What are QR Codes and How does it help?

What are QR codes?

There are no known quick response codes as they are able to read and decipher quickly through any mobile phone that has the application installed decoder. These are also sometimes referred to as 2D bar codes because these two dimensional bar codes encode data horizontally and vertically. Therefore, store much more data than conventional bar codes.

What exactly do they do?

These codes to store information compactly. When decoded (when scanned with a mobile reader or decoder) can be linked to an online source of information if it is a URL, image, video or plain text. For example, after scanning a QR code with your phone, the decoder will send a website.

QR codes carry a load of information to you quickly and conveniently. These QR code readers, mobile users no longer have to write long hyperlinks. And when scanned, data is stored on the phone long-term reference. This is hassle free and convenient for mobile users on the move.

Who would use and where we can find these codes?

Off-line, we can see these codes in magazines, covers of books, brochures, business cards, posters, shirts, mugs, stationery and yes, even billboards. You can even stick QR standards on the labels of products and packaging (with respect to the product description), basically anywhere you want to store the information.

QR codes bring the real world outside the line of visitors who are scanning the codes (perhaps in a booklet) to the word online, such as blogs, Facebook Fan page, the website of events, YouTube channel and even their online stores and websites. They also attract online users who use their mobile devices to do local search on Google or location-based social networking Gowalla Foursquare or the owners of off-line. QR codes bridge the gap between Internet companies and online baseline and merging together.

How to decode?

You do not need any high tech, thick hand-held scanner to decode them. For those who have a mobile phone with a camera just follow the steps below to get a QR code reader to decipher these codes:

1 - For each model, there is a bar code reader can be downloaded for free. Sometimes the application is pre-installed on their mobile devices so they can use. Otherwise, you can search Google "QR code decoder +" model of your phone and you can download and install this application on your device

2 - Activate the application (by tapping on the application) and take a picture of a QR code (try the one in the upper left corner)

3 - You will read and decrypt the data and take you to the default destination web page.

If the information or relevant and important to you now stays in your phone and you can refer to it at any time. That is a very convenient way to obtain and retain information.