A more distant barcode will appear smaller than a close one. A reader simply has to compare the smallest element it sees (the module) to the width of the other elements. Once these relative widths ...

The QR code (short for Quick Response code) was invented in 1994 by Denso Wave, a former subsidiary of Toyota, as a means of ...

Barcodes are commonly used to track items like groceries or clothing, but University of Central Florida researchers have ...

senior systems engineer Rob Woltz remembered a small but important fact: When PCs boot, they consider barcode scanners no differently to keyboards.… That knowledge nugget became important as the ...

Some sectors of the economy have costs that rise faster than in other sectors, primarily in services. Artificial intelligence ...

P eople steal because it’s easy and—with rare exceptions—free of consequences. David Kimmel, who resides at Northpoint ...

Sometimes, we try to capture a QR code with a good digital camera on a smartphone, but the reading eventually fails. This usually happens when the QR code itself is of poor image quality, or if it has ...

A POS system is a combination of hardware and software solutions that allow a business to complete sales transactions.

UCF NanoScience Technology Center researchers developed an easier way to identify unique molecules by their chiral spectral ...

I must confess I love Zara, but shopping on the brand’s website and in store can be such a headache, with an exorbitant ...

By storing information about every movement, sensor reading and user input, robots can create a window into your operation ...

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