march 101 ultracode—a new symbology
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Ultracode—a New Symbology
Meet Ultracode…
New Barcode Evolution
• Starts with research and standardization by a trade association
Ultracode is currently being tested by the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM)
New Barcode Evolution
This is the same path that launched:
– UPC
– Code 39
– Code 128
– PDF417
– Data Matrix
– QR Code
Why “Evolution”?
Because technology is a developmental process…
• It almost starts with a problem or an opportunity
• A solution is created to respond
• Which others discover, adapt and adopt to solve their own problem
The Ultracode Opportunity
• The largest selling scanner in the world is not a scanner—it’s a smart phone
• Smart phone cameras are better than most industrial scanners
– They can scan 2D symbols (laser scanners can’t)
– They can resolve color (many scanners can’t)
– They are data carriers (scanners aren’t)
Ultracode: Beyond Printing
• Best suited for non-printed applications
• Utilizes color as an encodation medium
• Higher data capacity than Data Matrix or QR Code symbols of comparable size
• Greater error correction capability than DM or QR Codes of comparable size
Ultracode vs QR Code
The QR Code and Ultracode below both encode https://aimglobal.org/jcrv3tX
Ultracode: the next step
Ultracode is not the final word in barcodes;
It is the next step.
• A draft of the International technical specification is completed.
• Public review concluded last year
• The AIM Board will vote on publication of the Ultracode Specification at the April 2015 Summit in San Diego