[IxDA Discuss] Question about "scannable bar code" on a mobile display

[Barbara Ballard]

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 3:11 AM, David Malouf <dave at ixda.org> wrote:
> Barbara, imaging (I think you said visual scanners) are required to
> do this properly, but you are incorrect in your assumption that they
> are somehow more standard in Europe and N. America. While I agree
> there are more Laser Scanners in the US b/c there are older and more
> legacy systems especially in standard retail environments, many many
> enterprises are well on their way to imaging scanners as a norm. It
> is the only way to scan not only barcodes from a screen, but also to
> do any sort of 2D barcode scanning. The AA example couldn't have
> happened/worked if they weren't already using imaging scanners.
> Almost all ticket scanners are imaging due to the use of 2D scanners.
>

And, of course, the bulk of my work will be in consumer devices that
need to work in retail environments. The main point is that you have
to know what the scanners are going to be able to do.


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