Chasing Apple? Microsoft?s NeoMedia QR Code Patent Deal Puts More Focus On Geometric Boxes

Following in the footsteps of Apple?getting ready to launch its QR Code-based Passbook service, it looks like Microsoft is also giving some attention to QR Codes, the mobile barcodes that, when scanned, trigger actions like visiting websites or opening other content: NeoMedia, one of the early movers in this field,?announced?that Redmond has signed a worldwide licensing deal for all 74 of NeoMedia's registered and pending QR code patents, covering?"many mobile barcode implementations used widely across the industry." Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The move could suggest a possible new chapter for QR Codes. Critics have highlighted QR Codes for being?ridiculous?and never used?-- but they will be?central to?Apple's Passbook ticket/coupon proto-wallet service that will be released in iOS6 later this year, and that could lead to more usage elsewhere, too.

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