OCR Scanner on Smart Devices
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Why Just Capture Data from Barcodes? Capture Text too
Our Smart Data Capture platform can turn any smart device into a powerful OCR scanner. Read any alphanumeric code – any text size, font or color – including IBANs, automotive VINs plus LOT and REF numbers.
An OCR scanner is typically used to verify retail prices, check passports, validate IDs and check expiration dates. Scandit Smart Data Capture can deliver simultaneous barcode and text scanning on a smart device, for example, to read an address on a package if the barcode is damaged.
Scan up to 3x faster than dedicated devices with Scandit Smart Data Capture
Scandit Smart Data Capture works on over 20,000 different device types
Scandit is the preferred mobile barcode scan provider of GS1, the industry standards body
Who Uses OCR Scanners?
Businesses from industries such as retail, transport & logistics, automotive, healthcare and manufacturing need to scan and capture a combination of text and barcodes.
Post, Parcel & Express
If a label on a parcel or package is so damaged in transit that the barcode is completely unscannable, an OCR scanner can read the accompanying text instead. OCR scanning capabilities are integrated with the Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK for simultaneous scanning of barcodes and text. Our software scans multiple lines of text on many labels in a single scan from a smart device.
Air Travel
Airline and airport employees can quickly scan machine-readable passports and ID cards with a smart device equipped with Scandit OCR scanners. Employees processing passengers at boarding gates don’t have to be tied to costly podiums and instead can use smartphones or tablets. Airlines can also offer passengers the option to scan their own passports at home during online check-in.
Retail
In any retail supply chain, labels on packaging can get damaged in transit. OCR software can read accompanying text instead of barcodes to prevent costly delays in delivery and tracking. Scandit Smart Data Capture reads multiple lines of text on many labels in a single scan. With OCR, you can also check the ID throughout the supply chain or for customers making collections.
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical products where the data is not encoded within a barcode, such as LOT or REF codes are scanned by optical character recognition (OCR). Where there is a barcode as well as text, Scandit Smart Data Capture software handles both simultaneously.
Automotive
Vehicle identification numbers (VIN) can be scanned and data captured from a familiar smart device at speed and even with damaged or poorly lit VIN codes at a wide range of distances and angles.
Banking
With smart devices and Scandit OCR scanner, workers can quickly scan any alphanumeric text like International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) or document/form numbers into workflows. Mobile banking customers can scan payment details into a mobile app, no more error-prone typing.
Need to Scan ID Documents with Speed and Accuracy?
Quickly capturing data from identity documents is critical for many employee and customer processes, such as passport and ID checks or onboarding customers to a consumer app.
Scandit ID scanning software enables mobile or web-based apps to scan and capture data from different types of identity documents on everyday smart devices. The enterprise-grade solution combines barcode scanning, text recognition (OCR), and RFID technology to capture and parse data – completing workflows or customer processes seamlessly. It reduces human error and drives efficiency by eliminating the need for manual data entry.
More Smart Data Capture Solutions
Barcode Scanning
Bring unrivaled barcode scanning performance to any app on any smart device to add a new level of speed and efficiency to workflows across many industries.
Augmented Reality (AR) Overlay
AR overlays display information on the smart device screen. Capture and display data from any source, including product or delivery information, flight status or stock counts.
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