BARCODESAustin Fenter

Brad HurdJordan Lion

IDS1999October 2012

History of Barcodes

• First Patent 1952

• 1966

• 1970 UGPIC• Logicon

U.P.C.

• UGPIC Evolved

• Universal Product Code• George J. Laurer • 1973• First UPC Scanner• Wrigley’s

WHAT IS IT?

• Group of bars with patterns and spaces to identify an item

• Scanner

How does it work

• Computer • 0’s and 1’s • Space and Patterns• Normal-95• Id Product

In Depth

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6aR1k-ympo

Barcodes Today

• Efficient • Widespread• Phone Apps• Printable

Sources

• http://www.morethanyouthink.com/shopping/barcodeswork.html

• http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventions/a/Bar-Codes.htm

• http://www.barcoding.com/information/barcode_history.shtml

• http://www.dataid.com/whatisbarcode.htm