[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen - Send by Text OPAC Button

[Joseph Lewis]

I was suggesting displaying it on the website, and having the user scan the
QR with their phone (the phone would then translate the barcode in to the
call number and title) that way you wouldn't have to worry about sending
them an SMS, but it would still be available on their phone without them
typing anything.

It could also solve privacy concerns about giving the library a phone number
(if they had any).

Joseph

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On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre at galecia.com>wrote:

>
> Thanks John but I'm still not clear on how it gets to the user. Wouldn't
> you still be sending something to their phone:  either a QR code as an MMS
> or a number as a text?  Or are you suggesting you display the QR code on the
> website which they then read to grab the call number?
>
> Is the goal simply to save the user from having to the type in the call
> number?  Maybe I was missing the point!
>
> Lori
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Joseph Lewis <joehms22 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Lori,
>>
>> Certainly, I was thinking rather than pushing the number to the user
>> through a text message, you could provide a QR code for it instead, it would
>> be another button right there. Once pressed a QR code would pop up, the user
>> would scan it with their phone, and have the same call number they would get
>> through a text.
>>
>> For anyone not familiar with QR codes, here is a sample:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_mobile_en.svg
>>
>>
>> - Joseph
>>
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>> Public Key: [0xF8462E1593141C16]<http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xF8462E1593141C16>
>>
>> For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public
>> relations, for nature cannot be fooled.
>>   - Richard Feynman
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre at galecia.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Joseph,
>>>
>>> Can you elaborate on your QR code idea?  I'm not clear on how that
>>> relates to texting (which is a push approach) versus a QR code which would
>>> require the user to go and get the code from somewhere.
>>>
>>> I know you said it was slightly off topic but could you tie the two a bit
>>> better together for me so I can envision what you are suggesting in terms of
>>> a use case?
>>>
>>> Lori
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Just to get a bit off topic, a Javascript QR code generator might reach
>>>> a similar audience, but could be run on the host machine and be reached by
>>>> nearly any phone (with a QR reader) under all carriers.
>>>>
>>>> - Joseph
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Public Key: [0xF8462E1593141C16]<http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xF8462E1593141C16>
>>>>
>>>> For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public
>>>> relations, for nature cannot be fooled.
>>>>   - Richard Feynman
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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