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AVPM® ProDoor (Patent Pending)

Introducing AVPM® ProDoor interface for Baracoda™ RoadRunner
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology scanners
Make the technology work for your valet operation

Users, by scanning bar-coded VIN number from the vehicle, you can enter vehicle make, model, year information to the AVPM® system

With AVPM® ProDoor Bluetooth® interface and AVPM® SVS technology we are getting closer to our “next level valet parking”. AVPM® is continually searching for new technology & tools to make your valet operations more effective and accountable. The Next Level is here and we are delivering our promise. This is AVPM®.

From the valet staging point the Bluetooth® RoadRunner scanner allows the user to enter any or all of this info instantly to the AVPM™ system.

Ticket number, by scanning the bar-coded ticket
Vehicle make, model, year by scanning the bar-coded VIN number
Vehicle color, by scanning bar-coded color sheet
“Who received/ served the vehicle?” The scanner is assigned to the user before he starts using it
”Who is parking/retrieving the car?”, by scanning the bar-coded employee ID
Damage control
Check out date
VIP recognition

When the guest is ready to leave a simple scan with the SAME scanner will send the information to the key room attendant and request the vehicle.

Expensive tools such as handheld PC’s & PDA’s are not needed for all valet operations. The Baracoda™ RoadRunner scanner with Bluetooth® technology is ready to be utilized. It is more affordable and reliable. It works like a computer.

There is NO manual information entry, no click and nothing to hold if you use the wrist band!

With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology you may connect up to seven scanners at the same time to one computer. This makes it even more affordable.

	Baracoda™ RoadRunner Scanner	Handheld PC/ PDA
Cost	Less than $1,000.00. No software installed inside the scanner. AVPM® ProDoor interface needed to use it.	Depends how much the installed software costs! Anywhere between $5,000.00 to $12,000.00 for EACH one.
Accuracy	No manual entry, NO MISTAKE	Open to human error
Time	In less than 1 second, by just scanning, you may enter ticket number, make, model, year, color, “ramp attendant” and “who is parking?” info to the AVPM® system. No need to scan them in order. AVPM® ProDoor interface figures out what the user is scanning.	It depends how fast the user is. Of course they need to type or select “predefined” options in order. The same info cannot be entered in less than 3-4 seconds “IF” the user is focused while he/she is taking care of dozens of vehicles on the ramp waiting for him/her! “Who received the vehicle?” and “Who is parking the vehicle?” info is not available in most cases.
Usage	HANDS FREE with the wrist band while you are using the scanner. Belt holster and key retractable reel will allow the users to get both hands free while carrying the scanner.	Need to use BOTH hands! Who is going to carry the luggage or open the door?
Technology	No information is lost. If the scanner is out of range (up to 330 feet and in some cases it is extendable) the information is stored in the scanner. It reconnects automatically and sends the recorded info automatically. It is time stamped. Secure connection.	If there is no connection most likely the information will be lost. The connection may not be secure.
Scanning capability	Can scan through the windshield even on a sunny day! No problem with the rain. Neoprene cover comes in very handy to protect your scanner from the rain.	The user needs to focus, get close to the barcode and scan it carefully!! Most of them cannot scan through the windshield. It will be tough to use it when it rains and could be costly!
Battery life	In a busy location 3-4 days by NON STOP using.	6 to 8 hours
Shock resistant	YES	Most of the time yes, but the screen needs to be protected very carefully!

Why Bluetooth®

Concerning Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Bluetooth wireless technology has been developed by the Bluetooth SIG consortium. It concerns short-range wireless communication technology, permitting the transport of speech and data with a symbol rate of 1Mbit/s and a maximum rate of 720kbit/s in asymmetric mode. Bluetooth wireless technology uses the width of the 2.45 GHz ISM band: this frequency band is in the public domain and is authorized in hospital environments (unlike GSM).

Bluetooth wireless technology allows transmissions up to 100 m (330 feet) depending on the power used; it is not limited to line-of-sight and uses very little energy.

The intrinsic advantages of Bluetooth wireless technology include the following:

Standardized protocol: interoperability.
Bi-directional mode.
Voice/data co-existence.
Locally connected interaction of heterogeneous peripherals. Ad-hoc network.
Free from the clutter of wires and associated hazardous connections.
Guarantee of data transmission by acknowledgement system.
Robustness linked to frequency hopping technology and error correcting codes.
Low energy consumption.

One of the main advantages of Bluetooth technology is the fact that it is very standardized which guarantees a high level of interoperability. The Bluetooth standard defines the concept of "profiles". Each "profile" is specific to a Bluetooth application. Two Bluetooth devices communicating together with the same "profile" will understand each other without prior configuration, even if the devices are of different makes.

The SDP protocol and the notion of a profile are very complex elements of the Bluetooth protocol. This is one of the reasons for the interoperability problems associated with the launch of certain Bluetooth products (2000/2001). Bluetooth technology has therefore taken a while to settle down because of this complexity which, on the software and material front, is necessary to guarantee ease of use by the consumer and total interoperability, as well as providing upgradeable technology.

Comparison with other wireless technologies (WiFi, 433MHz):

WiFi is not suitable for mobile use. The energy consumption of WiFi devices, even if they are wireless, limits them to fixed use: the energy required is too high to be provided by a lightweight, portable battery. The important fact to keep in mind is that, for a given technology over a given distance, consumption is related to band width. With the WiFi system, the band width is more than 10 times higher than that of Bluetooth (1MHz).

Moreover, contrary to what is sometimes written, WiFi is not a competing standard to Bluetooth. WiFi applications (wireless Ethernet) are very different to those of Bluetooth (wireless interoperability of mobile or domestic appliances) and are often complementary.