Sounds like a boring subject but it’s actually a really good read. Check it out on Adobe’s website. It explains the basics, and the future of mobile devices from a global context. Excerpt:
“An Asian startup, ColorZip, has devised an encoding scheme that uses 2D color patterns to embed download or other information that can be interpreted by software on a camera phone. One advantage over color coding is that the color pattern can be used as part of the overall graphic design.”