What are barcodes? Are they the same as UPC codes?
Barcodes are the familiar blocks of black-and-white bars that appear on virtually every product, as well as on shipments, transmittal documents, and many other places. They have been with us for a long time, but they became ubiquitous through steady improvements in the cost and accuracy of barcode scanners. The most visible form of barcode is the UPC code, a twelve-digit number used to identify nearly every item sold at retail. However, there are many other types and uses of barcode, with different sizes, representations, and formats. Q: What kind of barcode is used with PayScan® technology? A: A system using the PayScan® patent can utilize a variety of different barcode symbologies and encoding methods. For details on the CheckFreePay implementation, contact CheckFreePay. Q: What kinds of barcodes can be read by retail POS barcode scanners? A: Like most barcode scanners manufactured in the last ten years, retail POS scanners are capable of reading many different barcode symbologies, i
