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QR Code

AJ

Knight

Agate Studio

Andrew Saputra

Overview QR (Quick Response Code)

First Developed 1994 – Denso Wave

4 encoding modes : numeric, alphanumeric, binary, kanji

Usages Advertising / Marketing

Information Transfer

Job Recruitments

Validating Legal / Pirated Products

Payment Transactions

Etc

Variants of Barcodes 1D EAN

UPC

Code128

ITF

Code39

GS1 DataBar

2D QR

DataMatrix

Pros & Cons (1D) Laser Scanner is still widely used

Quick Scan Rate

Small data size

Limited capabilities

Easy to become unreadable

Difficult legal procedure to apply

Pros & Cons (2D) Larger Data Size (max 7089 chars)

Better Error Correction Level (Up to 30%)

Versatile Usability

Open Source

Accessible Scan Device (Supported By Most Smartphones)

Slower Scan Speed

QR Code Structure

A Look in the future (3D & 4D)

Another Contender (?)

Reference http://www.camcode.com/asset-tags/barcodes-data-

matrix-vs-qr-codes/

http://qrworld.wordpress.com/

http://www.upccode.net/faq.html

http://www.scandit.com/2011/10/13/types-barcode-upc-ean-code128-vs-qr-datamatrix/

https://github.com/zxing/zxing

http://www.davewentzel.com/content/qr-codes-vs-upcs