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There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use. | There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use. | ||
===Most important for [[Consumerium]] are:=== | |||
*[[EAN-13]] | |||
*[[EAN-8]] | |||
*[[UPC]] | |||
*[[JAN]] (?) | |||
[[EAN]] and [[UPC]] are compatible in [[GTIN]] namespace | |||
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===Other=== | |||
the Code 128 barcode system | the [[Code 128]] barcode system | ||
*Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others) | *Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others) | ||
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*Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins | *Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins | ||
*Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39. | *Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39. | ||
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===See also:=== | |||
* [[GEPIR]] | |||
* [[Interesting projects|GNU Barcode]] generates many formats. Available under [[GPL]]. Available as [[Debian]] package. | |||
* [[Baracoda Pencil]] - [[Bluetooth]] [[Scanner]] pen | |||
There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 ? 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product. | |||
Revision as of 15:36, 11 June 2003
Barcode
There are about 120 different barcode standards in use today, about 20 of them are widely accepted and supported, and the rest are adopted by companies for internal tracking use.
Most important for Consumerium are:
EAN and UPC are compatible in GTIN namespace
Other
the Code 128 barcode system
- Widely accepted as a standard in barcodes (used by UPS, Wal-Mart and many others)
- Printable on a normal high quality printer (like we have in house)
- Easily read by affordable barcode scanner ($250 Cdn)
- Up to 40 characters
- Includes Alpha and numeric characters
- No licensing fee
- Third parties will be able to read our barcodes
- Barcodes can be printed up in standard windows applications so long as the barcode fonts are installed.
- Barcodes can be generated by a third party application, or via Active X plug ins
- Standard code 128 bar codes are not as long as those in standard code 39.
See also:
- GEPIR
- GNU Barcode generates many formats. Available under GPL. Available as Debian package.
- Baracoda Pencil - Bluetooth Scanner pen
There are also committees that regulate barcode structure and label format, the first 5 ? 6 digits signify the registered manufacturer, shipper, or regulatory organization that associated to the product.