Scanner software, a quick primer
What is needed, then, is a device that would perform this onerous task for the user; and that is precisely the function of the business card reader. Of course, optical character readers are a dime a dozen nowadays, and even handwriting can be converted into digital format with a high level of accuracy. But the brilliance of a business card reader shows in its ability to distinguish between the text so as to determine, without any additional input, which entry belongs to which field. It hardly needs to be pointed out that business cards have almost become redundant. It is a much more convenient method to just store and message the information electronically via mobile phones, which eliminates the need for such an OCR device.