Glossary

Business Card OCR

Technology that extracts text from business card images. OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition.

What is Business Card OCR?

Business card OCR extracts text (name, company, phone, email, address) from card images automatically. OCR = Optical Character Recognition.

Evolution

1990s: Desktop scanner software, ~90% accuracy 2000s: Smartphone apps with cloud processing 2010s: Google Vision / Microsoft Azure APIs 2020s: LLM-based vision models (Gemini, GPT-4V) at 95%+ accuracy

Why AI-based OCR Wins

Traditional OCR only matches character patterns. AI-based OCR:

  • Contextual understanding — knows "John Smith" is a name
  • Auto-detect language — handles JP/EN/KO/ZH mixes
  • Type inference — auto-classifies phone, email, URL
  • Error correction — fills missing chars from context

NameGood's OCR

NameGood uses Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite for 95%+ Japanese-card accuracy. OpenRouter ZDR — no training, no logs.

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More terms

Relationship ROI

The ratio of business outcomes (deals, referrals, revenue) to time/cost invested in relationships.

Zero Data Retention (ZDR)

A policy where AI/LLM input and output data are not stored or used for training.

Three-Way Good (Sanpou Yoshi)

Seller good, buyer good, society good. The Edo-era Omi merchants' philosophy. NameGood's brand inherits this spirit.

Cushion Words

Softening preludes for requests or refusals. "Excuse me for asking when you're busy" etc. Core to Japan business etiquette.

Keigo (Japanese Honorific Speech)

Japanese honorific speech system: respectful (sonkeigo), humble (kenjogo), polite (teineigo). Linguistically expresses relationships.

Remember (Korean Card App)

Korea's #1 business card app by Drama&Company. Free tier ad-supported.

Myungham (Korean for Card) Apps

Korean term for business card apps. Remember, Catch, NameGood.

Inmaek (Korean Network Mgmt)

Korean business networking — academic, regional, work ties.

KakaoTalk Card Integration

Sending/connecting cards via Korea's top messenger KakaoTalk.

Korean Corporate Titles

Korean corporate titles like Daepyo, Sangmu, Director, Sil-jang.

PIPA (Korean Personal Info Protection Act)

Korea's Personal Information Protection Act. Applies to digitized cards.

Morning Brief

AI suggests 3 contacts to reach today, before you commute.

Relationship ROI (Korea Context)

ROI on relationships, with Korea-specific weights for school/region/work ties.

Sampo-yoshi / Three Good Philosophy

Three Good — seller, buyer, society. Echoes Korean reciprocity (sangsaeng).

AI Business Card (Korea)

Cards that AI reads, analyzes, and acts on. Adopted in Korea since 2024.