Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructure
Abstract White modules of quick response codes (QR codes) are degraded by dot gain, especially when printed at smaller sizes, which results in more false blacks than false whites in error analysis, and also severely affects decoding ability. To reduce the false blacks generated from printing and to...
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| author | Hsing‐Chih Liu Tzren‐Ru Chou Chun‐Shien Lu Hsi‐Chun Wang |
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| description | Abstract White modules of quick response codes (QR codes) are degraded by dot gain, especially when printed at smaller sizes, which results in more false blacks than false whites in error analysis, and also severely affects decoding ability. To reduce the false blacks generated from printing and to improve code readability, modifying the microstructure of graphic QR codes by reducing the size of the information dots is proposed. Experimental results show that the resultant QR code reduces the number of false blacks and thus the error rate. This method applies to the physical output of both conventional and graphic QR codes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-149b4d070d65408bb864497cf1c7b3232022-12-22T04:26:12ZengWileyElectronics Letters0013-51941350-911X2021-11-01572387988110.1049/ell2.12301Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructureHsing‐Chih Liu0Tzren‐Ru Chou1Chun‐Shien Lu2Hsi‐Chun Wang3Department of Graphic Arts and Communications National Taiwan Normal University Taipei TaiwanDepartment of Graphic Arts and Communications National Taiwan Normal University Taipei TaiwanInstitute of Information Science, Academia Sinica Taipei TaiwanDepartment of Graphic Arts and Communications National Taiwan Normal University Taipei TaiwanAbstract White modules of quick response codes (QR codes) are degraded by dot gain, especially when printed at smaller sizes, which results in more false blacks than false whites in error analysis, and also severely affects decoding ability. To reduce the false blacks generated from printing and to improve code readability, modifying the microstructure of graphic QR codes by reducing the size of the information dots is proposed. Experimental results show that the resultant QR code reduces the number of false blacks and thus the error rate. This method applies to the physical output of both conventional and graphic QR codes.https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.12301error analysiserror correctionimage processingimage recognitionprintingquick response codes |
| spellingShingle | Hsing‐Chih Liu Tzren‐Ru Chou Chun‐Shien Lu Hsi‐Chun Wang Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructure Electronics Letters error analysis error correction image processing image recognition printing quick response codes |
| title | Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructure |
| title_full | Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructure |
| title_fullStr | Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructure |
| title_short | Improving readability by modifying graphic QR code microstructure |
| title_sort | improving readability by modifying graphic qr code microstructure |
| topic | error analysis error correction image processing image recognition printing quick response codes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.12301 |
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