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Think of all the creative ways you could promote a product or your business with a QR code (Quick Response code). Just about every new smart phone a consumer buys has a QR reader pre installed and ready to use. We can help you come up with a game plan and even a mobile strategy to help take your business to another level. Give us a call if you have any questions at 831-656-9178 or schedule a time to meet with us during our free office hours from 1p – 3p every Friday.

QR codes are becoming more and more common here in the United States. You are starting to see them everywhere from Starbucks to the Home Depot’s home and garden center. Marketing efforts to promote products and companies are at full speed. Soon, the QR code will be on the packaging of most products and most brand advertisements. It doesn’t end there, as mobile phone technology develops and enhances, the use of these types of technologies will become more commonplace in our everyday environment.

Here is a list of commonly asked questions about QR codes:

• What is a QR code?

• A Quick Response code (QR code), is a two dimensional matrix code that can be read by a mobile phone with a camera and/or a QR code reader.
  
  

• What do QR codes do?

• QR Codes allow print media and mobile phones to communicate information. QR codes provide a direct link to information access by scanning a code with your reader. Information can be listed on a website or as a text message.
  
  

• Do you need a license to use a QR code?

• The use of a QR code is free of any license. A patent for QR codes exists however, it is not exercised. The term QR code is a registered trademark of its creator Denso Wave.

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  How long have they been used?

• QR Codes were invented by the Japanese corporation, Denso Wave in 1994. They were originally created to track parts in vehicle production.
  
  

• How do I get a QR code reader?

• Look in your smart phone’s marketplace or app store. Simply type “QR code reader” in the search box and a variety will show up.
  
  

• How can I find out more information about QR code technology and how to use it?

• Give us a call at 831-656-9178 or send us an email.

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  Reference:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#Styled_QR
  http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7046.pdf