QR corresponds to the acronym for Quick Response which. It consists of codes that have the ability to store different types of information of a certain size. Currently, it is something very common in smartphones and is commonly used both to make payments and to buy different items.
The QR code was created in 1994 by the Japanese company Denso Wave, a subsidiary of Toyota. It has three squares in the corners that allow the reader to detect the position of the code. The goal of the creators (a two-person team at Denso Wave, led by Masahiro Hara) was for the code to allow its content to be read at high speed. QR codes are very common in Japan, where they are the most popular two-dimensional code.
Due to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a set of public health protection measures have been implemented. A QR code must be shown, once a form is completed, at the airport. All airline are requesting this at check-in to be scanned at the health control and to be able to access the terminal. Also, to collect your luggage. It must also be presented at customs in order to leave the airport upon arrival at your destination.
A QR code is a type of two-dimensional barcode that can only be read with smartphones or other devices dedicated to reading these codes. When a QR code is read, the devices connect directly to text messages, emails, websites, phone numbers, etc. It can also be printed from a computer.
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