Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system
This paper introduces a novel approach for encoding information in PDF documents or similar files. The proposed encoding involves a dual-step method: firstly, the information is encoded in base64, and subsequently, it is uploaded in a user-selected color, while the rest of the colors contain dummy i...
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| author | Sara Ignacio-Cerrato David Pacios José Miguel Ezquerro Rodriguez José Luis Vázquez-Poletti Nikolaos Schetakis Konstantinos Stavrakakis Alessio Di Iorio María Estefanía Avilés Mariño |
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| description | This paper introduces a novel approach for encoding information in PDF documents or similar files. The proposed encoding involves a dual-step method: firstly, the information is encoded in base64, and subsequently, it is uploaded in a user-selected color, while the rest of the colors contain dummy information. Merging of the encoded segments results in a single QR code. The Literature Review subsection investigates the usage of similar methods for information encoding, followed by a comparison of the luminance of the generated QR code with theoretical expectations. Finally, diverse use cases are presented.The proposed methodology is presented: • Compare the results obtained from the theorical approximation with those acquired in the merged QR code. • Use cases: encoding text sample to obtain a counterfeit system. • Results, contributions, and future work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d704a80f8a9845db9577702f10d3a5b92024-02-04T04:44:49ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612024-06-0112102585Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention systemSara Ignacio-Cerrato0David Pacios1José Miguel Ezquerro Rodriguez2José Luis Vázquez-Poletti3Nikolaos Schetakis4Konstantinos Stavrakakis5Alessio Di Iorio6María Estefanía Avilés Mariño7Optics Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Calle Arcos de Jalón, 118 28037, Madrid, Spain; Alma Sistemi Srl, Guidonia, Rome 00012, Italy; Corresponding author at: Optics Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Calle Arcos de Jalón, 118, 28037, Madrid, Spain.Department of Computer Architecture and Automation, Faculty of Informatics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Calle del Prof. José García Santesmases, 9, Madrid 28040, Spain; Alma Sistemi Srl, Guidonia, Rome 00012, ItalyQuantum Innovation Pc, Chania 73100, GreeceAlma Sistemi Srl, Guidonia, Rome 00012, ItalyQuantum Innovation Pc, Chania 73100, Greece; Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Kounoupidianna, Chania 73100, GreeceAlma Sistemi Srl, Guidonia, Rome 00012, ItalyAlma Sistemi Srl, Guidonia, Rome 00012, ItalyDepartamento de Lingüística Aplicada a la Ciencia y a la Tecnología, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Calle de José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, Madrid 28006, SpainThis paper introduces a novel approach for encoding information in PDF documents or similar files. The proposed encoding involves a dual-step method: firstly, the information is encoded in base64, and subsequently, it is uploaded in a user-selected color, while the rest of the colors contain dummy information. Merging of the encoded segments results in a single QR code. The Literature Review subsection investigates the usage of similar methods for information encoding, followed by a comparison of the luminance of the generated QR code with theoretical expectations. Finally, diverse use cases are presented.The proposed methodology is presented: • Compare the results obtained from the theorical approximation with those acquired in the merged QR code. • Use cases: encoding text sample to obtain a counterfeit system. • Results, contributions, and future work.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016124000396Color Quick Responses Codes coding |
| spellingShingle | Sara Ignacio-Cerrato David Pacios José Miguel Ezquerro Rodriguez José Luis Vázquez-Poletti Nikolaos Schetakis Konstantinos Stavrakakis Alessio Di Iorio María Estefanía Avilés Mariño Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system MethodsX Color Quick Responses Codes coding |
| title | Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system |
| title_full | Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system |
| title_fullStr | Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system |
| title_short | Three-tier quick-response code: Applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system |
| title_sort | three tier quick response code applications for encoded text and counterfeit prevention system |
| topic | Color Quick Responses Codes coding |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016124000396 |
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