QR Codes

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Have you noticed the strange looking square shape, checker like pattern code, which is given at some places to visit websites or to avail offers or even access information? If you have seen one than you are not new and if you don't know about it than also you are not new either.


Chances are you might have seen QR code. QR Code is short form of Quick Response Code. It is similar to bar code but with added extra dimension making it two dimensional code. This adds more information to the code. 

"It is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan." - Wikipedia

 By Definition - It is a type of machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached. It uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, andkanji) to efficiently store data.

QR codes have recently increase their penetration in the market, most of us have seen the QR codes...
But, its usage is still very less. 

In Summary,

Lets compare, traditional barcode and two dimensional barcode


Square is not the only shape, two dimensional barcodes comes in various form factors and with different encoding style.

Advantages of QR Code
Information Storage Capacity

Lets dive into the technical details, heads-up lots of calculations involved here -

Version tells the size and capacity of QR Code
Steps to create QR Code and it can be done manually, just follow below steps -







Though, creation of QR Code looks fairly tedious task. Its usage is fairly simple to end consumer.



There can be endless possibilities for QR Code 


Here are some interesting facts about QR Codes.


According to one survey, QR Codes are mostly popular with end customer to get better deals and discounts, followed by mode of accessing additional information about the product
QR Code is mostly popular in developed nations, with developing countries have still to catch up.


There are multiple factors contributing to the minimal adoption of QR Codes.


Now you know...






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