So what’s the new killer app for the camera phones which will make it imperative for all mobile phones to become camera phones?
iSupply predicts that camera phones will reverse the digital camera market growth by 2013, as people rely ever more on camera phones...The reports on the growth of camera phones and tablets display great potential for mobile OCR applications
The QuickDeposit application allows customers to deposit checks using their camera phone. Additionally, although not mobile, Bank of America and Wells Fargo both use automatic check depositing at their ATM’s, so there is no need for a check deposit form, envelope, or slip
Built-in cameras in smartphones are very advanced and have capabilities that are perfect for mobile data capture: high megapixel counts, optical zoom, large screens, HD capabilities and connectivity. Camera phones are transforming into tools that digitize and convert data into useful information anywhere, anytime, and in any language
You might think that would be easy, but for years this was a challenge on desktop scanners (least of all a camera phone!). For the third scenario, you’d think you would like a nice, legible document but what you really want is a document that is conducive to data extraction which, depending on the document, might not result in a visually appealing rendering