BS ISO/IEC 15424:2008

This standard BS ISO/IEC 15424:2008 Information technology. Automatic identification and data capture techniques. Data Carrier Identifiers (including Symbology Identifiers) is classified in these ICS categories:

• 01.080.50 Graphical symbols for use on information technology and telecommunications technical drawings and in relevant technical product documentation
• 35.040.50 Automatic identification and data capture techniques

This International Standard applies to automatic identification device communication conventions and standardizes the reporting of data carriers from bar code readers and other automatic identification equipment. It specifies a preamble message generated by the reader and interpretable by the receiving system, which indicates the bar code symbology or other origin of transmitted data, together with details of certain specified optional processing features associated with the data message.