yes, i realize qr codes are used outside of japan as well but they're quite ubiquitous over here. not sure if this has been posted before but i came across a nice little app called quickmark on the dopod extended rom and thought i'd share the info. basically, it just an apps that works in conjuction with the camera to read and decode the 2d barcode...most cell phones in japan have this functionality built in but i didn't see on the x01ht.
I've used this on my Wizard before.
More information on QR Codes can be found here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code
The official Japanese site with downloads for different models are here :
http://www.quickmark.com.tw/download.html
And this will let you generate your own codes :
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
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I've been said the XDAII (TSM500 in Spain) camera is also able to function as a barcode scanner with some specific software. Can Anybody tell me whether this is possible and which is the programmes I would need for this purpose??
The camera's resolution is too low to scan barcodes efficiently. Plus you have no light on the device.
jst said:
I've been said the XDAII (TSM500 in Spain) camera is also able to function as a barcode scanner with some specific software. Can Anybody tell me whether this is possible and which is the programmes I would need for this purpose??
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It is possible. But it doesn't work well with 1D barcodes (the type that look like a series of vertical lines). Microsoft had a 1D barcode reader called Aura that was available from their research site. But it has since been discontinued. Aura would let you scan a barcode on a consumer packaged product and then go out to the Internet and get details about it - product info, mfg, spec's, comparative pricing, etc.
There are also numerous SDK's available to build your own if you have the money and coding capability. But as noted in the previous post, 1D barcode scanning doesn't work very well using the camera from a phone. Requires a good camera (usually with macro capability), good lighting, and a steady hand.
However 2D barcodes are another story. These barcodes aren't nearly as finicky as a 1D barcode, and many phone cameras (even crappy ones) can easily read a 2D barcode. Only problem is unless your in Japan or that part of the world you won't find too many of them available. But if you want to check out what's possible look into iNigma and QuickMark. Both have decent readers that run on WM. There are many other 2D readers available for phone platforms, including Java, Symbian, etc. But in my experience the Java readers don't work well (if at all) on WM.
jst said:
I've been said the XDAII (TSM500 in Spain) camera is also able to function as a barcode scanner with some specific software. Can Anybody tell me whether this is possible and which is the programmes I would need for this purpose??
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Hey, that's funny (and INCREDIBLY lame)... I responded to a 4 year old post.
itz p0ssible
Google Quickmark
just downloaded my free copy in www.cingular.com
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itissat said:
just downloaded my free copy in www.cingular.com
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What is it? Why not give a more detailed url?
A better URL: http://www.windowsmobile.com/cingular.
Fizz Traveler is an electronic travel guide with maps and "things to see"
Newsbreak is an RSS reader.
I didn't install it yet, but the Fizz Traveller installer indicates it's 2.2 - while the one Fizz is currently selling is 2.3. I can't find the list iof bug fixes to judge if "free" is worth it for old software.
Edit: I installed it. It is 2.2. I wrote down the registration code and installed 2.3. The code didn't work. Their web site doesn't really describe what's fixed between 2.2 and 2.3 so it's hard to say if this is a good deal or not.
OK Since no one really wanted to say what the hell Fizz Traveler is. I cound a link for everyone on line.
http://www.fizzsoftware.com/products/traveller/traveller.html
Take a look for yourself:
"Your feature packed travel mate. With over 58000 world locations, world times , world alarms, daylight maps, itinerary trip help, currency conversions, general conversions, superb graphics, user configurable themes and skins, simple interface & home screen plug-in support - this product is your essential everyday and travel tool. "
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itissat said:
just downloaded my free copy in www.cingular.com
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Here is a direct link to Cingulars promo sheet
http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/media/pdf/cingsoftware_r1.pdf
link is dead
can someone post the file up to the FTP... if it's free that shouldn't be a problem right... or post the direct url for the download.
Thanks.
The correct URL is http://www.windowsmobile.com/cingular - this was posted in the first post but the URL mistakenly had a period. The URL actually redirects you to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/5/cingular/offer.mspx and you have to enter your IEMI number to download. Once you do, you can get v2.2. I don't know what they do with the IEMI number but I read on Fizz's web site someone was having trouble accessing the software and their IEMI wasn't accepted, so perhaps there's a backend lookup to Cingular. They may have even gone so far as to repackage the .zip with unique registration codes based on eligibility to download, but since I'm not a programmer, I don't know how hard that would be.
Anyway, from Fizz's web site, you can download v2.3. If you install 2.2, verify your version is registered from within the program. Soft reset, uninstall 2.2, soft reset, and install 2.3. The registration is retained even though you manually uninstalled 2.2. I contacted Fizz and they verified this is legal. One further note, make sure you download the ppc version of 2.3 and not the sp version. The sp version will install but may not work properly.
Interestingly this took me to a Windows Mobile promotional page which then redirected me to my "profile" within windows mobile web site (it already existed because of previous phones and PDAs). I updated my information and submitted, THEN it asked me for the IMEI number. FWIW, the site responded VERY slowly to requests. Also note that the IMEI number from my brand new 8525 did NOT work...
Quickmark is a matrix (bar) code reader. It uses the phones camera to read 2d (matrix) bar codes. Have a look at their website here http://www.quickmark.com.tw
Register (free) and download the app (there's a specific d/l for the Touch HD).
Once installed, goto QuickMark DIY on their website, there's a utility there to let you generate matrices for all sorts of data such as emails, sms texts, plain text etc. You can then download the jpg/png of the file, point your phone to it and it decodes it.
It really is fascinating. My god this would have made a fascinating college project for some software student.
The first one to decode the attached image gets to sleep with me.
Tip: blow the images up a bit and get the phone nicely focussed (should hapen automatically in Quickmark) and hey presto, I bet you get a kick outa this.
sweet
Is there a zoo in the city? I'd like watching The Animals.
There is a house in New Orleans,
They call the Rising Sun. etc
Now I demand my prize...
so.....
what else can you do with this little gizmo, and when does it become a chargeable gizmo????
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what else can you do with this little gizmo, and when does it become a chargeable gizmo????
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so....
its like that....
cheers!
mmmm!
idea's plz
There is another 2d barcode reader out there called scanlife.
http://scanlife.com
If u go 2 their website and check out the examples page, there are loads of videos showing how one might use this technology.
What makes the technology interesting over traditional 1d bar codes is that 2d codes can contain metadata (data about data). So for example you can have a 2d barcode to represent a web link, or an sms, or a bookmark or a business card etc.
Therefore, you could have a 2d bar code beside a restaurant add in a magazine. When the user scans it, they get the coordinates for the restaurant as a link to google maps.
Or perhaps you are reading an article about a band, there is a 2d barcode at the bottom of the article, you scan it and are brought to their website or perhaps their iTunes store.
Perhaps you are reading a review of a song and click on an adjacent 2d barcode that brings you to a link to a smaple of the mp3.
Can ya see the possibilities ?
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Just tried it on a diet Pepsi can - had to move to a well lit area of the room before it worked.
Its a link to the Pepsi WAP site
do you mean that there are 2D codes on pepsi cans? or did you scan a 1D (traditional) code ?
If there are 2D codes on pepsi cans, wud you take a photo of it and upload it ?
Which version
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There is another 2d barcode reader out there called scanlife.
http://scanlife.com
If u go 2 their website and check out the examples page, there are loads of videos showing how one might use this technology.
What makes the technology interesting over traditional 1d bar codes is that 2d codes can contain metadata (data about data). So for example you can have a 2d barcode to represent a web link, or an sms, or a bookmark or a business card etc.
Therefore, you could have a 2d bar code beside a restaurant add in a magazine. When the user scans it, they get the coordinates for the restaurant as a link to google maps.
Or perhaps you are reading an article about a band, there is a 2d barcode at the bottom of the article, you scan it and are brought to their website or perhaps their iTunes store.
Perhaps you are reading a review of a song and click on an adjacent 2d barcode that brings you to a link to a smaple of the mp3.
Can ya see the possibilities ?
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Which version did you use? I downloaded Diamond Pro's but it failed to install on HD
These codes and scanners have been around for years, they have never really caught on that much though. You can find them on blogs and there is a firefox plugin that create them so you can quickly get URLs onto your phone.
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Which version did you use? I downloaded Diamond Pro's but it failed to install on HD
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I didn't download scanlife. Just using it as an example.
Indeed around for years in access solutions, from ski arena access to train tickets by MMS. Problem is, hardware solutions like RFID and NFC are more secure, and upcoming technology for mobile phones offers picture and video recognition (check out Sekai Camera in development if you like, iPhone only: http://tonchidot.com/index_info.html) more appealing to the eye than barcodes.
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I didn't download scanlife. Just using it as an example.
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Thanks, I managed to download it and installed, but find more difficult to use.
rovex said:
These codes and scanners have been around for years, they have never really caught on that much though. You can find them on blogs and there is a firefox plugin that create them so you can quickly get URLs onto your phone.
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In Asia this is way more popular, other places haven't really bothered with it.
Can you tell me where I can get browser plugin you mentioned? Since that is precisely what I need.
Just search for barcode in the firefox addons section under tools.
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In Asia this is way more popular, other places haven't really bothered with it.
Can you tell me where I can get browser plugin you mentioned? Since that is precisely what I need.
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It is called Mobile Barcoder...
Hey i am working on a project in my university about connecting online shopping features to the real life store experience.
I´d like to get access to the camera of my mobile phone (Touch HD) and scan for a given code. at first it doesn´t matter on which way. Java or .net Application.
Afaik all the available readers can´t be refactored to send the scaned code to a special website for example.
Type of Code (1D/2D QR or something else) doesn´t matter in first step
Maybe anybody of you can help me
thank you very much
lucolippi said:
Hey i am working on a project in my university about connecting online shopping features to the real life store experience.
I´d like to get access to the camera of my mobile phone (Touch HD) and scan for a given code. at first it doesn´t matter on which way. Java or .net Application.
Afaik all the available readers can´t be refactored to send the scaned code to a special website for example.
Type of Code (1D/2D QR or something else) doesn´t matter in first step
Maybe anybody of you can help me
thank you very much
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Have you looked into ScanLife? It's not exactly what you're looking for, but might be close enough.
http://www.scanlife.com/us/appdownload.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285340&highlight=Barcode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=430278&highlight=Barcode
AIPSYS developed many barcode SDKs such as code39,code128,UPC,EAN,ISBN,Datamatrix,QRCode, PDF417,ezCode,Maxicode,Aztec barcode and etc. contact them for details.
Hi all!
So I was wondering... We have great apps that can read QR codes, like Quickmark or i-nigma. But I'm pretty sure that there aren't any apps that can actually CREATE a QR Code from for example a text pasted in a simple textbox. I think this would be quite handy. For example for quick url link transfers from one phone to another for free. One phone wolud generate a QR code and show it on the screen, and the other would read it through its camera And maybe it wouldnt be so hard to do, because Ive seen somewhere a library for QR code generation for desktop .NET This would be great for phones with big screens, like the HD, HD2 or TP2
For reference, the library can be found here :
http://www.twit88.com/home/opensource/qrcode