The document provides a comprehensive guide on how barcodes work, including their invention by Norman Woodland and Bernard Silver in 1948. It explains the different types of barcodes, their significance, how they function, and their numerical components. Additionally, it highlights the efficiency of barcodes in product identification and inventory management systems for businesses.

1. A FULL GUIDE
HOW DO BARCODES
WORK?
WELCOME
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2. TABLE OF CONTENT
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What Is A Barcode?
Who Invented Barcodes?
How Do Barcodes Work?
What Do The Numbers On A Barcode Mean?
What Does A Barcode Do?
Barcoding Systems For Companies
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3. WHAT IS A BARCODE?
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A barcode is a printed pattern of
parallel lines with various widths
and numbers & is used to identify
products

4. 2 TYPES OF BARCODE
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1 dimensional barcode
(1D)
2 dimensional barcode
(2D)
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5. WHO INVENTED
BARCODES?
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NORMAN
JOSEPH
WOODLAND
BERNARD
SILVER
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6. Woodland &
Silver invented
barcode but
failed (1948)
BARCODE HISTORY
They
abandoned
UV ink used in
the first
prototype
They devised a
form based on
Morse code
syntax
They received a
patent for
invention (1952)
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HOW DO BARCODES
WORK?
A barcode is a means to put information
into a pattern that a barcode scanner
can read visually using black lines &
white gaps.
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These black & white bars can be
scanned by a barcode scanner &
converted into a line of text that can
be read by your retail point of sale
system
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WHAT DO THE
NUMBERS ON A
BARCODE MEAN?
Note: Most barcodes
show a twelve-digit
number
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BARCODE NUMBER MEANING
Type of product
The manufacturing code
The product code
The check digit
(First number) (Next 5 numbers on the right)
(Next 5 numbers) (Last number)
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Type of
product
Check
digit
Manufacturing
code
Product code
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WHAT DOES A BARCODE DO?
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13. BARCODE BENEFITS
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Using a barcode is
an efficient way to
enter numerical
data
Using a barcode
helps simplify &
speed up processes
Using a barcode
helps identify
products
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BARCODING
SYSTEMS FOR
COMPANIES
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Barcodes are essential for businesses in
the delivery and monitoring of goods.
Barcoding in inventory management is
applied significantly as a barcode can
count the items that are stored
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