The UPC, the most common version of the so-called bar code, wasn't as warmly embraced or as breathtaking as some emerging technologies, but its impact on retailing has been enormous. It saves $17 ...

First, here is a quick UPC primer. A UPC bar code is a series of 59 alternating black and white lines of different widths. This combination of lines, when read by an optical scanner at the ...

The roots of bar codes go back decades before the UPC came on the scene. One U.S. patent, No. 1,985,035, was granted on Dec. 18, 1934 for a card sorter device to read a simple code consisting of ...

UPC bar code developer says 'it could go either way' Pioneering engineer behind IBM's development of the UPC weighs in on artificial intelligence By Breck Dumas FOXBusiness video ...

Here’s what you need to know. What Amazon’s New UPC Rules Mean For Your Company In 2016, Amazon made major changes to its UPC (Universal Product Code) policy. The upshot of the new rules is that the ...

George J. Laurer, the man who invented the Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode and called Wendell his home died on Thursday. He was 94.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The very technology that revolutionized retail checkout — the bar code — is now being subverted by anti-capitalist protesters who fancy themselves cyberpranksters ...

Prior to leading the bar code project, McEnroe worked in IBM's research lab in the '60s. He recalls the company working on what he said was actually "the first thing that would be sort of like AI ...