iMatrix for the iPhone: 2d code recognition and information one click away!
Posted by dennis on December 5th, 2007 at 04:00pm Comments
Editor’s note: this information and images were kindly provided by the author of iMatrix, Sergey Odinokov, in response to an article that was published on iPhone World several days ago.
Principally new kind of solution is available for iPhone users now - the iMatrix application offers 2D code recognition service that replaces manual typing by simple snap-shooting of special square pictures via built-in camera. Target iMatrix code and touch the screen – the rest of the magic will be done by application: it recognizes code, extracts digital ID from it and requests web service about what it is. Then, according to associated with the code information, it can open URL via Safari, show map in Maps, create new contact in Address book, add new event to your Calendar, write a message to your Notes or initiate a phone call or e-mail message.
Where can we get these pictures? Register on www.iMatrix.LT and create as many as you need. Once you’ve posted information that you’d like to share with the community or within private group only, the system gives you a link or a picture you can place anywhere: on business cards, flyers, magazines, products’ etiquettes (labels), or on your web site, Blogs and so on. Anybody can use the iMatrix application to capture image and instantly get data you provide without any manual processing.
This service opens new commercial and social opportunities because it creates a bridge between online content published on the web and mobile terminals. Users can access information directly, without annoying typing of unreadable URLs, error correction and so on.
Next smart feature that iMatrix application has built-in is local storage for codes (tickets) and an engine for its visualization. Your phone becomes your club card, discount card, e-ticket or pass to exhibitions. Invent you own application…
More over, this service is an iPhone optimized add-on to existing Matrix service oriented to ordinal Java enabled GSM camera-phones and, hence, can have much wider auditory than iPhone community.
To real benefits we can add the fact that this service keeps your privacy because it substitutes phone number or e-mail announcement by shooting a picture. Registration on project’s site does not require any of your private data – just a password and an imaginary user name are required.
At last, this service offers automatic indexing for Blogs or news portals.
It would certaimly be great to find this feature built into next iPhone versions.
iMatrix was developed by Sergey Odinokov from Vilnius, Lithuania. More information is available on the project’s official site: http://www.iMatrix.LT.
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