== Blueprint for Barcodes ==
Some modules which could make use of this:
 * Logistics: Scan in goods received & goods shipped for automatic update of inventory; Identify details of a stock item
 * Human Remains Management: Scan in body tags as they are transported to update central DB; Pull up details of the body parts on the system 
 * ...

Barcodes can be generated by using a barcode font to display the number: http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/

1 option is to use Semacode which provides a mobile phone camera-readable code which can link to a URL open able in the browser:
 * http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/appliances/default/show/49
 * http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/ffa711b61358a94b

!ReportLab has a Barcode extension: http://www.reportlab.com/ftp/extensions/

Elaphe uses PIL to write Barcodes: http://code.google.com/p/elaphe/

Android uses ZXing for reading barcodes: http://code.google.com/p/zxing/
- ports available for Java & iPhone

Looking to the near future, RFID should also be supported: http://rfidiot.org/

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