25.4.10 Bar Code Readers, Reading

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Bar Codes. Barcodes. QR Codes. Barcodes.

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Elsevier DOI 0609
Edge detection; Hidden Markov model; Filter scale selection; Bar code decoding BibRef

Powell, G.[George], Crowther, B.[Blake], Hyde, R.[Ryan], Wenzel, M.[Mark], Hepworth, P.J.[Paul J.], Taylor, M.[Morgan],
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Hepworth, P.J.[Paul J.],
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Wang, K.Q.[Kong-Qiao], Zou, Y.M.[Yan-Ming], Wang, H.[Hao],
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See also Character location in scene images from digital camera. BibRef

Choksi, R.[Rustum], van Gennip, Y.[Yves],
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Paulson, L.D.[Linda Dailey],
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IEEE DOI 1101
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Lin, D.T.[Daw-Tung], Lin, M.C.[Min-Chueh], Huang, K.Y.[Kai-Yung],
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Rowe, R.K.[Robert K.],
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Bulan, O.[Orhan], Sharma, G.[Gaurav],
High Capacity Color Barcodes: Per Channel Data Encoding via Orientation Modulation in Elliptical Dot Arrays,
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IEEE DOI 1104

See also Orientation Modulation for Data Hiding in Clustered-Dot Halftone Prints. BibRef

Gallo, O.[Orazio], Manduchi, R.[Roberto],
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PAMI(33), No. 9, September 2011, pp. 1834-1843.
IEEE DOI 1109
BibRef
Earlier:
Reading challenging barcodes with cameras,
WACV09(1-6).
IEEE DOI 0912
With cell phone cameras. Deformable template based. BibRef

Yang, H.J.[Hui-Juan], Kot, A.C.[Alex C.], Jiang, X.D.[Xu-Dong],
Binarization of Low-Quality Barcode Images Captured by Mobile Phones Using Local Window of Adaptive Location and Size,
IP(21), No. 1, January 2012, pp. 418-425.
IEEE DOI 1112
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Earlier:
Dynamic Window Construction for the Binarization of Barcode Images Captured by Mobile Phones,
ICIP10(3001-3004).
IEEE DOI 1009
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And: A1, A3, A2:
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ICIP10(3897-3900).
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See also Two-Stage Quality Measure for Mobile Phone Captured 2D Barcode Images, A. BibRef

Belussi, L.F.F.[Luiz F. F.], Hirata, N.S.T.[Nina S. T.],
Fast Component-Based QR Code Detection in Arbitrarily Acquired Images,
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Blasinski, H., Bulan, O., Sharma, G.,
Per-Colorant-Channel Color Barcodes for Mobile Applications: An Interference Cancellation Framework,
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Iwen, M.A.[Mark A.], Santosa, F.[Fadil], Ward, R.[Rachel],
A Symbol-Based Algorithm for Decoding Bar Codes,
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Lin, Y.H.[Yu-Hsun], Chang, Y.P.[Yu-Pei], Wu, J.L.[Ja-Ling],
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IEEE DOI 1402
bar codes BibRef

Lou, Y., Esser, E., Zhao, H., Xin, J.,
Partially Blind Deblurring of Barcode from Out-of-Focus Blur,
SIIMS(7), No. 2, 2014, pp. 740-760.
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Chen, L., Man, H., Jia, H.,
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IEEE DOI 1406
Charge coupled devices BibRef

Garateguy, G.J., Arce, G.R., Lau, D.L., Villarreal, O.P.,
QR Images: Optimized Image Embedding in QR Codes,
IP(23), No. 7, July 2014, pp. 2842-2853.
IEEE DOI 1407
Color BibRef

Wang, Z.Z.[Zhao-Zhong], Yu, Y.Y.[Yuan-Yuan],
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Lin, C.[Chao], Shen, X.J.[Xue-Ju], Wang, Z.S.[Zhi-Song],
Asymmetric information hiding and noise-free recovery based on rotating analyzer ellipsometry and quick-response code,
JOSA-A(31), No. 8, August 2014, pp. 1895-1903.
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Ellipsometry and polarimetry BibRef

Liu, Q.[Qiong], Girgensohn, A.[Andreas], Wilcox, L.[Lynn], Shipman, F.[Frank], Dunnigan, T.[Tony],
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Springer DOI 1408
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Chintakunta, H.[Harish], Gentimis, T.[Thanos], Gonzalez-Diaz, R.[Rocio], Jimenez, M.J.[Maria-Jose], Krim, H.[Hamid],
An entropy-based persistence barcode,
PR(48), No. 2, 2015, pp. 391-401.
Elsevier DOI 1411
Persistent homology BibRef

Komuro, S.[Shigeyuki], Kuriyama, S.[Shigeru], Jinno, T.[Takao],
Mimetic Code Using Successive Additive Color Mixture,
IEICE(E98-D), No. 1, January 2015, pp. 98-102.
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Content enriched by navigation with embedded image codes. BibRef

Motahari, A., Adjouadi, M.,
Barcode Modulation Method for Data Transmission in Mobile Devices,
MultMed(17), No. 1, January 2015, pp. 118-127.
IEEE DOI 1502
OFDM modulation BibRef

Tiwari, S.[Shamik],
Blind Restoration of Motion Blurred Barcode Images using Ridgelet Transform and Radial Basis Function Neural Network,
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Qiao, S.Y.[Si-Yuan], Fang, X.X.[Xiao-Xin], Sheng, B.[Bin], Wu, W.[Wen], Wu, E.[Enhua],
Structure-aware QR Code abstraction,
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van Gennip, Y., Athavale, P., Gilles, J., Choksi, R.,
A Regularization Approach to Blind Deblurring and Denoising of QR Barcodes,
IP(24), No. 9, September 2015, pp. 2864-2873.
IEEE DOI 1506
Bar codes BibRef

Lin, S.S.[Shih-Syun], Hu, M.C.[Min-Chun], Lee, C.H.[Chien-Han], Lee, T.Y.[Tong-Yee],
Efficient QR Code Beautification With High Quality Visual Content,
MultMed(17), No. 9, September 2015, pp. 1515-1524.
IEEE DOI 1509
QR codes BibRef

Tkachenko, I.[Iuliia], Puech, W.[William], Strauss, O.[Olivier], Gaudin, J.M.[Jean-Marc], Destruel, C.[Christophe], Guichard, C.[Christian],
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Elsevier DOI 1602
High density QR code BibRef
Earlier: A1, A2, A3, A5, A4, A6:
Rich QR Code for Multimedia Management Applications,
CIAP15(II:383-393).
Springer DOI 1511
BibRef
Earlier: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6:
Improving the module recognition rate of high density QR codes (Version 40) by using centrality bias,
IPTA14(1-6)
IEEE DOI 1503
bar codes BibRef

Chen, C., Huang, W., Zhou, B., Liu, C., Mow, W.H.,
PiCode: A New Picture-Embedding 2D Barcode,
IP(25), No. 8, August 2016, pp. 3444-3458.
IEEE DOI 1608
bar codes BibRef

Iwata, M.[Motoi], Mizushima, N.[Naoyoshi], Kise, K.[Koichi],
Practical Watermarking Method Estimating Watermarked Region from Recaptured Videos on Smartphone,
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Iwata, M.[Motoi], Yamanaka, K., Kise, K.[Koichi],
Digital Watermarking Method to Extract Watermarks from Printed Matters with Cell Phone by Using Finder Patterns and Alignment Pattern of QR Code,
ACPR13(391-395)
IEEE DOI 1408
feature extraction BibRef

Kuribayashi, M.[Minoru], Morii, M.[Masakatu],
Aesthetic QR Code Based on Modified Systematic Encoding Function,
IEICE(E100-D), No. 1, January 2017, pp. 42-51.
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Data processing by optical means, Optical security and encryption, Pattern recognition, optical security and encryption BibRef

Li, S.R.[Shi-Ren], Shang, J.[Jiayu], Duan, Z.K.[Zhi-Kui], Huang, J.W.[Jun-Wei],
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Liu, N.Z.[Ning-Zhong], Du, Y.[Yanan], Xu, Y.[Ying],
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PRL(111), 2018, pp. 117-123.
Elsevier DOI 1808
QR code images, Binary characteristic, regularization, Blind deconvolution BibRef

Yang, Z., Xu, H., Deng, J., Loy, C.C., Lau, W.C.,
Robust and Fast Decoding of High-Capacity Color QR Codes for Mobile Applications,
IP(27), No. 12, December 2018, pp. 6093-6108.
IEEE DOI 1810
bar codes, data compression, decoding, error statistics, image classification, image coding, image colour analysis, chromatic distortion BibRef

Yang, Z., Cheng, Z., Loy, C.C., Lau, W.C., Li, C.M., Li, G.,
Towards robust color recovery for high-capacity color QR codes,
ICIP16(2866-2870)
IEEE DOI 1610
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Zhang, L., Chen, C., Mow, W.H.,
Accurate Modeling and Efficient Estimation of the Print-Capture Channel With Application in Barcoding,
IP(28), No. 1, January 2019, pp. 464-478.
IEEE DOI 1810
Channel models, Iterative decoding, Channel estimation, Nonlinear distortion, AWGN channels, high data density BibRef

Chen, C., Zhou, B., Mow, W.H.,
RA Code: A Robust and Aesthetic Code for Resolution-Constrained Applications,
CirSysVideo(28), No. 11, November 2018, pp. 3300-3312.
IEEE DOI 1811
Robustness, Decoding, Watermarking, Distortion, Demodulation, 2D barcode, picture-embedding, decoding robustness BibRef

Yu, X.Y.[Xiao-Yuan], Xie, W.[Wei],
Real-time recovery and recognition of motion blurry QR code image based on fractional order deblurring method,
IET-IPR(13), No. 6, 10 May 2019, pp. 923-930.
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Zhang, Y.[Yan], Pu, H.T.[Hai-Tao], Lian, J.[Jian],
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Yuan, T., Wang, Y., Xu, K., Martin, R.R., Hu, S.,
Two-Layer QR Codes,
IP(28), No. 9, Sep. 2019, pp. 4413-4428.
IEEE DOI 1908
QR codes, two-layer QR codes, quick-response code, two directions, synthetic example, fabricated example, QR code variant, barcode BibRef

Xu, M., Su, H., Li, Y., Li, X., Liao, J., Niu, J., Lv, P., Zhou, B.,
Stylized Aesthetic QR Code,
MultMed(21), No. 8, August 2019, pp. 1960-1970.
IEEE DOI 1908
image coding, mobile computing, neural nets, optimisation, QR codes, smart mobile devices, two-dimensional code, robust BibRef

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Persistence Paths and Signature Features in Topological Data Analysis,
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IEEE DOI 1912
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Chou, G., Wang, R.,
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IEEE DOI 2007
Barcode, QR code, nested QR code, two-layer image BibRef

Huang, J.F.[Jian-Fen], Li, L.Y.[Li-Yan], Wang, X.[Xiao], Lu, B.L.[Bao-Li], Liu, Y.L.[Yu-Liang],
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Blind Deblurring of Barcodes via Kullback-Leibler Divergence,
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IEEE DOI 2012
Entropy, Kernel, Estimation, Probability distribution, Cameras, Noise reduction, Blind deblurring, denoising, symbology, QR barcode, L-BFGS BibRef

Barron, I., Yeh, H.J., Dinesh, K., Sharma, G.,
Dual Modulated QR Codes for Proximal Privacy and Security,
IP(30), 2021, pp. 657-669.
IEEE DOI 2012
Image processing, Password, Keyboards, Decoding, Data privacy, Smart phones, Privacy, Security, surveillance systems, privacy, 2D barcodes BibRef

Xie, N.[Ning], Zhang, Q.Q.[Qi-Qi], Chen, Y.C.[Yi-Cong], Hu, J.[Ji], Luo, G.[Gang], Chen, C.S.[Chang-Sheng],
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MultMed(23), 2021, pp. 3752-3767.
IEEE DOI 2110
Integrated circuits, Authentication, Printing, Law, Two-dimensional barcodes, anti-copying, theoretical modeling BibRef

Pan, J.S.[Jeng-Shyang], Liu, T.[Tao], Yang, H.M.[Hong-Mei], Yan, B.[Bin], Chu, S.C.[Shu-Chuan], Zhu, T.[Tongtong],
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Visual cryptography scheme, Color QR code, Color XOR BibRef

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Detection of Information Hiding at Anti-Copying 2D Barcodes,
CirSysVideo(32), No. 1, January 2022, pp. 437-450.
IEEE DOI 2201
Integrated circuits, Security, Monitoring, Databases, Receivers, Cameras, Information hiding, embedded locations BibRef

Alpar, O.[Orcan],
Signature barcodes for online verification,
PR(124), 2022, pp. 108426.
Elsevier DOI 2203
Barcode, Biometrics, Online signature verification, Scalogram, Frequency, SVM BibRef

Elhami, G.[Golnoosh], Scholefield, A.[Adam], Vetterli, M.[Martin],
Three-Dimensional Cubic Barcodes,
IP(31), 2022, pp. 3166-3181.
IEEE DOI 2205
Attenuation, X-rays, Image color analysis, Image coding, Shape, Reconstruction algorithms, Laser beams, noise robustness BibRef

Santosa, F.[Fadil], Goh, M.[Madeline],
Bar Code Decoding in a Camera-Based Scanner: Analysis and Algorithm,
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Fu, Z.X.[Zheng-Xin], Fang, L.G.[Li-Guo], Huang, H.Y.[Hang-Ying], Yu, B.[Bin],
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JVCIR(87), 2022, pp. 103567.
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Three-level QR code, Visual cryptography scheme, Multiple formats BibRef

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Back-compatible Color QR Codes for colorimetric applications,
PR(133), 2023, pp. 108981.
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Barcodes, QR codes, Color correction, Color calibration, Colorchecker, Colorimetry BibRef

Cerf, V.G.[Vinton G.],
On QR Codes and Safety,
CACM(66), No. 2, February 2023, pp. 7.
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Barron, I.R.[Irving R.], Sharma, G.[Gaurav],
Optimized Modulation and Coding for Dual Modulated QR Codes,
IP(32), 2023, pp. 2800-2810.
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QR codes, Decoding, Error correction codes, Image coding, Standards, Robustness, Data models, 2D barcodes, orientation modulation, 5G error correction codes BibRef

Shang, H.[Hang], Liu, C.Y.[Chang-Ying],
AHF: An Automatic and Universal Image Preprocessing Algorithm for Circular-Coded Targets Identification in Close-Range Photogrammetry under Complex Illumination Conditions,
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Xu, J.S.[Jian-Shuang], Brauers, C.[Christian], Klein, J.[Johannes], Jochims, J.[Jörn], Kays, R.[Rüdiger],
Symbol Position Recovery for Optical Camera Communication with High-Density Matrix Codes,
CirSysVideo(33), No. 7, July 2023, pp. 3071-3086.
IEEE DOI 2307
Codes, Symbols, Cameras, QR codes, Lenses, Smart phones, Image edge detection, Optical camera communication, 2D barcode, lens distortion BibRef

Benito-Altamirano, I.[Ismael], Martínez-Carpena, D.[David], Lizarzaburu-Aguilar, H.[Hanna], Fàbrega, C.[Cristian], Prades, J.D.[Joan Daniel],
Reading QR Codes on challenging surfaces using thin-plate splines,
PRL(184), 2024, pp. 37-43.
Elsevier DOI 2408
Barcodes, QR Code, Surface deformations, Thin-plate spline, Feature extraction, Image transformations BibRef

Chen, J.[Jiale], Dong, L.[Li], Wang, R.[Rangding], Yan, D.[Diqun], Sun, W.W.[Wei-Wei], Fan, H.Y.[Hang-Yu],
Physical Anti-copying Semi-robust Random Watermarking for QR Code,
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Wang, C.X.[Chao-Xin], Guevara, N.[Nicolais], Caragea, D.[Doina],
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ICIP22(1576-1580)
IEEE DOI 2211
Deep learning, Pipelines, Detectors, Generative adversarial networks, Decoding, Numerical models, barcode image deblurring BibRef

Quenum, J.[Jerome], Wang, K.[Kehan], Zakhor, A.[Avideh],
Fast, Accurate Barcode Detection in Ultra High-Resolution Images,
ICIP21(1019-1023)
IEEE DOI 2201
Image segmentation, Pipelines, Semantics, Fitting, Object detection, Barcode detection with deep neural networks, Ultra High-Resolution images BibRef

Haisheng, L.[Li], Huafeng, H.[Huang], Fan, X.[Xue],
QR Code Style Transfer Method Based on Conditional Instance Regularization,
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Su, H.[Hao], Niu, J.W.[Jian-Wei], Liu, X.F.[Xue-Feng], Li, Q.F.[Qing-Feng], Wan, J.[Ji], Xu, M.L.[Ming-Liang], Ren, T.[Tao],
ArtCoder: An End-to-end Method for Generating Scanning-robust Stylized QR Codes,
CVPR21(2277-2286)
IEEE DOI 2111
Codes, Semantics, Diversity reception, Visual effects, Pattern recognition BibRef

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Smart Inference for Multidigit Convolutional Neural Network based Barcode Decoding,
ICPR21(3019-3026)
IEEE DOI 2105
Performance evaluation, Training, Computational modeling, Neural networks, Predictive models, Decoding, Pattern recognition, convolutional neural network BibRef

Fangfang, C., Peng, C.,
Research on Dual Anti Duplication and Anti-counterfeiting Technology of QR Code Based on Metamerism Characteristics,
ICIVC20(303-306)
IEEE DOI 2009
Image color analysis, Printing, Counterfeiting, Encoding, Ink, Colored noise, QR code, anti-counterfeiting, metamerism, information hiding BibRef

Nagata, J., Sekikawa, Y., Hara, K., Suzuki, T., Yoshimitsu, A.,
QR-code Reconstruction from Event Data via Optimization in Code Subspace,
WACV20(2113-2121)
IEEE DOI 2006
Cameras, Image reconstruction, Robustness, Cost function, Image restoration, Convergence BibRef

Ni, F.[Feng], Cao, X.X.[Xi-Xin],
Effective Barcode Hunter via Semantic Segmentation in the Wild,
MMMod20(I:431-442).
Springer DOI 2003
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Blanger, L., Hirata, N.S.T.,
An Evaluation of Deep Learning Techniques for Qr Code Detection,
ICIP19(1625-1629)
IEEE DOI 1910
QR code, deep learning, single shot detector, part-based object detection BibRef

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Barcoding in Biometrics and Its Development,
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Tkachenko, I., Kucharczakr, F., Destruel, C., Strauss, O., Puech, W.,
Copy Sensitive Graphical Code Quality Improvement Using a Super-Resolution Technique,
ICIP18(3808-3812)
IEEE DOI 1809
The two Level QR (2LQR) code. Authentication, Correlation, Image resolution, Image reconstruction, Image quality, Printers, Databases, image quality improvement BibRef

Che, Z.O.[Zha-Ohui], Zhai, G.T.[Guang-Tao], Liu, J.[Jing], Gu, K.[Ke], Le Callet, P.[Patrick], Zhou, J.T.[Jian-Tao], Liu, X.M.[Xian-Ming],
A Blind Quality Measure for Industrial 2D Matrix Symbols Using Shallow Convolutional Neural Network,
ICIP18(2481-2485)
IEEE DOI 1809
Distortion, Databases, Decoding, Training, Task analysis, Computer architecture, 2D Matrix Symbol, Convolutional Neural Network BibRef

Svoboda, J., Cashman, T., Fitzgibbon, A.,
QRkit: Sparse, Composable QR Decompositions for Efficient and Stable Solutions to Problems in Computer Vision,
WACV18(1263-1272)
IEEE DOI 1806
floating point arithmetic, matrix decomposition, sparse matrices, Cholesky decomposition, Eigen, Sparse matrices BibRef

Le, H.[Huy], Nguyen, M.[Minh],
Enhancing Textbook Study Experiences with Pictorial Bar-Codes and Augmented Reality,
CAIP17(II: 139-150).
Springer DOI 1708
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Erlangga, W.[Wisdarmanto], Barmawi, A.M.[Ari Moesriami],
Increasing Secret Data Hiding Capacity in QR Code Using 3X3 Subcells,
IWDW16(327-342).
Springer DOI 1703
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Kuribayashi, M.[Minoru], Chang, E.C.[Ee-Chien], Funabiki, N.[Nobuo],
Watermarking with Fixed Decoder for Aesthetic 2D Barcode,
IWDW16(379-392).
Springer DOI 1703
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Zhang, L., Stommel, M., Henry, S.M., Williams, E.,
Adaptive sampling positions for the decoding of marker objects known as 'Snowflakes',
IVCNZ17(1-6)
IEEE DOI 1902
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Earlier: A2, A3, A4, Only:
Baseline method for the decoding of optical markers known as 'snowflakes',
ICVNZ16(1-6)
IEEE DOI 1701
approximately circular shape with teeth that form a binary code. binary codes, correlation methods, decoding, image coding, image matching, image recognition, image sampling, Robustness. BibRef

Tizhoosh, H.R., Zhu, S.[Shujin], Lo, H.[Hanson], Chaudhari, V.[Varun], Mehdi, T.[Tahmid],
MinMax Radon Barcodes for Medical Image Retrieval,
ISVC16(I: 617-627).
Springer DOI 1701
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Tizhoosh, H.R., Mitcheltree, C., Zhu, S.J.[Shu-Jin], Dutta, S.,
Barcodes for medical image retrieval using autoencoded Radon transform,
ICPR16(3150-3155)
IEEE DOI 1705
Biomedical imaging, Image reconstruction, Image retrieval, Radon, Training, Transforms, X-ray imaging, Image retrieval, Radon barcode, Radon transform, autoencoder, medical imaging, neural, networks BibRef