"Bizcaroid" uses the "mobileOmCR" technology which is proprietary of OMRON Co. Lt.d It is an application that uses the camera of the device to capture and extract information from business cards.
[Features]
■Business card capture 〜 OCR recognition
- The following items are taken from a business card captured by the user, recognized by OCR, then it is converted into business card information and displayed.
・ Name
・ Company
・ Department
・ Title
・ Postal Code
・ Address
・ Tel
・ Mobile
・ Fax
・ E-mail
・ Web
* It is also possible to edit the information displayed.
* In the recognition results screen, it is also possible to add fonetical pronunciation guides (furigana) and notes.
■Address book registration
- The scanned business card information can be registered into the address book.
* Data can be registered to the main address book of the device as well as registered accounts (e.g. Gmail).
■Sync with Evernote
- The captured business card images can be uploaded into Evernote for Android (user notes) by direct launch within the application.
The images can be uploaded with the tag "business card".
* If the application has not been installed the Evernote homepage will be shown.
■Multi-language support
- The application can also be switched into the following languages which also match the system localization of the device.
・ Japanese
・ English
・ German
・ French
・ Italian
・ Spanish
・ Chinese (simplified)
■Language of capture
- In Settings, the language of the business card to capture can be switched to either English or Japanese.
■Design settings
- In Settings, the display can be switch into any of the following designs.
・ Simple
・ Chic
・ Motherboard
・ Jewel
・ Leather
・ Champagne
■Extension apps
- The following optional extensions (sold separately) can also be linked to this application.
・ Bizcaroid Ext. -Continuous
(Continuous capture and OCR recognition)
・ Bizcaroid Ext. -Evernoteplus
(Upload the business card information into Evernote)
・ Bizcaroid Ext. -Vcard
(Export the information to a SD-Card in vCard format)
・ Bizcaroid Ext. -Afteranalysis
(Countinuous OCR recognition of stored business card images)
・ Bizcaroid Ext. -Facebookplus
(Searches on Facebook for the retrieved person and company names)
* For more information please consult the About screen of each extension app.
* At the bottom of the About screen of each extension app select the information of the developer that read "See more Applications".
【Requirements】
・ An Android 2.1 smartphone or higher with camera attached.
* An auto-focus capable camera is required
* A 2 megapixel camera or higher is recommended
* Evernote and the Evernote logo are registered trademarks of U.S. Evernote Corporation.
* Facebook and the Facebook logo are registered trademarks of Facebook, Inc.
* Bizcaroid is a registered trademark of the OMRON Corporation.
