Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has recently extended its Vuforia platform with the release of Vuforia 2.5, which includes text recognition and improved tracking for a broader range of images. These capabilities are critical tools for brands and developers creating next-generation mobile vision experiences. Qualcomm Vuforia 2.5 SDK is a product of Qualcomm Austria Research Centre GmbH.
Text recognition gives apps the ability to read, enabling developers, content owners, and brand owners to build a new generation of educational experiences and enhance apps with camera- based data entry. Vuforia 2.5 SDK supports English text recognition and comes with a word list of more than 100,000 commonly used words that the app can load at runtime or a developer may adapt the word list for a specific application’s use case.
“We have seen explosive growth over the past year, with the leading brands like Audi, Johnson & Johnson and LEGO turning to Vuforia to provide innovative ways to extend their brands. With the release of Vuforia 2.5 SDK, we are introducing even more options for both brands and developers to create superior vision-based experiences,” said Jay Wright, Vice-President of Business Development, Qualcomm Technologies Inc.  Â
Vuforia also expands support for a broader range of images to include line and vector art, such as logos and maps.
