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What are ELI Codes?
ELI Technology® leverages both QR and Bar Code technologies and has taken the scanning experience to the next level! We support your ability to incorporate your brand logo and colors into the user experience. You are the innovator!
ELI Codes are programmable and you do not have to generate a new code any time you want to update the scanning experience.
From Product Manufacturers that leverage bar-codes or any business who uses QR code technology, once you create an ELI Code you can simply update ALL the content in real-time. When you use existing QR code technology today, you cannot change what it is connected to. For manufacturers, the real-estate on your product can be a consideration, so we leverage your bar-code on the product that drives customers to your ELI experience that you control.
How do I scan ELI Codes?
You can scan an ELI Code with iOS camera or for Android Bixby. You can also use any QR Code reader app, however we highly recommend using our Envision ELI Scanning App which is free in both Apple and Android app stores as we scan both ELI Codes, QR and Bar-Codes. Check it out for yourself and experience the difference!
How do I download my ELI Code?
When you are logged into the ELI Administration site, you can simply download the ELI Code to your device.
Why are my ELI Codes not working?
Go to the Free Trial tab or the Billing and Subscription tab above.
ELI CODES
ELI Technology® supports your ability to store 10 destinations on a single Code or Barcode at any time without having to change the Codes or Barcodes themselves. Based on the number of ELI Codes you license, we also provide an additional five ELI codes that you can create and toggle licenses when you update your marketing campaigns for optimal success. You can simply “unlicensed” one of your Codes and “license” one of the additional five that could support seasonal campaigns without ever having to change the Codes you have printed and distributed!
ELI Codes support your digital marketing planning so that your campaigns can have the superior flexibly to change your message anytime you desire!
THE PURPOSE OF ELI CODES
No matter how or where you market your ideas, products or services, ELI Codes™ will have an impact on mobile marketing reaching a wide range of your target audience with more information than ever!
ELI Technology® is the critical marketing tool in reaching your prospective consumers, clients or customers. ELI Codes provide multiple direct links to virtually anything you can display on a web page with a single scan.
When an ELI Code is scanned, they will be instantly more engaged with your advertisements or marketing messages as they have actively engaged to receive more information. If a customer is using the Free ELI App, they will retain all the information presented in the scan in the history menu selection and can retrieve it again later! They can also share the scanning result on social media channels increasing your presence online.
The scan of an ELI Code will be registered in your analytics and if the customer shares on social media and then others click on the share, it will also be counted! We also provide you the ability to associate your Google Analytics tracking code to each ELI Code! All of these capabilities provide you real time insights into how users find and use your codes in any advertising, social or marketing campaign.
Bar Code Scanning Technology
ELI Supported Formats with Definitions
Bar code format |
iOS |
Android |
Description |
aztec |
Yes | Yes | Aztec codes are 2D barcodes used by the transportation industry, particularly for tickets and airline boarding passes. The barcodes can still be decoded even if they have bad resolution, making them useful both when tickets are printed poorly and when they’re presented on a phone. In addition, they can take up less space than other matrix barcodes because they don’t require a surrounding blank “quiet zone,” unlike some other 2D barcode types.
Industry: Transportation |
codabar |
No | Yes | Codabar barcodes are used by logistics and healthcare professionals, including U.S. blood banks, FedEx, photo labs, and libraries. Its main benefit is that it is easy to print and can be produced by any impact style printer, even a typewriter. Therefore, a user can create many Codabar codes using consecutive numbers without the use of a computer. It was designed to be readable when printed from dot matrix printers for multi-part forms. Codabar is a discrete, self-checking symbology that encodes up to 16 different characters with an additional 4 start/stop characters.
Variations: Codeabar, Ames Code, NW-7, Monarch, Code 2 of 7, Rationalized Codabar, ANSI/AIM BC3-1995, USD-4 Industry: Logistics, Healthcare and Education |
code39 code39mod43 |
Yes
Yes |
Yes
No |
Code39 barcodes (or Code 3 of 9) are used to label goods across many industries and are often found in the automotive industry and the US department of Defense. It allows the use of both digits and characters, and its name originates in the fact that it could only encode 39 characters—though in its most recent version the character set has been increased to 43. It’s similar to, but not as compact as, the Code 128 barcode, which we’ll talk about next.
Industry: Automotive and Defense |
code93 |
Yes | Yes | Code 93 barcodes are used in logistics to identify packages in retail inventory, label electronic components, and even provide supplementary delivery information for the Canadian Post. Like Code 39, it Code 93 comes with full ASCII support, but it improves upon and complements Code 39. It enables additional security within the barcode itself, and its high density and compact size makes its labels around 25% shorter than barcodes produced in Code 39.
Industry: Retail, Manufacturing and Logistics |
code128code138 |
Yes
Yes |
Yes
No |
Code 128 barcodes are compact, high-density codes used in logistics and transportation industries for ordering and distribution. They’re geared toward non-POS products, like when supply chain applications label units with serial shipping container codes (SSCC). Code 128 barcodes are powerful and can store diversified information because they support any character of the ASCII 128-character set.
Industry: Supply Chain |
datamatrix |
Yes | Yes | Datamatrix codes are 2D barcodes used to label small items, goods, and documents. Their tiny footprint makes them ideal for small products in logistics and operations. In fact, the US Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) recommends that they be used to label small electronic components. Similar to QR codes, they have high fault tolerance and fast readability.
Variation: Micro-Datamatrix Industry: Electronics, Retail and Government |
ean13ean8 |
Yes
Yes |
Yes
Yes |
EAN barcodes are also used to label consumer goods worldwide for point-of-sale scanning, primarily in Europe. They look very similar to UPC codes, and the main distinction is their geographical application. While EAN-13 (comprising 13 digits) is the default form factor, you’ll find EAN-8 (covering 8 digits) barcodes on products where only limited space is available, like small candies.
Industry: Retail Variations: EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN, ISSN |
interleaved2of5itf14 |
Yes
Yes |
Yes
No |
ITF (or Interleaved 2 of 5) barcodes are used to label packaging materials across the globe. Since they can deal with high printing tolerances, they are good for printing on corrugated cardboard. ITF barcodes encode 14 numeric digits and use the full ASCII set.
Industry: Packaging |
maxicode |
No | Yes | Created by United Parcel Service, the MaxiCode symbol was designed for quick automated scanning of packages on high-speed conveyor lines (special cameras can read a MaxiCode on a carton travelling at up to 500 feet per minute). A 2-D scanner is required; MaxiCode cannot be read using an ordinary linear barcode scanner. |
pdf417 |
Yes | Yes | PDF417 codes are 2D barcodes are used in applications that require the storage of huge amounts of data, such as photographs, fingerprints, signatures, text, numbers, and graphics. They can hold over 1.1 kilobytes of machine-readable data, making them much more powerful than other 2D barcodes. Like QR codes, PDF417 barcodes are public domain and free to use.
Variation: Truncated PDF417 Industry: Logistics and Government |
rss14rssexpanded |
No
No |
Yes
Yes |
Reduce Space Symbology encodes the full 14-digit EAN.UCC item identification in a symbol that can be omnidirectionally scanned by suitably configured point-of-sale laser scanners. It is the latest barcode types for space-constrained identification from EAN International and the Uniform Code Council, Inc.. RSS barcodes have been identified to target the grocery industry and in healthcare, where items are too small to allow for other barcode symbologies. |
upc_aupc_eupc_ean |
No
Yes No |
Yes
Yes Yes |
UPC CODE is used to label and scan consumer goods at points-of-sale around the world—mainly in the United States, but also in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The UPC-A variation encodes 12 numerical digits while UPC-E is a smaller variation, which encodes only 6 numerical digits.
Industry: Retail |
qr |
Yes | Yes | QR codes are 2D matrix barcodes with a strong consumer focus, often used in tracking and marketing such as advertisements, magazines, and business cards. Free to use, flexible in size, have a high fault tolerance, and have fast readability, though they can’t be read with a laser scanner. QR codes support four different modes of data: numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and Kanji. QR code growth began in Japan and use continues to grow today. They are public domain and free to use.
Industry: Retail, Entertainment and Advertising |
How does the 30 day trial work?
Your FREE MONTHLY 30 day trail provides you access to create your ELI Code™ and/or Barcode through our comprehensive Administration portal.
You will receive one ELI code with our visually appealing template that supports your creativity!
In this free version, we do have two ELI advertisements at the bottom of the links you are rendering on the code. Our paid subscription plan does not contain any ads.
You will see the “Buy Now” button when you click on the expiration date counter at the top of the Administrator page where it will direct you to ELI website to make a purchase and expand your capabilities!
Buy Now Opportunity – the notification at the top of your page lets you know how many days you have left for free access. You will be able to continue to scan your ELI Code for 60 days even when your access expires. Now that you are in love with ELI, you can simply upgrade to a subscriber and take advantage of the benefits of expanded ELI Code™ capabilities. Simply click on the “Buy Now” link and you will be presented with the opportunity to upgrade! We encourage you to look at the opportunity to upgrade and save 10% if you subscribe for a year or start with a monthly subscription!
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What happens after 30 day trial is over?
At the end of your FREE MONTHLY TRIAL, your Administrator access will expire and you can no longer update your codes.
The ELI Codes you created can still be scanned for another 60 days so that you continue to share your experience with others.
If you login to the Administration page you will be directed to our upgrade page on the ELI website!
How do I cancel my free trial?
Once your FREE TRIAL expires there is no need to cancel as your access is no longer available. You can always come back and upgrade!
Which features are included in the free trial?
In the FREE TRIAL, you get to experience most of the same features as a paid subscriber.
You will have access to the Analytics to sample for yourself and what types of data is captured.
You are limited to creating four links in the visually appealing template which provides the most dynamic experience!
Free Trial View
After your click on “New Code” you will be presented with the “Edit Code” page where you can start creating your ELI Code! Enter the name of your code (or campaign) and a description. For the FREE version you see that you have the ability to create a code with 4 visual features. Please note: there are two ELI Ad’s in this free version that cannot be removed…
Where can I update my credit card or billing information?
We have made it easy to update your credit card information.. If you card expires or you want to change the card you are charging you can update that information easily. We do not charge your card if you are active in the current billing cycle. Your new card will be used for the next billing cycle.
When you click on your email address on the top bar a drop-down appears that allows you to update your billing information.
Envision ELI does not store this information as this is performed with our Merchant Processor – Stripe.
Which payment methods do you offer?
For our subscribers in the United States.. all transaction will be in US Dollars…
We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diners Club payments from customers worldwide…
How do I cancel my subscription?
The process to cancel your subscription is similar to the purchase process.
When you click on the “Buy More” button you will be presented with the payment page.
On the payment page just under the Licensed Codes selection is a link to “Cancel Subscription”. Click the “Cancel Subscription” link.
You will then see a popup box that validates your cancellation. Just press OK to cancel.
You will then see another popup box indicating your subscription has been cancelled. Please note that your access will continue until the end of the current billing period for monthly and yearly subscriptions.
Will my subscription be renewed automatically?
For all MONTHLY & ANNUAL Paid Subscriptions
Once you have paid based on your chosen subscription method, your payments will be automatic until you cancel your subscription or your subscription expires. If your subscription expires you will be notified by email so that you can make a choice to continue or let your ELI Codes™ expire.
What happens to my ELI Codes™ if they become expired?
In a MONTHLY & ANNUAL Paid Subscription
Prior to your ELI code™ expiring, you will receive emails that let you know they are about to expire!
When your subscription expires, you will receive an email letting you know about the expiration also.
You will have a 14 day grace period to either update your subscription or let them expire. Your ELI code™ will continue to work until the expiration date or the 14 day grace period is over.
During the 14 day grace period and when your ELI code™ has expired, when the Administrator logs in, they will be directed to the payment page to renew the subscription. If you make a payment during the grace period it will maintain your subscription and your ELI codes™ can continue to be scanned.
After grace period, your ELI code™ will show an expired page if you chose not to renew. If you did renew during the 14 day grace period, your payment will start a new subscription.
Can I upgrade or downgrade the number of licensed ELI codes?
You can add or remove licensed ELI codes by clicking on the “Buy More” button.
You will then see below where you can increase or sadly decrease the number of licenses you have.
Whatever changes you make to the license count a popup box will let you know that your account has been updated. For more about the billing aspects, see Payment Processing below.
You will then be redirected to your Manage Codes page where you will see the license count increase or decrease for the number you additionally purchased or removed.
You can also downgrade the number of licensed labels you have by following the same process. By changing the number of licensed codes, you are required to enter your CC number again to reflect the price change as a subscriber. For more about the billing section.
In the example below, a downgrade from 3 to 1 occurred and is reflected in the number of licenses remaining.
Where can I receive help for any subscription issues?
We will respond as quickly as we can to support any issue you are having with upgrading your account. Please fill out the form below:
Where can I find the General Terms and Conditions?
ELI is connected to Stripe for all payment and subscription processing. Stripe has been audited by a PCI-certified auditor and is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1. This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry.
ELI CODE TRACKING
Scan analytics can tell you how well your ELI Codes are performing.
You will have access to a variety of information related to the usage of your published ELI Codes. In addition to the frequency of scans, you can also view the number of unique scans to find out how many different users have scanned your Code
You will also receive information about the date, time, device and operating system used for each scan. Since we provide you the ability to have additional codes to “license” you can also realize results from A/B Testing when reviewing your top scans view.
You can reset your reporting period by clicking on the “Change” button.
All the data collected is captured and available in real time. Whether it is a scanning event or someone viewing a social media share, the results can be visualized providing you an up-to-date overview of all your ELI Code™ activities.
ELI Technology™ also supports you associating your ELI Code™ with Google Analytics to help you shape your marketing strategies. Through use of Google Analytics, you can uncover a tremendous amount of data that can be used to enhance your marketing and business development strategies. Google Analytics is an incredibly powerful tool. Paying attention to the demographics of your audience, you’ll be able to create content and imagery that you know your audience desires. This will allow you to craft a customized and relevant experience for your audience that will keep them coming back for more. When you review the social shares, you will also have data to decide exactly which social media channels are the best to share your ELI Experience on….
By utilizing, analyzing, and focusing on these various capabilities within Google Analytics, you can achieve a deeper understanding of who your audience is, what they want and how they found you.
Creating a Google Analytics Account
If you don’t already have a Google Analytics account, you can easily create one for free on the Google Analytics website! Otherwise, add your tracking id to the Template Settings page.
To create a Google Analytics account:
- Click here to go to Google Analytics.
Note: If you have a Google account, and are not signed in, click Sign in. If you do not have a Google account, click Create an account. - Once you have signed in to your Google account, click Access Google Analytics.
- Click Sign up.
- Fill in your Account Name, Website Name, Website URL, and select an Industry Category and Reporting Time Zone.
- Under Data Sharing Options, check the boxes next to the options that you want.
- Click Get Tracking ID.
- From the Google Analytics Terms of Service Agreement that opens, click I Accept.
- Add the Tracking ID in the Template setting.
- That’s it!
Where can I edit my personal information and profile?
ELI only stores your name and email address for login purposes as we do not store any personal information regarding your account payment information.
Where can I add users to my account?
On the Manager Users page in the Administration portal, you can invite other users to help manage your ELI code(s).
When you press the Invite User button, you will enter their name and email address that you want the invitation email to go to… Also, you can indicate in the Admin Toggle switch if you want them to also be able to update your ELI Codes as an administrator.
PLEASE NOTE: A single email address cannot be invited to multiple ELI customers. When you enter an email address and are not able to SAVE, that email is already in use in the system. For security reasons, we don’t just come out and say that, so that people can’t guess emails and see if they are in the system.
Where can I edit user permissions?
We kept the user permissions simple! You have an Active-Inactive toggle and an Administrator toggle.
You can also Edit users by selecting the Edit button on the line of the person listed. You can use the toggles to update them for being active and/or having administration role.
How can I delete my account?
We do not delete accounts, they become inactive.
WHAT ARE ELI CODES?
ELI Codes are QR codes that can be customized and serve as the best method for connecting with any interactive content. ELI Codes are also bar codes that have been associated with your ELI Code.
CAN MY ANDROID PHONE OR TABLET SCAN QR CODES NATIVELY?
The best way to figure out if your device can read QR Codes is to open your Camera app using Bixby and point it steady for 2-3 seconds towards the Code you want to scan. Whenever scanning is enabled, a notification will appear. If nothing happens, you may have to go to your Settings app and enable QR Code scanning. If QR Codes isn’t an option in your settings, your device unfortunately can’t scan QR Codes natively. But don’t worry, this only means you’ll have to download the ENVISION ELI app.
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The ELI app for Android should use Google Browser as your default.
Here are the instructions for how to set Chrome as your default web browser
- On your Android, find Google settings in one of these places (depending on your device):
- Open your device’s Settings app. Scroll down and select Google.
- Open a separate app called Google Settings
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- Tap Apps.
- Open your default apps:
- In the top-right, tap Settings
. Under ‘Default’, tap Browser app.
- Tap Advanced
Default apps
- In the top-right, tap Settings
- Tap Chrome
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HOW DO I SCAN ELI CODES WITH MY CAMERA ON ANDROID OS?
Bixby Vision is software built into your camera app! Using this option tells Bixby to open the URL of the QR Code you scan.
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Launch the Camera app and then touch Bixby Vision.
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Point the camera at a QR code and then touch QR code.
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If the QR code option is not available, try cropping the box to fit the QR code.
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Bixby opens up the ELI code’s information for a unique scanning experience!
WE RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING THE ELI APP FOR AN UPGRADED EXPERIENCE WHEN SCANNING ELI CODES AND/OR ELI BAR CODES.
With iOS 11, Apple has added support for scanning QR codes natively within the Camera app.
How to scan ELI codes with iOS 11
- Head to Settings > Camera and toggle Scan QR Codes if it’s not already on.
- Then, open the Camera app.
- Once the Camera app is open, swipe over until you get into the photo mode and ensure that you are using the back facing camera.
- Hold your phone up to the ELI code™ and then wait a few seconds.
- You’ll now get a notification up top, letting you know that the ELI code™ has been successfully scanned. Tapping the notification will open the contents of the ELI code™, if possible.
HOW DO I SCAN ELI CODES WITH IPHONE OR IPAD IN OLDER IOS VERSIONS?
We always recommend updating to the latest iOS version since apps created by Apple are the most compatible for its devices.
WE RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING THE ELI APP FOR AN UPGRADED EXPERIENCE WHEN SCANNING ELI CODES AND/OR ELI BAR CODES.
ELI CODE™ Recommendations
The most important practice for printing or displaying ELI Codes™ is to validate that your customers can successfully scan your ELI Code™ without any difficulty.
When an ELI code is published it should be of a size that’s appropriate for the scanning environment it’s being put into. The finished printed size of the ELI code will be dependent on the distance between the ELI code and the scanning device – which determines the size of the ELI code in the viewport of the phone camera.
To effectively scan the ELI code it should appear to be at least 1cm (0.4 inches) across in the viewport of the scanning device, and as the distance between the camera and the ELI code increases, the size of the ELI code will need to increase to compensate.
Regardless of the size of the ELI code, the finished ELI code should be tested thoroughly in its intended final setting to make sure that it works at that size.
Always test your ELI Code. If you are not using the Envision ELI app, you should test use other scanning apps to ensure that your ELI Code is readable.
ELI code™ possibilities are nearly endless. Embed them on t-shirts, print ads, billboards, website, cards, etc., so, have a strategy and then have fun with it!
