VCode Louis-James Davis

Letting people choose when a photo holds several VCodes

Why the VCode web scanner lists every code in a photo and lets the person pick one, instead of acting on the first it finds.

What I tried

The first version of the web scanner acted on the first code it found in a picture. A page photographed with several VCodes offers several choices.

Why I chose differently

The decoder always found every code in the picture, so the choice belonged to the person.

What I chose

A picture with several codes now lists them and the person picks one. Only the chosen code counts as a scan, so the analytics stay honest.

The principle

Before compensating for a limit, confirm the limit exists.

  • Web scanner
  • UX
  • Computer vision
  • Analytics accuracy