Proposed GS1 Specification Would Link Bar-Code, QR-Code, NFC and RFID Data

Global standards organization GS1 has a working group developing a specification that would enable a single Web identity for every product label, whether a 2D bar code, a QR code, a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag or an ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tag, or any combination of those technologies. The specification—under the development of GS1's Mission Specific Working Group—would enable access of a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) for point-of-sale (POS) transactions, as well as for inventory tracking, consumer-facing information and other purposes from a Web address unique to each item.