Mobile Enabling Industrial Products with QR Codes

Here is another example of using QR Codes in Industrial Products:

via diessel.com

GEA Diessel introduced the new QR codes in response to requests by customers who wanted to be able to access specific information quickly and easily.

This is a great use case: providing authoritative information instantly. For a business with many products, it takes time for customers to locate the right information. With a QR Code, the customer gets precise up-to-date information, right on the spot!

With thousands of products, building such a system can take a lot of resources - that is why we offer Qryptal Database integrated Mobile Pages to make this easy.

The solution can be enhanced further by adding the service request module: Customer scans QR Codes and not only gets the right information but can also request for service and include photos and videos of the issues they are facing.

The service team would not only know exactly which product, serial # but also have a much better understanding of the issue. Here is a demo code for this:

QR code tagging project in Philippines

via webgeek.ph

"Examples of a Cebu cultural heritage with a QR code is the San Juan Bautista Parish Church located in Pari-an. This church is a small but unremarkable chapel that stands on the ruins of what used to be the most opulent church in Cebu. That church was torn down, reportedly in the late 1870s, because of a conflict between Pari-an residents and a Spanish friar. So there you are, looking at a small, unexceptional chapel but your phone is showing you the grand San Juan Bautista Church as it used to stand."

Another good use case for tourism. Content and QR Codes for projects like these can be managed easily with:
http://blog.qryptal.com/2012/09/bulk-database-integrated-qr-codes-with.html

QR codes make plant identification easier at Cincinnati parks

via wvxu.org

This is a great use case: can convert a stroll in the park to an in-field learning experience. Doing this kind of stuff is very easy and manageable with Qryptal's database integrated QR Codes:
http://blog.qryptal.com/2012/09/bulk-database-integrated-qr-codes-with.html

QR Code Mobile Forms Data Capture and Export

Since we introduced QR Code integrated mobile forms in January, this has quickly became our most popular feature. Customers have been using it for getting instant feedback, surveys, order forms, membership registrations, contests, event RSVP, trade-show collateral delivery etc.

It works like this:

Forms had been working like above since launch but many customers have been requesting us to collate all the form fillings in one report so that they can import same in Excel etc. For some of these customers we had integrated our Forms backend with the excellent Google online spreadsheet API - but it was not so easy to provide access to every user, particularly those working in large corporations not already having a Google Account.

So we are very pleased to recently upgrade our Forms sub-system enabling all paid customers to easily view their forms fill data (last 12 months) as well as download it for easy importing into their own database or Excel. Though from a user perspective, this is an easy to use feature (just click a button)- but behind the scenes this required us architecting a new reliable and scalable backend.

You can easily access this form fill data by clicking on the "Forms Data" button when viewing your code list:

The form data is displayed as:

Not much to try, just use it!

Bulk Database Integrated QR Codes with Mobile Page Template

There are many bulk QR Code generation services out there. These are mostly just about creating a bunch of QR Codes based on static information.

After working with many customers we realized that some customers need something special: generate bulk codes along with mobile pages to convey specific information about lots of objects.

An example use case would be a wine retailer wanting to use QR Codes. They need a QR Code with a linked mobile page to convey the information about each specific wine. The issue is that individually creating so many mobile pages is tedious and soon the project becomes unviable.

Another example is that of an appliance manufacturer. They want a QR Code for every model of appliance, which when scanned provides access to the user guide of the specific appliance model along with service information: phone numbers, location of service centre, opening hours etc. The service information is common to all appliances but the guides are different for every appliance model. Again the same issue: How to efficiently create a QR Code for every model ?

Yet another use case is in Museums. Here they wish to create a QR Code for every exhibit to link it to relevant online resources to make the experience more enriching for visitors. Most of the information is unique but once you create thousands of such mobile pages and QR Codes - changing something common (say a link to museum contact information) to all of them would be a lot of work!!!

Similar use cases exist in healthcare, public information,........ the list is endless.

Qryptal has been working to bring an elegant solution to the market to solve this problem and this post outlines the solution. It is really easy:

1. Create a spreadsheet for all the different products (or exhibits etc) with the unique information encoded in different columns. Example:

2. Create a template on the Qryptal Mobile page designer. You can put all the common information in the template and put the spreadsheet column name for the variable information:

3. Now just click on the "Sync Spreadsheet" button on the Qryptal interface and it will:

• Create a unique QR Code for every row. Just print and use. 
• Sync all the unique information, so that when someone scans the QR Code, they get the information from the template combined with the information in the spreadsheet.

4. On going maintenance is equally easy:

• Update info: Just change the content in the spreadsheet and Sync
• Add more items: Just add to spreadsheet and Sync

We think this is a really great solution which makes QR Codes viable for many such use cases. For more information:

QR Codes to Provide Healthcare Records

via unclutteredwhitespaces.com

"Children are given pendant necklaces with an embedded QR code that works in sync with a smartphone app to provide vaccination schedules and immunization records. "

Another great use case! Qryptal has specific solutions to enable such database integrated information access via QR Codes.