Vending Machines as Location Markers for Calling Taxicabs
K-cab is a SMS-based service for calling taxicabs, which is available in Iwate prefecture. The service can also be used with QR codes that encode location information. Vending machines that bear such location-encoded QR codes are being installed in varous places in the prefecture so that people can easily call a cab just by taking a picture of a QR code with their camera phones and connecting to the K-cabs' taxicab dispatch website.
This may sound attractive to whoever has the experience of being unable to tell where one is when calling a taxicab. Would also be highly useful for individuals with a speech handicap.
via QR Code Blog
Posted by konomi at February 27, 2006 12:17 AM | TrackBack