Systems and methods for using quick response codes to activate software applications

A system for using quick response codes to activate software applications, the system comprising:

• an identification module programmed to:
• identify a two-dimensional quick response code captured by at least one computing system;
• identify information encoded in the two-dimensional quick response code captured by the computing system;
• an activation module programmed to:
• determine that the information encoded in the two-dimensional quick response code contains an activation key that facilitates activation of an inactivated copy of a software application;
• apply, in response to determining that the information encoded in the two-dimensional quick response code contains the activation key, the activation key to the inactivated copy of the software application in order to activate the inactivated copy of the software application without requiring a user of the software application to manually enter the activation key;
• wherein the activation key comprises a string of one or more characters used to activate the inactivated copy of the software application;
• at least one processor configured to execute the identification module and the activation module.

A non-transitory computer-readable-storage medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• identify a two-dimensional quick response code captured by at least one computing system;
• identify information encoded in the two-dimensional quick response code captured by the computing system;
• determine that the information encoded in the two-dimensional quick response code contains an activation key that facilitates activation of an inactivated copy of a software application;
• apply, in response to determining that the information encoded in the two-dimensional quick response code contains the activation key, the activation key to the inactivated copy of the software application in order to activate the inactivated copy of the software application without requiring a user of the software application to manually enter the activation key,
• wherein the activation key comprises a string of one or more characters used to activate the inactivated copy of the software application.