What Is A QR (Data Matrix) Code?
Jimmy wrote an article on QR Codes last year. But here’s a quick summary. QR stands for Quick Response – a two dimensional bar code structure designed by a Japanese company called Denso-Wave in 1994. Originally used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, Quick Response codes have since become a handy resource for cell phone users that want to quickly transfer text information from a computer (or other information resource) to a mobile device. They are most frequently used in Japan, but I have seen them on magazines and bulletin boards in the United States before (although I had no clue what they were).google_ad_client=’pub-5700237260308472′;google_ad_channel=’3821614675′;google_ad_output=’js’;google_max_num_ads=’4′;google_ad_type=’text’;google_image_size=’336×280′;google_feedback=’on’;google_skip=google_adnum; The following diagram explains the main aspects of a QR code block and how it is organized. An example of a live QR code tag is the picture at the top of this article (scan
