Proceedings of the National Students Convention; NSC-2016

National Students Convention, March19, 2016

Bharati Vidyapeeths Institute of Computer Applications and Management, New Delhi

QR CODES
Gagan chugh,Jasneet singh

chugh.gagan456@gmail.com,

singhJasneet004@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
QR code is relative of UPC code (Matrix barcode), in 1952, its
first patent was issued by Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver.
The Quick Response Code system has been praised for the fast
readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard
UPC barcodes. This paper is to take estimation of QR codes
basics, its adaptive application in day to day work life and
research areas associated. With the technology of mobile
phones becoming prominent, especially where mobile internet
access, QR codes seem to be a competent tool to quickly and
efficiently counter URLs to users. This also allows offline
resources such as magazines, newspapers, business cards,
public transport vehicles, signs, t-shirts and any other
intermediate that can grasp the print of a QR code to be used as
carriers for promotion for online products. QR code being so
resourceful because of its structural flexibility that it leads to so
many distinct field for research like increasing data capacity,
security applications such as different kinds of watermarking as
well as steganography. It also includes scratch removal
techniques for better recognition of QR codes. Thus, this paper
is an attempt to feature some of achievable research areas while
considering QR codes.
KEYWORDS
QR codes , Watermarking , Data capacity , Barcode , Security.
INTRODUCTION
A barcode is an optical machine-readable instance of data
relating to the object to which it is devoted. Recently barcodes
represented data by varying the widths and spacing of parallel
lines, and can be referred to as linear or one-dimensional
matrices. Later they emerged into rectangles, hexagons, dots
and other geometric patterns in two dimensions. QR code
means Quick Response Code, that is the trademark for the type
of matrix barcode which was invented by Joseph Woodland and
Bernard Silver. QR code has a number of qualities such as
Holds immense amount of data compared to standard UPC
code, Easily scanned by several commercial and consumer
devices, structural flexibility of application and 360 degree
reading.

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UNDERSTANDING QR CODE:
QR codes have already beaten the demand of classical barcode
in many areas because of several pros like increment in storage,
reduced size, etc.
The general purposes of developing QR codes are
Organization
Information
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In organization, they need to provide the information of
manufacturing, their batch number, their expiry etc. as a label
on their products.
In information, it provides quick access to myriads of
information within seconds and embedding millions of
information in a small square easily,
In advertisement, its a marketing scheme for businesses to
appear tech savvy and to look more technically more advanced
from other companies in the market.

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ARCHITECTUR AND ITS COMPONENTS :
QR code is a two dimensional that is matrix type structure with
a cell architecture arranged in a square. QR codes consist of
different fields that are reserved for clear-cut purposes. Position
Markers, Alignment marker, Format, Timing patterns, Version,
Unique module. These are called their components.

6 components to a QR Code:
Position Markers: 3 Large squares, locates
edge of code for scanners.

Alignment marker:
point.

Format: Ribbons around position markers,

tells scanner if the information is a website,
message, numbers, symbols.

Tiny square, reference

Timing patterns: Alternating white and black

strips, determines positions of rows and
columns.

Version: Represents version number.

Unique material that user or developer can

edit.

ADVANTAGES:
EDUCATION:
1.
2.
3.

Teachers:
The first use is their syllabus and any other documents
that students requires to get the information about new
events and programs.
The second use is a classroom calendar describing
their holidays, class tests and handouts, linking all
them with an QR code.
The third use is providing assignments for the week,
teachers can update students with the weekly schedule
by QR code that can make students access to website
with the assignments for each week.

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4.

The fourth use is to provide link to the class

assignments by placing a QR code on their last slide
for a quick poll or quiz to be completed in class.

Students:
1. The first use is to submit a link to their presentation to
teachers by making a QR code.
2. The second use is students can use a QR code to organize
and list all of their sources for documentation or presentation to
provide an easy way for people to find the required
information.
3. The third use students can rectify their answers. An added
QR code to the end of assignments, allows students to check
their answers.
4. The fourth use students can share information by QR code
with their friends to get answers to their questions in room
with hundreds of students, asking for answers may be a bit
overwhelming, but with a QR code, all the students in the room
can submit answers at a time, and the teacher can choose
unique answers in the lecture immediately.

JOB SEARCH:
QR codes can be used in the job search. An
interviewee can put their resume whether video or
print.

PERSONAL DETAILS:
They can put it on their business card.
Another use for QR codes is in print ads, and a name
tag for quick access to contact information.

WHERE QR CODE ARE USEFUL:

By using QR code, a phone number can be dialed
automatically, a message can be send automatically, a website
can be open corresponding to the URL.
QR code used to open location on Google map, to start
Facebook, twitter and many other websites can be open by just
scanning the QR code for particular website.
People in various country people uses QR code app to scan the
code for the ease.
Some example where QR codes are used:URL- A website can be open by scanning the QR code. Useful
for advertising sites and product.
VCard: QR code is use to create a contact in your scanner's
address book. Mostly useful in business cards
You Tube: Visual QR code are useful to redirect to the specific
you tube videos.
Facebook: Who does not have an Facebook profile today? QR
codes are use to redirect to specific Facebook profile page or
events pages.

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PHONE NUMBER: Don't spend time in writing phone
numbers. Using simple technique, anyone who scans your QR
code automatically calls the number store in the QR code.
APPLICATION URL: QR code can direct to the app in the
suitable app store just by scanning the QR code of the specific
app.
ADVERISEMENT: QR codes appear in magazines, newspaper
can be used to advertise the product.
CONCLUSION:
From this paper, the final conclusion is that there are so many
possibilities for QR code in many different fields. This
technology has a firm ground for research purpose. More and
more field are yet to be covered under QR code like security
purpose, better recognition, encoding different type of data like
audio etc. QR code open up huge platform for researcher to
explore the new possibilities that can be added to enhance the
performance of QR Code like Experiment to improve data
capacity, securing data and Security of QR codes
FUTURE SCOPE
QR Codes have expanded so rapidly in recent years . In future
the use of QR codes will be use in other resources .As
Smartphone sales is going up and education level of people is
rising the use of QR code will definitely going to help the
people .QR code in future may help us to store more data and
provide security of data.

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