SPARQCodes for BlackBerry PIN Exchange
With the recent RIM BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 launch, BlackBerrys will have a native built-in SPARQCode scanner. One of the most popular uses for this scanner is to exchange BlackBerry PIN Contact information. The SPARQCode generator Maestro has been enhanced to support this functionality so BlackBerry users can now create a PIN SPARQCode and add them to their business cards, websites, or any other media. BlackBerry SPARQCodes can be created under the MeCARD tab in Maestro.
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BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 (Download)
Maestro (MeCARD)
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I am faithful users of Flightstats. I totally love this program for all of my travel information.
For the first time, I wanted to try the SparqCode and for some reason it would not work for me.
I am a blackberry curve 8830 customer using the 5.0.0.57 Blackberry Messenger operation system.
When I tried to follow the necessary steps to scan the barcode — it would not scan.
I would really love to use this program to pull up my information. It’s really neat.
Anything that you can do to help me with this process would be wonderful.
Thanks so much!
Hey Alexis, thank so much for your help and patience in working with us to narrow down the problem to image size for your mobile phone. We have notified our partner FlightStats and they should be rolling a fix soon to increase the SPARQCode image size and that should fix your problem.
i am not clear on how to scan the barcode from flightstats from my blackberry messenger. your instructions are vague. i hold my camera to the code on the flightstats page from my bb messenger – but nothing happens.
Hey Ashwin, that is a great question. We will definitely add more definite instructions for the various different phone types. Have you been able to successfully scan any other SPARQCodes? Can you try this one ( http://www.msky.us/r/b6f )? Some people have been having problems since the sparqcode is too small on the FlightStats page for some mobile phones. The size fix should be rolled out soon.
In the meanwhile, here is the general instructions for BB messenger users. Load up the Messenger 5.0 app, and scroll down to click “Scan a person’s barcode”. Once the camera app is enabled, the BlackBerry messenger scanner decodes in video mode so all you need to do is hover your phone in front of the sparqcode. We find that the best trick is to do a push and pull motion where you start close to the SPARQCode and then pull away in order for the camera to get the right image it needs.
Please let me know if there is anything else you need help with. Do let us know if this works. Thanks!
the image in your last response did not work on my blackberry curve. I think the idea for flight updates is neat, but not working currently. Do you know when they will come out with the increased image size? Also, i have never scanned a bar code that isn’t black and white, does the orange color affect the ability to scan? Lastly, how is this supposed to work with BBM? Will it send us BBM chat messages with updates? Will the “flight” become our BBM contact? Will we have to delete the contact when the flight is completed, or will it delete automatically?
Hey Tim, with BBM it simply opens the browser to the flightstats page for that particular flight result. Flightstats has changed the color to a darker blue and this should improve scanning. One thing that you might try is to move the camera further away from the screen. Most people tend to make the mistake of trying to fill up the whole screen and that doesn’t work well with mobile phones that do not have a macro lens.