[Electronics-Talk] Evaluating bar code scanner apps

[Brad Hodges]

Steve:

Thanks for the info. I am thinking that if the app requires that you 
snap a still image each time you want to target the bar code, and then 
find out that there was no visible bar code, the process is very 
inefficient. As contrasted with allowing you to move the item 
systematically, giving the app time to acquire the bar code when it is 
visible to the camera.

Best,

Brad




On 3/18/2016 4:57 PM, Steve Jacobson via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Brad,
>
> To my knowledge, the iPhone app Red Laser uses video, or did you mean
> something different?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
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> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Evaluating bar code scanner apps
>
> Colleagues:
>
> I have been following the discussions of the comparative efficiency of
> PC-based hardware and iOS approaches to reading product bar codes. It
> occurs to me that this task  can be compaired to identifying bank notes.
> I note that many users of VoiceOver find that Money Talks to be the best
> of the money identification apps. The app uses the video camera
> available on the iPhone and identifies the note immediately once there
> is enough information for the app to evaluate. Similarly, I'm curious if
> any of the bar code scanning appes use this "video" approach.
>
> Applevis might be a resource to review app evaluations or pose this
> question.
>
> Best,
>
> Brad Hodges
>
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