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QR Code Generator. Web World Things. QR Code Generator. Qr code. QR Code Generator. SnapMaze QR Code Generator, QR Code Reader. What is QR code (quick response code. A QR code (quick response code) is a type of 2D bar code that is used to provide easy access to information through a smartphone.

What is QR code (quick response code

Example of a QR code In this process, known as mobile tagging, the smartphone’s owner points the phone at a QR code and opens a barcode reader app which works in conjunction with the phone’s camera. The reader interprets the code, which typically contains a call to action such as an invitation to download a mobile application, a link to view a video or an SMS message inviting the viewer to respond to a poll. The phone’s owner can choose to act upon the call to action or click cancel and ignore the invitation. Static QR codes, the most common type, are used to disseminate information to the general public. Dynamic QR codes (sometimes referred to as unique QR codes) offer more functionality. The technology for QR codes was developed by Densa-Wave, a Toyota subsidiary. ELI7046. QR codes for libraries - some thoughts. QR code stands for "quick response", it's basically a 2D barcode that can be used to store urls, text etc.

QR codes for libraries - some thoughts

QRcodes can be used to quickly pull data from the physical world into mobile phones which are equipped with free QR code readers (many free ones exist,but Beetagg supports quite a few phones) automatically. Simply scan the QRcode with your phone's camera, and the QRcode reader will pull the information into your phone. QR codes are not new and are popular in Japan, Bonnie Peirce talked about QRcodes in libraries as far back as in 2008, but was probably a bit ahead of its time. With the rise in the use of smart phones, there has recently being a spate of interest in QRcodes usage in libraries and education. Like my earlier post this is just a blog entry to pull together all the ideas I have seen on the use of QR codes in libraries. Andrew Walsh , University of Huddersfield and Andy Ramsden, University of Bath have good presentations on this.

Thinking about usage Library Blogs (6) Others. 2-Dimensional Bar Code Page. For years bar codes have been promoted as a machine readable licence plate.

2-Dimensional Bar Code Page

Each label contained a unique serial number coded in black and white bars that was a key into a database containing detailed information. That was the expert wisdom. Yet many end users wanted to code more information. They wanted the bar code to be a portable database rather than just a database key. In 1984 the trend to portable databases began when the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) published an application standard for shipping and parts identification labels which consisted of four "stacked" Code 39 bar codes.

The first truly two-dimensional bar code was introduced by Intermec Corporation in 1988 when they announced Code 49. There are several terms now being used to describe this new class of keyless data entry symbologies. The terms stacked symbology or multi-row code are more accurately applied to those symbologies made up of a series of one-dimensional bar codes. 3D Barcode (Bumpy Barcode) LinkClick. DENSO WAVE. DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED. Denso Wave Incorporated. Denso Wave Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells automatic data capture equipment, industrial robots, programmable controllers, and other apparatus and systems.

Denso Wave Incorporated

It provides automatic data capture products, such as bar codes, 2D codes, software, peripherals, handy and embedded scanners, and handy terminals; and industrial robots, including 5-and 6-axis robots, 4-axis (SCARA) robots, Cartesian coordinate robots, integrated compact robots, controllers, and accessories. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Chita, Japan with additional offices in Long Beach, California; Croydon, Australia; Singapore; Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Beijing, China; Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan; Samutprakarn... Denso Wave Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells automatic data capture equipment, industrial robots, programmable controllers, and other apparatus and systems. 1 Yoshiike Kusagi Agui-cho Chita, 470-2297 Japan Founded in 2001.

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