QR code originated in Japan in 1970. It was originally a barcode designed for tracking automobile parts. The new technology of two-dimensional barcodes was gradually valued and popularized in the 1980s. Due to the characteristics of "large data storage capacity", "information follows the product", "can be faxed and photocopied", and "high error correction ability", two-dimensional barcodes were Gradually it became widely used and spread all over the world. The rapid popularity of QR codes in China has made the pie bigger, and has also given rise to more prominent patent risks. According to experts, the current QR code technology standard used internationally is the Japanese QR code; the main technology and standards used around the world are Japanese technology and standards, which are widely and highly monopolized. QR codes are not only widely used in mobile phone life, but as a core technology for the development of the Internet of Things, the future development trend is bound to be "bright". As an international standard, Japanese QR code is protected by patents. Although the Japanese QR code patent owner has announced that it will not implement patent protection, "it will be free during the promotion period, and then charge high fees once it forms a scale or technology update, which has become a common practice of foreign technology standard research and development giants."
In addition to patent risks, technology monopoly may become another major factor restricting the development of my country's QR code industry. According to relevant sources: Japan's QR code has three anchor points. If any one of the points is defaced, the information cannot be accurately read except for reading equipment produced by relevant Japanese companies. Because Japan’s QR code adopts the so-called free and open market-wide strategy, the application of QR codes in my country is basically out of control and disorderly. Anyone can generate and parse QR codes by downloading them from the Internet. Because QR codes were promoted earlier and have the widest range of applications, the core technologies and production capabilities such as special QR code reading machines and label generation equipment are all in the hands of Japanese companies.
Domestic QR code technology is advancing. In recent years, with the rise of the construction of national Internet of Things, smart city and other application systems, national industrial departments have gradually begun to pay attention to the construction of QR code standards. In fact, the standard capabilities and technical levels of my country's self-developed Chinese code, GM code, and CM code are no lower than foreign standards, and they are fully equipped with the technical standard capabilities and industrial supporting capabilities to replace QR codes and PDF417 codes. In the past, domestic standards have been unable to be effectively used due to lack of policy support and drive, which has greatly restricted the development of my country's independent QR code industry.
my country’s QR code technology has made major breakthroughs in recent years. For example, the full-moment Longbei QR code completed by Beijing Longbei Company using brand-new mathematical methods and information encoding technology has the characteristics of strong storage, low cracking rate and high error correction, filling the domestic technology gap. It is also my country's first new matrix Longbei QR code technology with completely independent intellectual property rights, forming a Longbei code that is fundamentally different from and has higher performance than other foreign code systems, ranking among the world's leading levels. The advancement and greatest advantage of Longbei code is its high security. Its cracking rate is extremely low, manifesting itself as a statistically "zero probability event." Secondly, it has strong compression storage capacity and large unit storage capacity. The unit storage capacity is 4 times that of Japanese QR code and 5 times that of American DM code. Because the current efficiency of QR codes is too low, the chance of QR codes surviving in the fierce market competition in the future is very low. New QR code technology will replace it and play an important role in the Internet of Things.