Gold– Gate-based Attendance– Attendance automatically marked when child walks past school gate– Useful to know if the child as entered the school

4. Platinum– Gate + Direction-based Attendance– Entry attendance marked when child enters the school gate– Exit attendance marked when leaves the school gate– Useful to know if the child is bunking (monitor truancy)

Solution Offerings

Blue• Close-range RFID• Proximity smartcard

reader on the bus• Child/attendant must

bring the card close to the reader (2 cm)

Silver• Short range RFID• 1 handheld reader given

to security guard at gate• A security guard with a

handheld reader can manually swipe each child’s card

Gold• Medium range RFID• 1 medium range

smartcard reader at each gate

• Child can walk through the gate and swipe at the gate (unmanned)

Platinum• Long range RFID• 1 long range smartcard

reader at each gate to detect entry

• 1 long range smartcard reader at each gate to detect exit

• No need to bring the card close to the reader

• Child can walk through the gate with the smartcard around the neck

Solution Implementation

• Blue and Silver

Solution Implementation

• Gold and Platinum

Solution Implementation Options

Blue

• 1 proximity reader per bus

• Uses bus GPRS provided by NorthStar

• Not reliant on school’s infrastructure

• Uses passive RFID tags

Silver

• 1 handheld reader per gate

• Uses RFID GPRS provided by NorthStar

• Not reliant on school’s infrastructure

• Uses passive RFID tags

Gold

• 1 medium range reader per gate

• Uses school’s internet connection

• Needs a server set up in the school with LAN

• Uses active RFID tags

Platinum

• 2 long range readers per gate

• Uses school’s internet connection

• Needs a server set up in the school with LAN

• Uses active RFID tags

View of the Solution

Pricing

Blue

• Hardware included in per-child monthly subscription

• Passive RFID tags (smartcards) included in per-child monthly subscription

Silver

• Hardware included in per-child monthly subscription

• Passive RFID tags (smartcards) included in per-child monthly subscription

Gold

• Hardware needs outright purchase

• Active RFID tags need outright purchase

Platinum

• Hardware needs outright purchase

• Active RFID tags need outright purchase