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2. QR code - Wikipedia

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   The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3:1:1) in black ...

3. Scan (company) - Wikipedia

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   USA. Parent. Snap Inc. (2014–present) Scan is a mobile app development company headquartered in Provo, Utah, United States. The company was founded in January 2011 by Garrett Gee together with his college friends Ben Turley and Kirk Ouimet. [1] The company, owned and operated by Scan, Inc, [2] was acquired by Snapchat in 2014 for $54 million.

4. Kik Messenger - Wikipedia

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   Kik Messenger, commonly called Kik, is a freeware instant messaging mobile app from the Canadian company Kik Interactive, available on iOS and Android operating systems.. The application uses a smartphone's internet connection to transmit and receive messages, photos, videos, sketches, mobile web pages, and other content after users register a username.

5. Mobile payment - Wikipedia

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   QR, or "quick response", bar codes were designed to contain the meaningful information directly in the bar code. QR codes can be of two main categories: [49] [ citation needed ] The QR code is presented on the mobile device of the person paying and scanned by a POS or another mobile device of the payee

6. Barcode Scanner (application) - Wikipedia

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   Barcode Scanner scanning a QR code. The application Barcode Scanner is an Android app, from the open-source project ZXing (short for Zebra Crossing ), that allows an Android device with imaging hardware (a built-in camera) to scan barcodes or 2D barcodes and retrieve the data encoded. [2] Information encoded often includes web addresses ...

7. Masahiro Hara - Wikipedia

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   The code was introduced in 1994. In 2021, QR codes were being used to book and track COVID-19 tests and contact tracing. Hara has stated that he would like to develop QR codes for additional medical purposes, including imaging such as x-rays or electrocardiogram data. Hara still works for Denso as of 2022.