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/
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????
crystal_clear said:
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 ?
crystal_clear said:
idea's plz
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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
gt112 said:
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.
Search Add-ons
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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 Everyone -
One of the best things about the Android platform is the wide availability of QR Coding applications - such as zxing and ixmat.
We've released a Firefox plugin (at http://tandot.co.uk/scandot ) which embeds QR codes on the page are you're browsing, as well as embedding them in pages that are printed out. We think we've closed the QR loop with this - you can scan the page you're browsing on your phone and take that page elsewhere much easier than by messing around with email, retyping, bookmarking.
Would be interested to hear from anyone using it!
Regards
Dave / TANDOT
One function that Mobile Barcoder can perform that SCANDOT can't is to create a QR of a link from the right click context menu. That can be pretty handy to create a QR of a download link. Also it seems a bit buggy as well. Sometimes I click the generator button and no QR pops up. Another little cosmetic flaw is if you change the QR size and then close and reopen the dialog, it remembers the size but forgets the slider position.
On the plus side, occasionally Mobile Barcoder will trip up on a URL and not generate a QR. I haven't seen SCANDOT do this yet.
Thanks for the links, very useful!
Hi Friends,
First special thanks to dear Developers to make this happens!
ANDROID on HD2
I am also a kernel developer, but my free time is less than 5min in Day Excuse me
To send SMS Using Camera!!! Try to download "Barcode Scanner V3.4" Attached in Message.
Its totally free, lets look a sample QR Barcode Parsing:
barcode scanner.jpg
They try the website:
h++p://qrcode.kaywa.com
To create a QR Barcode 2D Image in SMS type:
barcodeqr.gif
and it generates:
barcodeqr1.gif
NOW!!!
Start the Barcode Scanner on Your Android Device, it Scans Camera, Place the Camera Lens in Front of Generated QR Barcode and It Popups a Message Very Fast:
SEND SMS ? or SEND MMS ?
Its really Good and Easy
Another Important Functionality is Product Search, This Software Scans 1D Usual Bar-codes on Devices, Products, Books(ISBN) and Everything with bar-code and easily searches it using Google Shopping, You can get the final price, the nearest store, Pros, Cons, and User's Comments.
Feel Happy, Feel Android
Moved you over to the new general area since you posted this in the development section and it really doesn't have anything to do with android dev.
Thanx for your efficient movement