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QR Codes – possible usage for a tombstone?

23 Jun

I was writing a while ago about QR codes, what they are, how are they working, and what possible usages one can find for them. Today I read an article about the RosettaStone Tablet, and I think a QR code might also fit perfectly for this.

Long story short, the idea is to attach a QR code to a tombstone (this can be achieved for both existing or new stones) and allow the people that are passing by and that want to learn a few things about the owner of the stone, to read information about the owner, see photos, videos, or generally see the information that the owner decided to leave behind him/her.

To accomplish this, you need a server to store the information for each tombstone owner (this is exactly what RosettaStone is doing, but without the usage of the QR codes). The content stored by the server would be delivered upon request on the mobile devices of those that are passing by the stone and take the picture of the QR code.

It is a little macabre, I agree, but I think it is a nice effect and a good usage for the codes.

 
 

QR codes – what to use them for

08 Apr

The Quick Response Codes, aka QR Codes, are a type of 2D barcodes that allow for encrypting information in an image, information that can later be retrieved and used by the devices able to scan and process a barcode image. The most popular devices are the mobile phones, that can use some specific applications to extract the data from the pictures taken with the phone’s camera and use that information.

The most popular information that can be encrypted in a QR code is an URL. Upon scanning and processing, the application on the phone can open that URL in the phone’s browser, therefore taking the user to that website. According to Wikipedia, these QR codes seem to be very popular in Japan. Also, today I read a couple of articles (namely this one on QR codes that can be generated with Goo.gl and this one on a bookmarklet that can quickly generate QR codes for an URL). Read the rest of this entry »

 
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