1. An improved identification verification apparatus that includes a camera for capturing images of a plurality of users and a storage device that stores the captured images, the improvement comprising: a microprocessor having a associated memory structure; a data detection device coupled through a decoder to the microprocessor, the data detection device being operable to extract data from identification cards presented by the plurality of users, said extracted data including a date of birth and being stored in the memory structure associated with the microprocessor, wherein said microprocessor automatically and continuously generates, in a database, a plurality of database entries corresponding to said extracted data from said identification cards, the microprocessor further updating said database entries when said extracted data is associated with a repeat user; and a video interface coupled to receive inputs from the decoder and the camera and to provide an output to the storage device, wherein the video interface converts the date of birth into a video format and adds the date of birth, in the video format, to the input from the camera, thereby superiming the date of birth upon the captured image of the user.