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RAF Technology, Inc VarTech 2014. George Harbachuk, VP, Marketing September 2014. RAF Proprietary and Confidential. RAF Technology is the Leader in Advanced I mage R ecognition and Data E xtraction Solutions.
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RAF Technology, IncVarTech 2014 George Harbachuk, VP, Marketing September 2014 RAF Proprietary and Confidential
RAF Technology is the Leader in Advanced Image Recognition and Data Extraction Solutions • RAF provides data capture and authentication solutions that enable enterprises to identify items without a barcode or RFID tag. • HQ: Redmond, WA • Offices in Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Bogotá (Colombia) • Private company founded in 1989 • Our products are deployed worldwide and address both fixed and mobile applications • Clients Worldwide
Technology: Not Just OCR – Customer Solutions • Complementary technologies: a quarter century of development • Character recognition technologies • Image related technologies • Region of interest • Image cleanup • Glare removal • Line removal • Orientation • Item Fingerprinting* • Data validation technologies • Xtl database* • Verification Engine* • Adaptive Intelligence* • * Denotes patented technology • Segmentation • Context validation • Machine Print • Handwriting • Special symbols • Word recognition • Directories* • Fuzzy Matching and aliasing
Expanding the Market for Handheld Devices Argosy Mobile • Expands market for new devices • Enhances value of existing devices Selected Applications • Parcel & Mail shipping labels • Bill of lading/forms • License Plates • Checks • Shipping Containers • Security Seals • Manufacturing Parts • Digital Authentication • VIN’s • Passports/ID’s
Opportunity for OCR Enabled Solutions • Solution Opportunity: >$7 B • Worldwide estimate • Software ~ 16% • Mobile ~ 3.8 million units • Stations ~ 700k units Security, Law Enforcement: $719 M (10% Penetration) Field Workers: $848 M (18% Penetration) Receiving Desks: $345 M (2.5% Penetration) Intermodal $1.0 B Security: License Plates, ID’s Retail/Automation Desks: $2.2 B Field Service: Check deposit Couriers: $2.9 B Trucking/Logistics: Container & BOL Parcel, Post, Courier: Address Recognition
What the Market is looking for? • Ease of Use • Bar-code like OCR capability • Fundamental integration • Coordinate development efforts • Optimize hardware for ease of use and OCR performance • Integrate imager/camera with RAF SDK • Optimize image capture for readability and ease of use • Specialized tool kit – OCR available for all applications • Integrators • End Users • Customer Opportunities • Joint approach with integrators • Target strategic end-user accounts
Security Guards • Over 1.5 million private security guards • Initial market: Latin America • Manually catalogues and inspects vehicles at commercial and residential parking facilities SecureTrac24 Benefits • Automates manual data entry and paper system • Logs guard activity • Eliminates paper filing requirements • Simplifies record search capabilities • Enhances record collection capabilities (images) • Embedded LPR ensures accurate data is captured • Provides an automated Valet service (new)
Challenges Valet Benefits • Valet parking ticket may be stolen leading to car theft • Cars may be damaged while in the custody of valet • Pick up queue times are difficult to manage • Initial market: US, Europe, and Latin America • Revenue Control which allows you can track all vehicles coming in and out of your lot • Damage Claims can be quickly resolved since detailed inspections occur when you receive the car • Employee Performance can now be tracked so you know how many customers they are really serving • Email/Text Message Request are conveniently provided to your Guests for drop off and pick up • Assign Parking Spaces can now be managed because detailed reports can be generated in real-time • Know who owns the vehicle because all guests must have their drivers licensed scanning in and out • Create loyalty programs that improve customer retention because you can now track their patronage
Containers • Everyday 6 million containers are currently shipping around the world on vessels, trucks, and trains • Damaged cargo results in an estimated $1 Billion (USD) annually in losses either from insurance carriers or the companies responsible for moving goods within the supply chain • Initial market: US, Europe, and Latin America • Damage inspections and chain of custody tracking is a huge challenge ContainerTRAC360 Benefits • ContainerTRAC360 is a very low cost alternative to fixed camera systems • Mobile OCR applications are ideally suited for small to medium intermodal terminal operators which will improve asset visibility and tracking • Mobile OCR provides scalable gate control to eliminate backups during peak traffic periods • Provides immediate damage notification to minimize false claims during Gate Out inspections • Provides high resolution images of each containers condition along with location/coordinate telemetry • Provides complete visibility during chain of custody tracking at points where fixed camera systems are impractical
Parcels • In the US alone approximately 20.5 million parcels are delivered daily • Same day delivery, dynamic routing, track & trace challenge most couriers and businesses today • Initial market: US, Europe, and Latin America • Universities and entities with multiple buildings such as government, military bases, hospitals and other medium to large companies Argosy Mobile Benefits • Reads address labels for both machine print and handwriting • Provides data validation and correction for domestic and international parcels • Manages difficult problems such as name alias, and room location • Enables automated track & trace. • Easily handle exceptions like damage return to sender and undeliverable as addressed
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