WidinX Academy · Season 1 · Episode 3 · 2:13
GTIN, batch, serial and GS1 Digital Link
How a code on the product leads to exactly one passport, and keeps doing so after the data changes.
Presented by WidinX
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A code must lead to one passport.
A QR code is only useful if it opens exactly one passport. That means the code must carry an identifier that is unique worldwide, and that identifier must resolve to one address. Two conventions solve this: GTIN and GS1 Digital Link.
GS1 Digital Link standard - 02
The product number you already have.
The GTIN is the number under the barcode on most retail products. It identifies a trade item: a model in a given size and colour. Most manufacturers already assign GTINs, so the passport can start from a number that exists.
GS1 · Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
The episodes explain the rules as published; they are not legal advice. Check the source for your own case.