ðɪ ˈiː pˈæspoːɹt ɡˈeɪt skˈænɚ ɹˈiːdz ˈɔːl ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən kəntˈeɪnd ɪnðə tʃˈɪp ɪnsˈaɪd ðə pˈæspoːɹt ænd ɹˈʌnz ðə dˈeɪɾə ɐɡˈɛnst nˈuːmɚɹəs dˈeɪɾəbˌeɪsᵻz tə dɪtˈɜːmɪn ɪf ðə tɹˈævəlɚɹ ɪz ɐ sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ɹˈɪsk, wˌaɪl ɐ kˈæmɹə tˈeɪks ɐ pˈɪktʃɚɹ ʌvðə tɹˈævəlɚ ænd ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ æɾə kəntɹˈoʊl stˈeɪʃən bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə ɡˈeɪts tʃˈɛks ðætðɪ ˈɪmɪdʒ kˈæptʃɚd baɪ ðə kˈæmɹə mˈætʃᵻz ðə wˈʌn ɔnðə pˈæspoːɹt fˈeɪʃəl ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən.
The ePassport gate scanner reads all the information contained in the chip inside the passport and runs the data against numerous databases to determine if the traveller is a security risk, while a camera takes a picture of the traveller and an officer at a control station behind the gates checks that the image captured by the camera matches the one on the passport (facial recognition).