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QR CODE READERS
BY: JOEY HORNE
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WHAT IS A QR CODE?
• QR or Quick Response Codes
• Are a type of two dimensional barcode that can be read using smartphones and other QR reading devices that link directly to text, emails, websites, phone numbers and more.
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WHO INVENTED THE QR CODE?
• Denso-Wave
• Subsidiary of the Toyota Group, are credited with the conception of the QR Code as far back as 1994.
• Originally, it was used to track parts in the vehicle manufacturing industry.
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WHERE ARE QR CODE READERS POPULAR?
• QR Codes are popular in:
• Japan• Across the East• Slowly gaining steam in the West
• Where are QR Codes located?
• Product packaging• Shop displays• Billboard and printed advertisements• E-mails/Websites
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WHAT STAGE IS SET FOR QR CODES?
• The range for QR codes expand through the:
• Marketing and Advertising of:• Products• Brands• Services• And just about anything else you can
think of.
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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT QR CODES• Smartphone users are growing on a daily basis.
• Has potential to make an impact on society relative to:
• Marketing• Advertising • Customer Service
• With one simple scan of the QR Code a vast amount of product information will be at your fingertips.
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• Barcodes:• Are a collection of vertical lines that
can only be scanned horizontally.• Can only store up to 30 numbers.
• 2D or QR Codes • Are different to the point that data
is stored in both directions to where the code can be scanned vertically or horizontally.
• Can store up to 7,089 numbers!• This allows large amounts of data
that enables links to Twitter, Facebook and video pages.
WHAT MAKES A QR CODE DIFFERENT FROM A NORMAL 10 UPC BARCODE?
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HOW DO YOU SCAN A QR CODE?• Smartphones like iPhones, Android or Blackberry have
different barcode scanner apps such as:
• QR Scanner• Barcode Scanner• Red Laser• Most importantly, MOST ARE FREE!!
• Your phone’s camera scans the barcode which will then load the encoded data.
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WHAT CAN BE ENCODED INTO A QR CODE?• A QR Code is an “image-based hypertext link” that can be
used offline with any URL that can be encoded into the QR Code.
• Any webpage can be opened automatically by scanning the barcode.
• Want somebody to follow you on Twitter?
• Encode your Twitter page as the URL • Simple as that!
• QR Codes can also contain phone numbers, sms messages, V-card data (Virtual business card) or just plain alphanumeric text.
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• Basically, almost anywhere!!
• Newspapers• Magazines• Cars• Business cards• Bottles• Buildings• You could even tattoo a QR
Code!
WHERE CAN BE QR CODES BE PLACED?
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HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR OWN QR CODE?• There are 2D barcode generators designed to make your
own QR Codes.
• Here are a few:• http://www.qrstuff.com/ • http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ • http://quikqr.com/
• Code file formats used for QR Codes:
• HTML• PNG• Tiff• SVG• EPS
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SOURCE
http://www.whatisaqrcode.co.uk/