recognizing Data Matrix code

[marianwitkowski]

Is it possible to recognize Data Matrix code captured from cell phone's camera using pyS60 ? Any ideas ?

[jethro.fn]

Is it possible to recognize Data Matrix code captured from cell phone's camera using pyS60 ? Any ideas ?

2D barcodes (data matrix codes) are designed to be machine readable, so there are no theoretical limitations in in recognizing them. There are practical limitations, however:

• There are no C/C++ optimized 2D data processing libraries available for PyS60. Feature recognition from images is very slow when done in pure Python.
• Many cell phone cameras cannot focus close enough to see the matrix code clearly.
• Documentation of the format is proprietary. There is no free version available, according to Wikipedia.