Company:Adaptive Recognition

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Short description: Company manufacturing software and hardware for image capturing and analytics


Adaptive Recognition (formerly ARH), headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, develops and manufactures intelligent software and imaging devices for the access control, traffic, transportation management, and ID security sectors. Its products are system components that are related to image analytics and optical character recognition (OCR).

The company has been a global technology supplier for over 30 years. Its clients are system integrators who develop solutions for their partners and incorporate Adaptive Recognition's technology.[1]

Adaptive Recognition
Type Public limited company
Industry Information technology and services
Founded 1992
Headquarters Budapest
Area served Worldwide
Key people Viktor Kertész (owner)

László Kis (CEO)

Brands Carmen®, Vidar, Osmond, S1, Einar

History

1991 - Foundation of ARH.

1992 - Release of ARH's first license plate recognition engine, known today as Carmen®.[2]

1994 - ARH installed an access control system at Budapest Airport Cargo.

1996 - The first foreign projects start.

1998 - First purpose-built ANPR cameras manufactured, using in-house designed hardware parts.

2000 - First document reader devices manufactured.

2003 - Introduction of ARH's FaceIdent, a face recognition solution that was later integrated into ARH's passport reader softwares to verify face portraits of identity documents.

2005 - Introduction of ARH's first container code recognition software.

2006 - Introduction of ARH's first document reader with RFID chip reading capability.

2011 - The creation of ARH's LetUGo parking system, later redesigned as ParkIT System. Introduction of ARH's Combo Scan and Combo Smart document reader product lines.

2013 - Introduction of ARH's traffic database solution (GDS) and a multi-lane traffic monitoring endpoint (TrafficSpot). Implementation of the Hungarian nationwide toll control system (HU-GO), and opening of ARH's first office abroad (in Florida, USA).

2015 - Addition of the CCTV product line to ARH's portfolio and completion of the Hungarian road traffic security system (VÉDA).

2017 - Update of the HU-GO project with an extensive weigh-in-motion system.

2018 - Creation of ARH's worldwide represenatative network. (This currently has 30+ partners on 5 continents globally.)

2019 - Launch of the test system of ARH's robotic manufacturing.

2020 - The ARH brand becomes Adaptive Recognition.[3] Launch of ANPR Cloud, the cloud-based version of the Carmen® plate recognition software.[4] Introduction of the Osmond passport reader and ID scanner device to the market.[5]

2021 - Adaptive Recognition introduces the Einar ANPR camera for access control and parking, and the Vidar ANPR camera with built-in laser triggering[6] for all types of traffic monitoring.[7] Introduction of the North American edition of ANPR Cloud, covering plates of the US, Canada, and Mexico.[8]

2022 - Adaptive Recognition adds new cameras to the Vidar camera family: the Vidar Passenger Counting Camera, the Vidar Axle Counting Camera, and the Vidar Container Code Reading Camera. Introduction of the AutoFill software to facilitate automatized data entry. Introduction of Carmen® Box and Carmen® Nano, NVIDIA® JetsonTM platform-based versions of Adaptive Recognition's ANPR intelligence.

Product lines

Adaptive Recognition's products belong to the following categories.

  1. Vehicle license plate and industrial code recognition software
  2. Recognition cameras
  3. Speed enforcement devices[9]
  4. ID document scanner devices and OCR verification software[10]

Research and Development

Some 60% of Adaptive Recognition's employees work in R&D. As a result of this activity, the company's flagship ANPR software Carmen® is capable of recognizing over 30,000 known plate types.[11] Over 200 new recognition engines are released annually.

Manufacturing

Adaptive Recognition manufactures hardware, including cameras, scanners, and electronic components at its factory based in Perbál, Hungary. More than 30 million electronic components are used yearly. The production is in compliance with ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards[12]. The factory uses robotic assembly for increased efficiency.

Global footprint

Adaptive Recognition has four offices, located in Budapest, Copenhagen[13], Clearwater[14], and Singapore. It also operates a representative network with over 30 partners globally[15].

The firm's technology is present in 100,000 anpr systems and 60,000 ID reader devices worldwide[16].

References

  1. "See ANPR with Adaptive Recognition" (in en). http://www.itsinternational.com/daily-news/intertraffic-amsterdam-2022/see-anpr-adaptive-recognition. 
  2. "ARH ANPR makes the move to video stream analysis" (in en). http://www.itsinternational.com/products/arh-anpr-makes-move-video-stream-analysis. 
  3. "ARH Is Now Adaptive Recognition" (in en). 2021-06-21. https://www.parking.net/parking-news/adaptive-recognition/arh-is-now-adaptive-recognition. 
  4. "Moving to the Cloud". Traffic Technology Today 2022 (December). https://tti.mydigitalpublication.co.uk/publication/?m=63358&i=768878&p=56&ver=html5. 
  5. "Adaptive Recognition’s brand new passport reader: Osmond - Identity Week" (in en-GB). 2020-12-08. https://identityweek.net/adaptive-recognitions-brand-new-passport-reader-osmond/. 
  6. "Adaptive Recognition: How Vidar’s Built-in Laser Trigger Provides Exceptional ANPR" (in en). 2021-06-03. https://www.parking.net/parking-news/adaptive-recognition/how-vidars-built-in-laser-trigger-provides-exceptional-anpr. 
  7. "Introducing Vidar, an ANPR camera with built-in laser trigger" (in en). http://www.itsinternational.com/products/introducing-vidar-anpr-camera-built-laser-trigger. 
  8. "Adaptive brings ANPR Cloud to US" (in en). http://www.itsinternational.com/its2/its4/products/adaptive-brings-anpr-cloud-us. 
  9. "Vision Zero: Speed enforcement made easy". Traffic Technology Today 2022 (May/June): 59. https://tti.mydigitalpublication.co.uk/publication/?m=63358&i=746710&p=58&ver=html5. 
  10. "Adaptive Recognition | Image Capturing and Analytics" (in en-US). https://www.itsinternational.com/adaptive-recognition. 
  11. "Adaptive Recognition Announces Upgrade for Carmen". https://www.parking.net/parking-news/adaptive-recognition/upgrade-for-carmen. 
  12. "Company Profile" (in en-US). https://adaptiverecognition.com/company-profile/. 
  13. "Adaptive Recognition Nordic ⅍". 1 December 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/company/ar-nordic/. 
  14. "Adaptive Recognition America Corporation". 1 December 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/company/adaptive-recognition-america/. 
  15. "Under the Magnifier: The Main Steps of ANPR by Adaptive Recognition" (in en). 2022-06-09. https://www.parking.net/parking-showcases/adaptive-recognition/under-the-magnifier-the-main-steps-of-anpr-by-adaptive-recognition. 
  16. "A Globally Operating Image Recognition Company" (in en-US). https://www.parking.net/parking-industry/adaptive-recognition.