1. @agatestudio
QR Code
AJ
Knight
Agate Studio

2. Andrew Saputra

3. Overview
 QR (Quick Response Code)
 First Developed 1994 – Denso Wave
 4 encoding modes : numeric, alphanumeric, binary,
kanji

4. Usages
 Advertising / Marketing
 Information Transfer
 Job Recruitments
 Validating Legal / Pirated Products
 Payment Transactions
 Etc

6. Variants of Barcodes
 1D
 EAN
 UPC
 Code128
 ITF
 Code39
 GS1 DataBar
 2D
 QR
 DataMatrix

7. Pros & Cons (1D)
 Laser Scanner is still widely used
 Quick Scan Rate
 Small data size
 Limited capabilities
 Easy to become unreadable
 Difficult legal procedure to apply

9. Pros & Cons (2D)
 Larger Data Size (max 7089 chars)
 Better Error Correction Level (Up to 30%)
 Versatile Usability
 Open Source
 Accessible Scan Device (Supported By Most
Smartphones)
 Slower Scan Speed

11. QR Code Structure

12. A Look in the future (3D & 4D)

13. Another Contender (?)

14. Reference
 http://www.camcode.com/asset-tags/barcodes-data-
matrix-vs-qr-codes/
 http://qrworld.wordpress.com/
 http://www.upccode.net/faq.html
 http://www.scandit.com/2011/10/13/types-barcode-
upc-ean-code128-vs-qr-datamatrix/
 https://github.com/zxing/zxing
 http://www.davewentzel.com/content/qr-codes-vs-
upcs