A barcode reader (or barcode scanner) is an electronic device for reading printed barcodes. It consists of a light source, a lens and a light sensor translating optical impulses into electrical ones.
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Barcode scanner for html5 and jquery application
I am using Jquery and html for a project. It is a static web application. I need a jquery that reads barcode scanner's barcode from products. The barcode need to be scanned without displaying the code in any of the textbox in the screen. Someone…

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Scan barcode into a specific textbox
I am working on bar-code scanners. The bar-code scanner that I am using is a plug-n-play type and scans the code automatically wherever you place the cursor. But what i want is that whether i can scan it to a specific text-box on a web page…

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Quartz Composer barcode scanner
Are there any Quartz Composer barcode scanner plugins that can run on Leopard (10.5)? I need something that can scan the type of barcode found on the back of books; I've seen a DataMatrix plugin using libdmtx which scans some other types of barcode.

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How to Check if User input is from Barcode Scanner or Keyboard?
I am creating a p.o.s application for a cafeteria company in which
the cashier scans his employee ID and it shows his information for the transaction.
My Problem is, the cashier can also use their keyboard for their input (employee ID) which is…

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How to reliably detect a barcode's 4 corners?
I'm trying to detect this Code128 barcode with Python + zbar module:
(Image download link here).
This works:
import cv2, numpy
import zbar
from PIL import Image
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
scanner = zbar.ImageScanner()
pil =…

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USB Barcode scanner research
I'm doing some feasibility research with regards to a (large) book cataloging project. Any help would w/r/t good sources of information would be appreciated but the things I would specifically like to know are:
1.)does python have any modules for…

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window.plugins undefined in cordova-2.0.0
I'm trying to use the BarcodeScanner plugin for Cordova in a BlackBerry device without luck. The sample code makes use of this structure:
window.plugins.BarcodeScanner...
but window.plugins is undefined.
I tried with a fresh new application and…

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How to read barcodes using Android Phonegap?
I want to scan barcodes using Android Phonegap. How can I do this ?

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Unity Zxing QR code scanner integration
I need to integrate Zxing with vuforia to make a QR code scanning app in Unity?
I have no idea how to integrate Zxing with Vuforia in unity.Can someone guide me how to do this?I have Zxing .dll files and Vuforia unity package.Thanks in Advance.

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Reading from an USB barcode scanner
I've got this nice USB barcode scanner and I'd like to readthe input using the USB driver and not the keyboard input.
How can this be accomplished using .NET? any ready libraries? I couldn't find anything of real use...
Thanks!

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Why do I get different QR codes from the same input with different QR generators?
I generated 2 QR codes with 2 different generator tools but the same input data. They generated totally different looking QR codes. If I scan the codes I get the same data, so it seems OK, but I'm not sure about this phenomenon's cause.
Any…

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Linea Pro Barcode Scanner iPhone Issues
I downloaded the iOS SDK for the Linea Pro device from their website and have successfully implemented some of it in my App - but I noticed the device never seems to work while its connected to the Mac via the USB cable. I've verified this 100%…

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How to fix ML Kit loading problem? - Failed to scan code
Error on Scan UI loading: "com.google.mlkit.common.MlKitException: Failed to scan code."
I have a problem with my device.
When the Scan UI is loading (on GmsBarcodeScanning) i'm getting exception addOnFailureListener.…
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How do I use the scanCrop property of a ZBar reader?
I am using the ZBar SDK for iPhone in order to scan a barcode. I want the reader to scan only a specific rectangle instead of the whole view, for doing that it is needed to set the scanCrop property of the reader to the desired rectangle.
I'm having…

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Which IPhone barcode reader
There are many barcode readers available for IPhone development. I intend to write an app that uses a barcode reader.
VSBarcodeReader
Commerical license. Support all iPhones
Pic2shop
Free license. Support all iPhones
ZBar
Free license. Supports…

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