| Symbology |
Notes |
| 3-DI |
Developed by Lynn Ltd. |
| ArrayTag |
From ArrayTech Systems. |
| Aztec Code |
Designed by Andrew Longacre at Welch Allyn (now Hand Held Products). Public domain. |
| Small Aztec Code |
Space-saving version of Aztec code. |
| Bullseye |
The barcode tested in a Kroger store in Cincinnati. It used concentric bars. |
| Codablock |
Stacked 1D barcodes. |
| Code 1 |
Public domain. |
| Code 16K |
Based on 1D Code 128. |
| Code 49 |
Stacked 1D barcodes from Intermec Corp. |
| Color code |
Mainly used for cell phones in Korea. |
| CP Code |
From CP Tron, Inc. |
| Datamatrix |
From RVSI Acuity CiMatrix/Siemens. Now Public Domain. |
| Datastrip Code |
From Datastrip, Inc. |
| Dot Code A |
Designed for the unique identification of items. |
| High Capacity Color Barcode |
Developed by Microsoft; licensed by ISAN-IA. |
| HueCode |
From Robot Design Associates. Uses greyscale or colour. |
| INTACTA.CODE |
From INTACTA Technologies, Inc. |
| InterCode |
From Iconlab, Inc. The standard 2D barcode in Korea. All 3 Korean mobile companies put the scanner program of this code into their handsets to access mobile internet, as a default embedded program. |
| MaxiCode |
Used by United Parcel Service. Now Public Domain |
| mCode |
Developed by Nextcode Corporation specifically for camera phone scanning applications. Designed to enable advanced cell mobile applications with standard camera phones. |
| MiniCode |
From Omniplanar, Inc. |
| PDF417 |
Originated by Symbol Technologies Public Domain. The most common 2D barcode. |
| Micro PDF417 |
Facilitates codes too small to be used in PDF417. |
| PDMark |
Developer by Ardaco. |
| PaperDisk |
High density code -- used both for data heavy applications (10K-1 MB) and camera phones (50+ bits). Developed and patented by Cobblestone Software |
| QR Code |
Developed, patented and owned by TOYOTA subsidiary Denso Wave initially for car parts management. Now public domain. Can encode Japanese Kanji and Kana characters, music, images, URLs, emails. De-facto standard for Japanese cell phones. |
| Semacode |
A Data Matrix code used to encode URLs for applications using cellular phones with cameras. |
| SmartCode |
From InfoImaging Technologies. |
| Snowflake Code |
From Marconi Data Systems, Inc. |
| ShotCode |
Circular barcodes for camera phones by OP3. Originally from High Energy Magic Ltd in name Spotcode. Before that probably know as TRIPCode. |
| SuperCode |
Public domain. |
| UltraCode |
Black-and-white & colour versions. Public domain. Invented by Jeffrey Kaufman and Clive Hohberger. |
| VeriCode, VSCode |
From Veritec, Inc. |
| WaterCode |
High-density 2D Barcode(440bytes/cm2) From MarkAny Inc. |
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