Information on the QR code generator

The QR code is a two-dimensional barcode, which is presented within a quadrant in the form of black and white dots. It enables the encryption of numbers and letters with a maximum capacity of over 4,200 alphanumeric characters (numbers, letters and symbols). This is the equivalent of around half a page of text. It can be read and decoded using a camera phone, the software is freely available. In Japan, where the code came into existence in the 1990's, it is already extremely popular because it permits actions such as the displaying of URLs, the "scanning" of these into a mobile phone and the immediate "translation" of them into the respective website. Using the QR generator, the opposite process is possible. One is able to send one's own texts conveniently and in encrypted format using this system, and graphically display them. QR generators are freely available.

Emergence of the QR code

The QR code was initially created in the automotive industry. Toyota commissioned its supplier, Denso, with the secure identification of parts. Denso accordingly commissioned its subsidiary Denso Wave with the development of the code. As such a QR generator was initially designed for industrial use only. Today the code is internationally standardised, highly secure and can also be reconstructed if up to 30 percent of it has been destroyed.

The QR generator in operation

Using the QR generator, anyone can encrypt and send texts, i.e. texts in the form of half a page, URLs, RSS feeds or telephone numbers. Many users generate the code using the QR generator and place it on their websites, flyers or products. These articles, labelled by means of the QR generator, can be easily identified by other users via the mobile internet, including obtaining all pertinent information.