3.5.0
2020-02-25
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2020!
- Added passport worlwide recognition mode
- Other minor fixes and improvements
2.2.1
2019-01-26
* Updated Smart PassportReader SDK to version 2.2.1
* Fixed a GUI bug with recognizing an image from the photo library
* Minor fixes and improvements
2.1.0
2018-10-05
Smart PassportReader 2.1.0
* Added possibility of recognition of images from camera roll
* Added support for 206 types of passports (163 countries)
2.0.3
2018-08-18
* AnyPassport mode added which automatically detects the type of any supported international passport;
* Added Hebrew recognition support;
* Added Vietnamese language recognition support;
* Improved recognition for several document types;
* Added image sub-region masking (pixelizing) functionality;
* Complete overhaul of the core recognition technology;
* New algorithms for document typization and location, text segmentation and recognition;
* New configuration system designed for optimization of storage size, used RAM and configuration speed;
* MRZ recognition accuracy improvement;
* MRZ fields control digits check results are now explicit in field attributes;
* MRZ server version now features quick detection algorithm under any rotation angle anywhere on an input image;
* Russian National Passport handwritten fields detection (results returned in field attributes);
* Russian National Passport handwritten digital fields recognition implemented;
* Russian National Passport now features location mode with projective restoration;
* New fields added for multiple supported document types, improved recognition accuracy;
* New document types added:
Albanian passport
Algerian passport
Brazil passport
Croatian passport
Czech Republic passport
Hungarian passport
Moldova passport
Uruguay passport
Greek passport
Polish passport
Uzbekistan passport
Russian international passport - non-biometric
Russian vehicle pass
Spanish passport
Ukrainian passport
French passport
Swedish passport
Armenian passport
Kazakhstan passport
Kyrgyzstan passport
Uzbek passport
Tajikistani passport
photo/page3 image returned for Russian national passport
USA Passport Card
Georgian passport
Belarussian internal passport (page 31)
German Passport (newer)
1.9.0
2017-06-20
* Added support for international passports
* Improved Russian passport recognition accuracy and performance
* Updated graphical user interface
1.2
2015-09-23
* Added second page recognition (authority, authority code, issue date)
* Improved recognition quality
* Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.1
2015-07-09
* Improved quality and performance
* Fixed minor bugs
1.0.3
2015-05-13
* Improved birth place recognition quality
* Small fixes and performance improvements
1.0.2
2015-04-16
* Slightly improved recognition quality and performance
* Optimised application size
* Fixed a "black screen" bug
* Fixed a "Help" section bug