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QR Code is a 2D barcode created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes are most common in Japan, and are currently the most popular type of 2D code in Japan. Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR Codes are now used for inventory management in a wide variety of industries.
More recently, the inclusion of QR Code reading software on mobile devices in Japan has led to a wide variety of new, consumer-oriented applications, aimed at relieving the user of the tedious task of entering data into their mobile device. QR Codes storing addresses and URLs are becoming increasingly common in magazines and advertisements in Japan. The addition of QR Codes on business cards is also becoming common, greatly simplifying the task of entering the personal details of a new acquaintance into the address book of one's mobile device. Consumers with capture programs and a PC with any common interface may use a scanner to acquire the data.
The Japanese standard for QR Codes, JIS X 0510, was released in January of 1999, and a corresponding ISO International Standard, ISO/IEC18004, was approved in June of 2000. The patent rights are owned by Denso-Wave, but they have announced the patent rights are not exercised and are open to public use.
The main merits of QR Code are as follows:
Because of these merits QR Code has proven to be one of the most space-efficient of all of the two-dimensional symbologies. This type of data matrix is one of the most widely implemented matrix symbologies in the greatest diversity of applications and industries, such as Manufacturing, Warehousing, Banking, Clinical, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, and Defense.