Table 8 Some key differences between the method in Ref. 1 and the new one.

From: A novel approach for audible acoustic quick response codes

Questions for the candidates

Answers for the new method (the one in Ref. 1)

Is a generated QR code an image/picture?

No, it is an audio (No)

How to announce or show a generated QR code?

Just play this audio (Um, it is sort of complicated …)

How to scan a generated QR code?

All a user needs to do is open his or her microphone (Um, it is sort of complicated …)

What’s the principle of your QR generation?

Convert a string into pitches, and produce an audio

(Um, it is sort of complicated, and it is a long story…)

What’s the principle of your QR recognition?

Read pitches from the audio, and convert them into a string (Um, it is sort of complicated, and it is a long story …)

Can your QR work if the announcer and scanner are far away from each other?

Yes (No)

Can your QR work if there are obstacles between the announcer and scanner?

Yes (Hard to say)