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{{short description|SMS message encoding tickets etc.}}
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A '''bCODE''' is an identifier that can be sent to a [[mobile phone]]/device and used as a ticket/voucher/identification or other type of token.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-254261945/smart-subscribers-enjoy-free-movie-tickets-and-treats|title=SMART Subscribers Enjoy Free Movie Tickets and Treats Via BCODE Technology|date=18 April 2011|work=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=|archive-date=23 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323085731/http://www.questia.com/read/1G1-254261945/smart-subscribers-enjoy-free-movie-tickets-and-treats|url-status=dead}}</ref> The bCODE is an [[SMS]] message that can be read electronically from the screen of a [[Handheld device|mobile device]].  Bcodes can be sent by [[Short message service|text message]], and as they are just a standard SMS they can be received on over 99% of all devices.
Bcodes have many uses such as [[advertising]], [[loyalty program]]s, promotions, [[Mobile ticketing|ticketing]] and more.
== History ==
bCODE was developed by an [[Australia]]n company from 2003 to 2005.
== bCODE Technology ==
A bCODE is a simple SMS text message that looks something like this:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| bCODE
|-
| =TYHGV=WPLKN=
|-
| =XCNET=9Y32<=
|-
| =5YUFK=4UWKX=
|}
This text message is read from the screen of a mobile phone/device and decoded into a unique token ID.  This ID can then be used to supply the consumer with their own unique experience.
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bcode.com bCODE]
[[Category:Barcodes]]
[[Category:Encodings]]
[[Category:Automatic identification and data capture]]
[[Category:Access control]]