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<p>A <b>SPARQCode</b> is a <a href="Barcode#Matrix_(2D)_barcodes" title="Barcode">matrix code</a> (or two-dimensional <a href="Bar_code" class="mw-redirect" title="Bar code">bar code</a>) <a href="Encoding" class="mw-redirect" title="Encoding">encoding</a> standard that is based on the physical <a href="QR_Code" class="mw-redirect" title="QR Code">QR Code</a> definition created by Japanese corporation <a href="Denso" title="Denso">Denso-Wave</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2></div>

<p>The QR Code standard as defined by Denso-Wave in ISO/IEC 18004 covers the physical encoding method of a binary data stream.<sup id="cite_ref-qrstandard1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qrstandard1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Denso-Wave standard lacks an encoding standard for interpreting the data stream on the application layer for decoding URLs, phone numbers, and all other data types. <a href="NTT_Docomo" title="NTT Docomo">NTT Docomo</a> has established de facto standards for encoding some data types such as URLs, and contact information in Japan, but not all applications in other countries adhere to this convention as listed by the open-source project "<a href="ZXing" class="mw-redirect" title="ZXing">zxing</a>" for QR Code data types.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Encoding_standards">Encoding standards</h2></div>

<p>The SPARQCode encoding standard specifies a convention for the following encoding data types.

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<ul><li>E-mail address</li>

<li>Phone Number</li>

<li>BIZCARD</li>

<li><a href="MeCard_(QR_code)" title="MeCard (QR code)">MeCard</a></li>

<li><a href="VCard" title="VCard">vCard</a></li>

<li>BlackBerry PIN</li>

<li>Geographic information</li>

<li><a href="Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a> link</li>

<li>Wifi Network config for Android</li>

<li><a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> URI</li>

<li><a href="ICalendar" title="ICalendar">iCalendar</a></li></ul>

<p>The SPARQCode convention also recommends but does not require the inclusion of visual pictograms to denote the type of encoded data.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="License">License</h2></div>

<p>The use of the SPARQCode is free of any license. The term <i>SPARQCode</i> itself is a <a href="Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> of MSKYNET, but has chosen to open it to be royalty-free.<sup id="cite_ref-terms_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-terms-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/qrstandard-e.html">"QR Code Standardization | QR Code.com"</a>. Denso-wave.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-02-25</span></span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://code.google.com/p/zxing/wiki/BarcodeContents">"Barcode Contents"</a>. <i>zxing – A rough guide to standard encoding of information in barcodes</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 February</span> 2010</span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/zxing/zxing/wiki/Barcode-Contents">"Barcode Contents"</a>. <i>zxing Wiki</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 March</span> 2016</span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-terms-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-terms_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sparqcode.com/static/tos">"SPARQCode Trademark - Terms Of Use"</a>. mskynet.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 February</span> 2010</span>.</cite></span>

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<ul><li><a href="KarTrak" title="KarTrak">Automatic Car Identification</a></li>

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<li><a href="Matrix_2_of_5" title="Matrix 2 of 5">Matrix 2 of 5</a></li>

<li><a href="MSI_Barcode" title="MSI Barcode">MSI Barcode</a></li>

<li><a href="Patch_Code" title="Patch Code">Patch Code</a></li>

<li><a href="Pharmacode" title="Pharmacode">Pharmacode</a></li>

<li><a href="Plessey_Code" title="Plessey Code">Plessey</a></li>

<li><a href="Telepen" title="Telepen">Telepen</a></li>

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</tr><tr><td><a href="Universal_Product_Code" title="Universal Product Code">UPC-A</a></td>

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</tr><tr><td><a href="MaxiCode" title="MaxiCode">MaxiCode</a></td>

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<ul><li><a href="CPC_Binary_Barcode" title="CPC Binary Barcode">CPC Binary Barcode</a></li>

<li><a href="Facing_Identification_Mark" title="Facing Identification Mark">Facing Identification Mark</a></li>

<li><a href="PostBar" title="PostBar">PostBar</a></li>

<li><a href="POSTNET" title="POSTNET">POSTNET</a></li>

<li><a href="Intelligent_Mail_barcode" title="Intelligent Mail barcode">Intelligent Mail barcode</a></li>

<li><a href="Postal_Alpha_Numeric_Encoding_Technique" title="Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique">PLANET</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Codablock" title="Codablock">Codablock</a></li>

<li><a href="GS1_DataBar" class="mw-redirect" title="GS1 DataBar">GS1 DataBar</a></li>

<li><a href="MicroPDF417" title="MicroPDF417">MicroPDF417</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2D barcodes (<a href="Matrix_(mathematics)" title="Matrix (mathematics)">matrix</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Aztec_Code" title="Aztec Code">Aztec Code</a></li>

<li><a href="Data_Matrix" title="Data Matrix">Data Matrix</a> (<a href="Semacode" title="Semacode">Semacode</a>)</li>

<li><a href="DotCode" title="DotCode">DotCode</a></li>

<li><a href="MaxiCode" title="MaxiCode">MaxiCode</a></li>

<li><a href="Boxing_barcode" title="Boxing barcode">Boxing</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Polar_coordinate_system" title="Polar coordinate system">Polar coordinate</a> barcodes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="MaxiCode" title="MaxiCode">MaxiCode</a></li>

<li><a href="ShotCode" title="ShotCode">ShotCode</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="High_Capacity_Color_Barcode" title="High Capacity Color Barcode">High Capacity Color Barcode (Microsoft Tag)</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Barcode_library" title="Barcode library">Barcode library</a></li>

<li><a href="Barcode_printer" title="Barcode printer">Barcode printer</a></li>

<li><a href="Barcode_reader" title="Barcode reader">Barcode reader</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Bokode" title="Bokode">Bokode</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Object_hyperlinking" title="Object hyperlinking">Object hyperlinking</a></li>

<li><a href="Matrix_(mathematics)" title="Matrix (mathematics)">Matrix</a></li>

<li><a href="Mobile_tagging" title="Mobile tagging">Mobile tagging</a></li>

<li><a href="CueCat" title="CueCat">CueCat</a></li></ul>

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