BearLog

What shipped, and when.

This is the log. It is not written for this page, it is what happened, rewritten so it makes sense to somebody who has not seen the code.

July 2026

  1. Customers hear a chime when their turn comes up, and can turn it off. Queue
  2. Staff sign in with a Google account, so there is no password to set or remember. Queue
  3. A TV pairs to a queue with a short code, from a short address typed on the remote. Queue
  4. Owners can see the tickets their queue has issued over time. Queue
  5. Administrators sign in with a Google account, with no password to set or remember. Heimdal
  6. The kiosk keeps the sharpest, most front facing frame of the person in front of it. Heimdal
  7. Several people walking up together are recognised at the same time. Heimdal
  8. Scans finish sooner on devices with a graphics chip. Heimdal
  9. The kiosk runs on iPhone and iPad. Heimdal
  10. Several counters can serve from the same line at the same time. Queue
  11. The door guard screen shows a QR code, so customers with a phone can join themselves. Queue
  12. A new kiosk is paired to its door with a short code shown on the screen. Heimdal
  13. The door guard screen opens on any spare tablet from a single link. Queue
  14. The guard screen prints a ticket on a Bluetooth thermal printer, or from the browser. Queue
  15. The app explains why a phone cannot turn notifications on. Queue
  16. A new face detector reads people further from the camera and at wider angles. Heimdal
  17. Scans the kiosk could not place go to one list, where staff name them or clear them. Heimdal
  18. Facilities can keep their records in a data store they own themselves. Heimdal
  19. Consent forms and agreements can be printed, with a report of the data held on a member. Heimdal
  20. Enrolment asks for consent and stores the exact wording the person agreed to. Heimdal
  21. Sensitive actions are written to an audit trail that administrators can read. Heimdal
  22. Signing up a business takes a shorter form. Queue
  23. Guardians can be given a printed QR code that opens their watch page. Heimdal
  24. Anyone who arrived but never scanned out is closed out automatically at day end. Heimdal
  25. Staff can open and print the queue's QR poster from the dashboard. Queue
  26. The kiosk captures a face as a person walks up, with no blink challenge to perform. Heimdal
  27. Facilities can sign visitors in at the gate and out again at the exit. Heimdal
  28. An on screen logbook of visits and time events, with search. Heimdal
  29. People can be re-enrolled through a one time link when their face has changed. Heimdal
  30. In a dim doorway the kiosk offers the device light so a face can still be read. Heimdal
  31. Each organisation keeps its own timezone, so a day starts and ends locally. Heimdal
  32. The kiosk records arrivals with the network down and sends them when it returns. Heimdal
  33. When two people look alike, the kiosk asks which one it is instead of guessing. Heimdal
  34. The kiosk checks for a photo or a screen held up to the camera. Heimdal
  35. The dashboard shows who is present and who is missing today. Heimdal
  36. Published terms of service and a privacy policy. Queue
  37. A public site where an organisation can read about Heimdal and request access. Heimdal
  38. Attendance can be exported as a CSV file, filtered to a single group. Heimdal
  39. The business address fills itself in from the location picked during setup. Queue
  40. Faces are read on the device itself, so the image never leaves the kiosk. Heimdal
  41. A watch page for guardians, with a push notice on arrival and departure, no sign up. Heimdal
  42. The first door kiosk recognises a face and records time in and time out. Heimdal

June 2026

  1. Anyone can report a problem from inside the app. Queue
  2. Actions that cannot be undone ask for confirmation first. Queue
  3. Staff can add a walk-in customer who arrived without a phone. Queue
  4. The dashboard plays a sound when someone joins the line. Queue
  5. First version: join a line by QR from a phone browser and watch your turn arrive. Queue

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