2d barcodes (qr codes) and their applications

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2-D barcodes (QR codes) and their applications

Rick ShunUBC eHealth Strategy Office

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What are those strange looking squares?

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What are those strange looking squares?

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What are those strange looking squares?

They are 2-D barcodes (also known as QR code). The QR is derived from “Quick Response” as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed.

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QR code History

• Created by Toyota subsidiary Denso Wave in 1994

• Originally used to track vehicles during the manufacturing process

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Before 2-D barcode

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Advantages of QR code

Advantages of QR code

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What can a QR code contain?

• Contact information like business card

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What can a QR code contain?

• Calendar events

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What can a QR code contain?

• URLs

• eg http://ehealth.med.ubc.ca/, www.ilovemusic.com

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What can a QR code contain?

• Google maps locations

• SMS message

• Text

• Wifi login (Android only) include SSID and password of wifi connection

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Demo: How to create a QR code

• http://www.qrstuff.com/

• Use http://goo.gl/ to create QR code for website by shortening a URL, and adding .qr

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QR code Reader for Java phone

• Kaywa Reader

• Bee Tagg

• NeoReader

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QR code Reader for iPhone

• i-nigma 4

• QR Reader for iPhone

• QR Scanner

• Tap Reader

• QR App

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QR code Reader for Android

• QR Droid

• BeeTag QR Reader

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QR code Reader for Blackberry

• Mobiletag

• I-nigma

• ScanLife

• BeeTagg

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Applications: electronic business card

It includes my name, office phone number office address and email address.

QR code for my info

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Applications: electronic business card

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Applications: electronic business card

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Application: books

Jules Verne “Around the world in eighty days” publish by ubitour

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Application: books

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Application: books

• Multimedia book and add some fun to reader

• 2D barcode contains links to photos, audios, videos, maps, historical insights and travel journals.

• We can do the same for medical documents.

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Application: Restaurant

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Application: Restaurant

• Restaurants publish their foods nutrition facts on the web.

• They can add QR code at the end of their menus

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Application: Restaurant

• QR code bring customers to that nutrition facts tables and keep their menus same as original

• Help customers to make their food orders decision.

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Q&A time

• Any questions?