3. CONTENTS
๐ ถWHAT I
SA BARCODE?
๐ ถHIST
ORY OF BARCODES
๐ ถT
YPES
๐ ถHOW I
TWORKS ????
๐ ถBARCODE SCANNERS
๐ ถAPPLICATI
ON OF BARCODE
๐ ถFACTSFOR SUCCESS
๐ ถADVANTAGES
๐ ถDISADVANTAGES
๐ ถCONCLUS
ION
4. WHAT ISA BARCODE?
๐ ถ ITISAN AUTOMAT
IC IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
๐ ถ STRUCTURED TO CONTAINA SPECIFIC PIECEOF INFORMATION
๐ ถ BARCODES ISA PREDEFINED FORMAT OF DARK BARS WITHWHITE
SPACES
๐ ถ IN THE BARCODE SPACE ISCONSIDER AS ZERO AND BLACK BARS AS
ONE
5. HISTORY OF BARCODES
๐ ถ AS FAR BACK AS THE1960โS BARCODES WERE USED INDUSTRIALWORK
ENVIRONMENTS
๐ ถ IN EARLY 1970โS COMMON BARCODES STARTING APPEARING TO
AUTOMATETHE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYTHEGROCERY ITEMS,UPC
BARCODES WERE PLACED ON PRODUCTS.
๐ ถ SOME OF THEEARLY IMPLEMENTATIONS OF BARCODES INCLUDES THE
ABILITYTO IDENTIFYRAILS, CARSโฆETC.
๐ ถ THETECHNOLOGY ISBORN ON 26THOF JUNE 1974 THEWRIGELY JUICY
FRUITGUM OF 10 PACKS WASFIRSTSCANNED PRODUCT.
6. TYPES OF BARCODE
๐ ถ LINEAR BARCODE(CONS
ISTOF BLACK BARSAND WHITESPACES)
CODE11 CODE128 CODE39 UPC etc.
๐ ถ 2D BARCODE(COMPOSED OF GRID OF LIGHT AND DARK MODULES)
DATA MATRIX AZTEC CODE QR-CODE etc.
7. HOW IT WORKS?
๐ ถ EACH BARCODE LABLE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENTPARTS:-
MANUFACTURERโS ID
PRODUCT IT
EM NUMBER
CHECK DIGIT
๐ ถ THEFIRSTFIVE NUMBERS SEEN ON THE LABELS REPRESENTSTHE
MANUFACTURERโS ID
๐ ถ THE NEXTSETOF FIVE NUMBERS ISTHE PRODUCT ITEM NUMBER
8. ๐ ถ EACH PRODUCT HAVE A UNIQUE PRODUCT IT
EM NUMBER
๐ ถ CHECK DIGITISTHEFINAL NUMBER ON THEBARCODE LABLE WHEN
SCANNER READS THE BARCODE THE DIGIT HELPS ITTO VERIFY THAT THE
BARCODE HAS BEEN READ CORRECTLY
๐ ถ T
HISISALL DONE BY SACNNER
๐ ถ WHICH PICK UPS THE BARS THEN ITTRANSFERS THE INFORMATION TO THE
COMPUTER
๐ ถ T
HEN ITFINDS T
HE RECORD ASSOCIATED WIT
H IT
9. BARCODE SCANNER
๐ ถ THESEARE AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO TO READING PRINTED BARCODES.
๐ ถ A BARCODE SCANNER USESA PHOTO SENSOR(OPTICAL TECHNIQUE) TO
CONVERT THEBARCODE INTO AN ELECTRICASIGNAL.
๐ ถ TYPES:-
๐ ถ PEN S
TYLE SCANNERS
๐ ถ SLOTBASED SCANNERS
๐ ถ CCD READERS(CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE)
๐ ถ CAMERA BASED SCANNERS
๐ ถ LEASER BASED SCANNERS
10. APPLICATION OF BARCODES
๐ ถ FOR DEPARTMENTALSTORES
๐ ถ FOR LIBRARIES
๐ ถ FOR INDUSTRY
๐ ถ HEAL
THAGENCIES
๐ ถ DOCUMENT TRACKING
11. FACTS FOR SUCCESS
๐ ถ BARCODE LABLESARE CHEAP
๐ ถ ITMAY BE READ BY GREAT ACCURACY
๐ ถ STANDARD S
IMBOLOGY ISDEVELOPED
๐ ถ USERFRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
13. DISADVANTAGES
๐ ถ SYSTEM FAILURE MAY COST MORE DELAY.
๐ ถ SCRATCHED OR CRUMPLED BARCODES AY CAUSE PROBLEMS.
๐ ถ DAT
A MUSTBE CODED INTO T
HE BARCOD.
๐ ถ IN LASER SCANNING DURABILITY& COST ARE TWO DISADVANTAGE.
14. CONCLUSION
๐ ถ POSIT
IVE IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE.
๐ ถ HAVE LOSTSOF ADVANTAGESWITHMINOR BOTTELNEAKS.
๐ ถ ITHAS ITโSVESATILE USE & ITISUSERFRIENDLY.
๐ ถ LASEREMISSION ON HUMAN BODY ISHARMFUL FOR SKIN.