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'''Aztec Code''' is a 2-dimensional bar code created by Andrew Longacre, Jr. and Robert Hussey in 1995, and published by AIM, Inc. in 1997. It is patented ([http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=5591956&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP US Patent 5,591,956]) but released into the public domain and published as the ISO/IEC 24778:2008 standard (and paywalled as usual for ISO standards).

It resembles a [[QR]] code in appearance, but with a "square bullseye" in the center (which perhaps resembles how dart boards would look in the cubical Bizarro world). Data is encoded concentrically around the center. This system can encode the [[ISO 8859-1]] 8-bit character set.

== Specs ==
* [http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=41548 ISO page to purchase spec]

== Software ==
* [http://docs.aspose.com:8082/docs/display/barcodejava/Home Aspose BarCode for Java]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aipsys.AztecScanner&hl=en Aztec Barcode Scanner for Android]

== Utilities ==
* [http://www.racoindustries.com/barcodegenerator/2d/aztec-code.aspx Aztec bar code creator]

== Links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Aztec Code|Wikipedia article]]
* [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/aztec-barcode Stack Overflow questions about Aztec Barcode]
* [http://www.idautomation.com/barcode-faq/2d/aztec/ Tutorial]

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 It resembles a [[QR code]] in appearance, but with a "square bullseye" in the center (which perhaps resembles how dart boards would look in the cubical Bizarro world). Data is encoded concentrically around the center. This system can encode the [[ISO 8859-1]] 8-bit character set.
-This system is used in some bills and tickets.
+This system is used in some bills and tickets, especially in Europe.
 == Specs ==

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-'''Aztec Code''' is a 2-dimensional bar code created by Andrew Longacre, Jr. and Robert Hussey in 1995, and published by AIM, Inc. in 1997. It is patented ([http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=5591956&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP US Patent 5,591,956]) but released into the public domain and published as the ISO/IEC 24778:2008 standard (and paywalled as usual for ISO standards).
+'''Aztec Code''' is a 2-dimensional bar code created by Andrew Longacre, Jr. and Robert Hussey in 1995, and published by AIM, Inc. in 1997. It is patented ([http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5591956.html US Patent 5,591,956]) but released into the public domain and published as the ISO/IEC 24778:2008 standard (and paywalled as usual for ISO standards).
 It resembles a [[QR code]] in appearance, but with a "square bullseye" in the center (which perhaps resembles how dart boards would look in the cubical Bizarro world). Data is encoded concentrically around the center. This system can encode the [[ISO 8859-1]] 8-bit character set.
 == Specs ==

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 == Utilities ==
 * [http://www.racoindustries.com/barcodegenerator/2d/aztec-code.aspx Aztec bar code creator]
 == Links ==