The 2 Dimensional Code Difference

Introducing the latest technological advances in Pet Photo ID Tags from BARKCODE™. Our Standard Pet Photo ID Tags currently provide multiple contact information by including your primary phone number on the front of the tag and a customized URL Link on the back of the tag. But now BARKCODE™ is introducing the first 2 Dimensional QR Data Matrix Code and/or EZ Code Pet Photo ID Tag available in the United States.

QR stands for “Quick Response” and EZ is just that "easy". Accessing your pet’s data from BARKCODE’s™ 2 Dimensional code's is as simple as taking a picture with most cell phones*. For more information on the background of QR Codes (already common place in the UK and Japan), and EZ Codes, already being used in commerce in the US, we suggest these sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code, http://www.adams1.com/stack.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_tagging

What does all this mean to you?

Experts say that due to overcrowding, animals brought into most animal shelters can be held for as few as 36 hours before they are euthanized. BARKCODE’s™ QR Enhanced or EZ Code Pet Photo ID Tags provide on the spot identification and includes back-up contact information in case you cannot be reached. For example, in addition to your telephone number that is listed on the front of your BARKCODE™ ID tag, the finder of your pet can also access your back-up contacts, including your Vet’s number, any medical conditions, even a reward. The possibilities are endless.

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*Note: Many of the newer cell phones that function on the Smartphone platform already include software to read these 2 dimensional Codes (such as some Nokia Phones, 2 & 3G iphones, Sony Ericsson Phones and certain Blackberry Phones.) However, if your camera phone doesn’t have the software already built in, you can download free 2DCode readers to your mobile phone as long as your model phone supports this technology. But don’t worry if you don’t have this option on your current cell phone. Although Mobile Phone 2 dimensional code reader software will soon be standard among phones distributed in the U.S., all BARKCODE™ Pet Photo ID Tags include your Pet’s personal URL Link to provide multiple contact options.