Comments on: Mobeam: Barcode Scanning With the Backlight? http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/ All About Mobile 2.0 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:45:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: dean http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/comment-page-1/#comment-143017 dean Mon, 07 May 2007 01:09:06 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/#comment-143017 Cellfire is a mobile promotions company that provides offers via a mobile phone app or WAP. It gives a unique promo code that can't be used again. It's not a bar code, but once POS systems have the capability or the phones do in the case of Mobeam, it is a way cool service. Cellfire is a mobile promotions company that provides offers via a mobile phone app or WAP. It gives a unique promo code that can’t be used again. It’s not a bar code, but once POS systems have the capability or the phones do in the case of Mobeam, it is a way cool service.

]]> By: Terence http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/comment-page-1/#comment-86558 Terence Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:28:51 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/#comment-86558 It seems that you might need to install something in the handset, as I don't see how could I just start flashing barcodes anywhere. Also, I'm interested to know how can we track what barcodes we have. Seems more complicated than quite common sms barcodes (www.mobiqa.com, www.swiftpass.com, www.gavitec.de, to name a few). It seems that you might need to install something in the handset, as I don’t see how could I just start flashing barcodes anywhere. Also, I’m interested to know how can we track what barcodes we have. Seems more complicated than quite common sms barcodes (www.mobiqa.com, http://www.swiftpass.com, http://www.gavitec.de, to name a few).

]]> By: Mobeam: Scan Your Cellphone At the Supermarket http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/comment-page-1/#comment-83225 Mobeam: Scan Your Cellphone At the Supermarket Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:37:48 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/#comment-83225 [...] Product Page via MobileCrunch tr { border: 0px } td { cellborder: 10px} table { border: 1px solid black } [...] [...] Product Page via MobileCrunch tr { border: 0px } td { cellborder: 10px} table { border: 1px solid black } [...]

]]> By: Sean Byrnes http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/comment-page-1/#comment-83179 Sean Byrnes Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:00:12 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/03/01/mobeam-barcode-scanning-with-the-backlight/#comment-83179 Hi John, Bar code scanning from the phone screen has actually been around for a while. For example, at CTIA last year Sprint had a promotion where they SMS'd a barcode based coupon to your cell phone that you could scan to ride the Monorail for free. The problem in that case was how close the phone screen needs to be to the scanner to work. I agree with your analysis, however. Bar codes on your phone is going to be the easiest route to mobile coupons here in the US until we start adopting mobile payments in a big way. Cheers, Sean Hi John,

Bar code scanning from the phone screen has actually been around for a while. For example, at CTIA last year Sprint had a promotion where they SMS’d a barcode based coupon to your cell phone that you could scan to ride the Monorail for free.

The problem in that case was how close the phone screen needs to be to the scanner to work.

I agree with your analysis, however. Bar codes on your phone is going to be the easiest route to mobile coupons here in the US until we start adopting mobile payments in a big way.

Cheers,
Sean

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