{"id":20485,"date":"2023-08-02T09:53:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T09:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/?p=20485"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T11:03:24","slug":"draft_on-the-up-the-rise-and-rise-of-qr-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/draft_on-the-up-the-rise-and-rise-of-qr-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"#DRAFT_On the up: The Rise and Rise of QR Codes","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We had to adapt to a lot of unwelcome changes during the Covid-19 pandemic. While face masks, social distancing and handwashing became part of our daily routine, 2020 did at least bring good news for one innovation. The humble QR code. At<a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/\"> Smarter Business Processes<\/a> we have helped a wide range of clients create apps to leverage this practical and efficient technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it was first introduced in 2010, the Quick Response code didn\u2019t make much of an impact. While slick, easy data gathering might have been be appealing, not enough of us had the Smartphone technology to make it work. For those of us who did give <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QR_code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QR<\/a> a try, it required downloading a third party app, by which time you could have just found the link online.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today QR code creation is common place and every day practice in most businesses and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-5c2fa0e stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" id=\"Wide-BG\" data-block-id=\"5c2fa0e\"><style>.stk-5c2fa0e{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2,#039fe2) !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pxfuel.com_.jpg) !important}.stk-5c2fa0e:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2,#039fe2) !important;opacity:0.5 !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-5c2fa0e-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a14fb90\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a14fb90\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a14fb90-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a14fb90-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns aligncenter stk-block-columns stk-block stk-295fc1b\" data-block-id=\"295fc1b\"><style>.stk-295fc1b{border-radius:25px !important;overflow:hidden !important}.stk-295fc1b-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-295fc1b-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fdc4363 stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fdc4363\"><style>.stk-fdc4363{align-self:stretch !important;background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5,#ffffff) !important}.stk-fdc4363-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-fdc4363:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5,#ffffff) !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-fdc4363{flex:1 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fdc4363-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fdc4363-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-1bbc648\" id=\"what-did-qr-stand-for\" data-block-id=\"1bbc648\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\">What did QR stand for?<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cb154f0\" data-block-id=\"cb154f0\"><style>.stk-cb154f0{max-width:450px !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\">A&nbsp;<strong>quick-response code<\/strong> is a type of two-dimensional&nbsp;matrix barcode, invented in 1994, by Japanese company&nbsp;Denso Wave&nbsp;originally for labelling automobile parts.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f3d3aad stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f3d3aad\"><style>.stk-f3d3aad-inner-blocks{align-items:center !important}.stk-f3d3aad{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5,#ffffff) !important}.stk-f3d3aad:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5,#ffffff) !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f3d3aad{flex:1 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f3d3aad-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f3d3aad-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-be2a6e3\" data-block-id=\"be2a6e3\"><style>.stk-be2a6e3 .stk-img-wrapper img{border-radius:25px !important}<\/style><figure class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-20511 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/qr-code-on-face-1-e1690894584873.jpg\" width=\"569\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Appsheet with Smartsheet\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-20511 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/qr-code-on-face-1-e1690894584873.jpg\" width=\"569\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Appsheet with Smartsheet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/qr-code-on-face-1-e1690894584873.jpg 569w, https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/qr-code-on-face-1-e1690894584873-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a QR code?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A barcode is a machine-readable optical image that contains information specific to the labelled item. In practice, Quick Response codes contain data for a locator, an identifier, and a&nbsp;website visitor tracking. To efficiently store data, QR codes use four standardized modes of encoding (i) numeric, (ii) alphanumeric, (iii) byte or binary, and (iv)&nbsp;kanji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a QR code<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A Quick Response code consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, including some&nbsp;fiducial markers, which can be read by an imaging device such as a camera, and processed using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reed%E2%80%93Solomon_error_correction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reed\u2013Solomon error correction<\/a>&nbsp;until the image can be appropriately interpreted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The required data is then extracted from patterns that are present in both horizontal and vertical components of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-2641bce\" id=\"Image-centred\" data-block-id=\"2641bce\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-2641bce-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bb37e35\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bb37e35\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bb37e35-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bb37e35-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f12ff3c\" data-block-id=\"f12ff3c\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f12ff3c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk--hide-tablet stk--hide-mobile stk-block stk-255f070\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"255f070\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-255f070{flex:1 1 calc(10% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-255f070-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-255f070-inner-blocks\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a1d4291\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a1d4291\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a1d4291{flex:1 1 calc(80% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a1d4291-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a1d4291-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/QR-code.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/QR-code-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"qr\" class=\"wp-image-20199 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/QR-code-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"qr\" class=\"wp-image-20199 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/QR-code-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/QR-code-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/QR-code-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/QR-code.jpg 1143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk--hide-tablet stk--hide-mobile stk-block stk-852eccd\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"852eccd\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-852eccd{flex:1 1 calc(10% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-852eccd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-852eccd-inner-blocks\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The spread of the QR code applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The QR labelling system was applied beyond the automobile industry due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard&nbsp;UPC barcodes. Creating QR codes was easy. Applications include product tracking, item identification, time tracking, document management, and general marketing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-193bec9\" id=\"Image-centred\" data-block-id=\"193bec9\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-193bec9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a4ae6c0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a4ae6c0\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a4ae6c0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a4ae6c0-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4621290\" data-block-id=\"4621290\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4621290-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk--hide-tablet stk--hide-mobile stk-block stk-b5f88cc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b5f88cc\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b5f88cc{flex:1 1 calc(10% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b5f88cc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b5f88cc-inner-blocks\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a2a3328\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a2a3328\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a2a3328{flex:1 1 calc(80% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a2a3328-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a2a3328-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Covid-19-and-the-QR-code.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Covid-19-and-the-QR-code.jpg\" alt=\"qr\" class=\"wp-image-20195 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Covid-19-and-the-QR-code.jpg\" alt=\"qr\" class=\"wp-image-20195 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Covid-19-and-the-QR-code.jpg 946w, https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Covid-19-and-the-QR-code-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Covid-19-and-the-QR-code-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The QR code was adopted across society during the Covid-19 pandemic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk--hide-tablet stk--hide-mobile stk-block stk-cf36433\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cf36433\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-cf36433{flex:1 1 calc(10% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cf36433-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cf36433-inner-blocks\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QR Codes in the time of Covid-19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, however, these codes came into regular use and in fact became a reliable source of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Track and Trace app has by no means had a smooth, controversy-free implementation (Excel Spreadsheet columns anyone?) it demonstrates the versatility of this type of code. With every shop and cafe asking us to point and click we\u2019re really starting to see just how accessible it can be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QR Use Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today QR codes have become common in all areas of commerce and society, from consumer advertising, tracking in product stock taking, to supply chain management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, a&nbsp;smartphone&nbsp;is used as a QR code scanner, displaying the code and converting it to some useful form (such as a standard&nbsp;URL&nbsp;for a website, thereby obviating the need for a user to type it into a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_browser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web browser<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QR code has become a focus of advertising strategy, since it provides a way to access a brand&#8217;s website more quickly than by manually entering a URL. &nbsp;Not only is it super convenient to the consumer, the importance of this capability also increases the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conversion_rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversion rate<\/a> and the chance that contact with the advertisement converts to a sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a2b8d19\" id=\"its-all-in-the-app\" data-block-id=\"a2b8d19\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">It&#8217;s all in the App<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now everything is automated. Instead of taking you to a third party website, the app collects all the information it needs in one simple step, and lets you go back to sanitising your cat or doing whatever it was you were doing before you had to zap the code with your mobile phone. So easy!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tech hasn\u2019t just become slicker either. It can now be implemented at a fraction of what it used to cost. This makes it a total game changer, especially for anyone who needs to report progress or gather data while out on site. Find out how QR codes can drive efficiency in your business in our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/appsheet-with-smartsheet-barcode-reader-making-it-work-for-you-2\/\"> Appsheet with Smartsheet blog<\/a>, or watch a quick demo below on how we can make it work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-834f1c7\" id=\"Video-centred\" data-block-id=\"834f1c7\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-834f1c7-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0b45668\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0b45668\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0b45668-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0b45668-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-da7be5e\" data-block-id=\"da7be5e\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-da7be5e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk--hide-tablet stk--hide-mobile stk-block stk-c6aba92\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c6aba92\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c6aba92{flex:1 1 calc(10% - 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