Systems and methods for decoding and using data on cards

1. A system for decoding data stored on an identification card comprising:

a scanner configured to scan a passive data source on the identification card and transmit a scanner signal associated with the passive data source; and

a processor coupled to the scanner, the processor configured to:

receive the scanner signal;

determine a type of encryption associated with the passive data source;

extract one or more known data elements from the passive data source;

create a data file associated with the scanner signal;

transmit the data file and the type of encryption to a server, the server configured to:

extract data comprising one or more of: a first name, a last name, an address, a city, a state, a zip code, an issue date, an expiration date, or a birthdate from the data file; and

transmit the extracted data to a device associated with the scanner;

receive the extracted data from the server; and

display the one or more known data elements and the extracted data in a user readable form.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

compress the data file associated with the scanner signal; and

transmit the compressed data file to a server using a network interface.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the passive data source comprises one or more of: data encoded in a Near Field Communication (NFC) device, a Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, a SmartCard, an Integrated Circuit Card (ICC), a magnetic strip, a quick response (QR) code, optical media, or PDF-417.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user readable form comprises a form associated with one or more of: a web page, a mobile application, a web application, a government organization, or an e-commerce company.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises: a mobile device, a kiosk, a laptop computer, a tablet, a wearable device, or a desktop computer.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scanner comprises a digital camera on a smartphone and wherein the processor is configured to crop an image of the passive data source.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to display the known data elements and the extracted data in a user readable form within two seconds or less from the time the processor receives the scanner signal.

8. A method for decoding data stored on an identification card comprising:

receiving a scanner signal from a scanner, the scanner signal comprising data associated with a passive data source;

determining a type of encryption associated with the passive data source;

extracting one or more known data elements from the passive data source;

creating a data file associated with the scanner signal;

transmitting the data file and the type of encryption to a server, the server configured to:

extract data comprising one or more of: a first name, a last name, an address, a city, a state, a zip code, an issue date, an expiration date, or a birthdate from the data file; and

transmit the extracted data to a device associated with the scanner;

receiving the extracted data from the server; and

displaying the one or more known data elements and the extracted data in a user readable form.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

compressing the data file associated with the scanner signal; and

transmitting the compressed data file to a server using a network interface.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the server comprises a server configured to store data associated with multiple different types of identification cards.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the passive data source comprises data encoded in one or more of: a Near Field Communication (NFC) device, a Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, a SmartCard, an Integrated Circuit Card (ICC), a magnetic strip, a quick response (QR) code, optical media, or PDF-417.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the form comprises a form associated with one or more of: a web page, a mobile application, a web application, a government organization, or an e-commerce company.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the scanner comprises: a digital camera on a smartphone and the method further comprises cropping an image of the passive data source.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer implementable instructions that if implemented by one or more processing units operatively enable the one or more processing units to:

receive a scanner signal from a scanner, the scanner signal comprising data associated with a passive data source;

determine a type of encryption associated with the passive data source;

extract one or more known data elements from the passive data source;

create a data file associated with the scanner signal;

transmit the data file and the type of encryption to a server, the server configured to:

extract data comprising one or more of: a first name, a last name, an address, a city, a state, a zip code, an issue date, an expiration date, or a birthdate from the data file; and

transmit the extracted data to a device associated with the scanner;

receive the extracted data from the server; and

display the one or more known data elements and the extracted data in a user readable form.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising computer implementable instructions that if implemented by one or more processing units operatively enable the one or more processing units to:

compress the data file associated with the scanner signal; and

transmit the compressed data file to a server using a network interface.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the passive data source comprises data encoded in one or more of: a Near Field Communication (NFC) device, a Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, a SmartCard, an Integrated Circuit Card (ICC), a magnetic strip, a quick response (QR) code, optical media, or PDF-417.