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Patents for keyless QR codes locking systems being sold

03/25/201503/23/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

R codes unlock cell phone wearable technology

ICAP Patent Brokerage is selling the patents that use quick response codes and smartphones for locks. In a recent press release, ICAP Patent Brokerage had revealed that it would be selling a number of patents that disclose a type of system and a method for controlling locks (such as in the case of business, home, and hotel doors) that use QR codes and smartphones. This technology would eliminate the requirement for traditional metal keys or plastic programmable cards. The patents that use these QR codes as a part of the…

New tech based on QR codes motivates investors

03/16/201503/14/2015 Jesse Collins

A tweaking of quick response codes let consumers authenticate products with a smartphone scan. A company called Expander has just managed to develop a technology based on QR codes in order to mark various products with unique fingerprint-like barcodes that will give consumers the ability to verify their authenticity in a way that would be nearly impossible for scammers to be able to replicate. This led to a pitch by Ollie Langridge that was exceptionally impressive to investors who were keen to take part. The idea is to provide barcodes…

QR codes provide Epson projector connectivity

09/18/201409/17/2014 Jesse Collins

This new business device has been designed to make it easier to share content with other smart devices. Epson has now announced the launch of a new portable business projector device that has been designed with connectivity through QR codes that will enhance the ability to provide an experience that crosses over to many different devices. The quick response codes make it possible to share content and collaborate nearly instantaneously. With these QR codes as a part of the Epson portable projector, collaboration and sharing is simplified regardless of where…

QR codes and barcodes celebrate technology anniversary

07/01/201406/28/2014 Jennifer Goula

Forty years ago, last week, the first UPC code was scanned on a package of Wrigley gum. The barcode, which is now standard on product packages, first had its start forty years ago, and the first one to be scanned was in Ohio at the Troy supermarket, on a Wrigley gum pack, long before the idea of QR codes and other scannables that can be used with today’s smartphones. Despite the fact that those traditional barcodes have been around for so long, they’re still going strong. Scanning the 10-pack of…

QR codes to be used for medical history tracking for marathons

05/05/201405/03/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

The Cellcom Green Bay full and half marathons will use quick response codes for emergency data. With only just over a month to go before the Cellcom Green Bay full and half marathons are set to begin, participants for this year’s event are now receiving emails that request information about their medical history, and this will be incorporated into QR codes to make them readily accessible when the day does arrive. This use of quick response codes is meant to make it easier for emergency responders to access medical information.…