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The QR CODE
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What's that QR code?
WIKIPEDIA
A QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become popular outside of the industry due to its fast readability and comparatively large storage capacity. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be made up of any kind of data (e.g., binary, alphanumeric, or Kanji symbols).[1]
Created by Toyota subsidiary Denso Wave in 1994 [2] to track vehicles during the manufacturing process, the QR code is one of the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes. It was designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed.[3]
The technology has seen frequent use in Japan; the United Kingdom is the seventh-largest consumer of QR codes in the world
The QR code lets customers - and potential customers - instantly learn more about a business, by visiting a mobile version of the business' Place Page on any supported phone. Here's more on how it works and what you can do with it:
- Make sure your phone can scan a QR code with its camera, either with an application that you download or via software that's already installed on your phone. To find out what application to use for your phone, we recommend doing a search for the model of your phone along with "QR reader".
- When you see a QR code, use your phone's
application to scan it. If you're scanning a QR code on one of
the window decals that we've sent to thousands of U.S. businesses,
you'll quickly be taken to that business'
- Read reviews to see what other users think about the business
- Find an offer that the business has posted to their Place Page
- Star the business to remember to check it out later, or to remember to visit again
- Leave a review right after you leave the business. What's a better time to write what you think, than when you've just visited?