diff --git a/addons/barcodes/barcodes.py b/addons/barcodes/barcodes.py
index 60a8d4c78fc..53be165c84b 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/barcodes.py
+++ b/addons/barcodes/barcodes.py
@@ -88,69 +88,37 @@ class barcode_nomenclature(osv.osv):
             'base_code': barcode, 
             'value': 0}
 
-        def match_pattern(barcode,pattern):
-            if(len(barcode) < len(pattern.replace('{','').replace('}',''))):
-                return False # match of this pattern is impossible
-            numerical_content  = False
-            j=0
-            for i in range(len(pattern)):
-                p = pattern[i]
-                if p == '{' or p == '}':
-                    numerical_content = not numerical_content
-                    continue
+        def match_pattern(barcode, pattern):
+            match = {
+                "value": 0,
+                "base_code": barcode,
+                "match": False,
+            }
 
-                if not numerical_content and p != '*' and p != barcode[j]:
-                    return False
-                j+=1
-            return True
+            barcode = barcode.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("{", '\{').replace("}", "\}").replace(".", "\.")
+            numerical_content = re.search("[{][N]*[D]*[}]", pattern)
 
-        def get_value(barcode,pattern):
-            value = 0
-            decimals = 0
-            numerical_content = False
-            j = 0
-            for i in range(len(pattern)):
-                p = pattern[i]
-                if not numerical_content and p != "{":
-                    j+=1
-                    continue
-                elif p == "{":
-                    numerical_content = True
-                    continue
-                elif p == "}":
-                    break;
+            if numerical_content:
+                num_start = numerical_content.start()
+                num_end = numerical_content.end()
+                value_string = barcode[num_start:num_end-2]
 
-                v = int(barcode[j])
-                if p == 'N':
-                    value *= 10
-                    value += v
-                elif p == 'D':  #FIXME precision ....
-                    decimals += 1
-                    value += v * pow(10,-decimals)
-                j+=1
-            return value
+                whole_part_match = re.search("[{][N]*[D}]", numerical_content.group())
+                decimal_part_match = re.search("[{N][D]*[}]", numerical_content.group())
+                whole_part = value_string[:whole_part_match.end()-2]
+                decimal_part = "0." + value_string[decimal_part_match.start():decimal_part_match.end()-1]
+                if whole_part == '':
+                    whole_part = '0'
+                match['value'] = int(whole_part) + float(decimal_part)
 
-        def get_basecode(barcode,pattern,encoding):
-            base = ''
-            numerical_content = False
-            j = 0
-            for i in range(len(pattern)):
-                p = pattern[i]
-                if p == '{' or p == '}':
-                    numerical_content = not numerical_content
-                    continue
+                match['base_code'] = barcode[:num_start] + (num_end-num_start-2)*"0" + barcode[num_end-2:] 
+                match['base_code'] = match['base_code'].replace("\\\\", "\\").replace("\{", "{").replace("\}","}").replace("\.",".")
+                pattern = pattern[:num_start] + (num_end-num_start-2)*"0" + pattern[num_end:] 
 
-                if numerical_content:
-                    base += '0'
-                else:
-                    base += barcode[j]
-                j+=1
+            match['match'] = re.match(pattern, match['base_code'][:len(pattern)])
+
+            return match
 
-            for i in range(j, len(barcode)): # Read the rest of the barcode
-                base += barcode[i]
-            if encoding == "ean13":
-                base = self.sanitize_ean(base)
-            return base
 
         rules = []
         for rule in self.rule_ids:
@@ -166,16 +134,21 @@ class barcode_nomenclature(osv.osv):
             cur_barcode = barcode
             if prepend_zero and rule['encoding'] == "ean13":
                 cur_barcode = '0'+cur_barcode
-            if match_pattern(cur_barcode, rule['pattern']):
+
+            match = match_pattern(cur_barcode, rule['pattern'])
+            if match['match']:
                 if rule['type'] == 'alias':
                     barcode = rule['alias']
                     parsed_result['code'] = barcode
                 else:
                     parsed_result['encoding'] = rule['encoding']
                     parsed_result['type'] = rule['type']
-                    parsed_result['value'] = get_value(cur_barcode, rule['pattern'])
+                    parsed_result['value'] = match['value']
                     parsed_result['code'] = cur_barcode
-                    parsed_result['base_code'] = get_basecode(cur_barcode, rule['pattern'], parsed_result['encoding'])
+                    if rule['encoding'] == "ean13":
+                        parsed_result['base_code'] = self.sanitize_ean(match['base_code'])
+                    else:
+                        parsed_result['base_code'] = match['base_code']
                     return parsed_result
 
         return parsed_result
@@ -193,7 +166,6 @@ class barcode_rule(models.Model):
         'barcode_nomenclature_id':     fields.many2one('barcode.nomenclature','Barcode Nomenclature'),
         'sequence': fields.integer('Sequence', help='Used to order rules such that rules with a smaller sequence match first'),
         'encoding': fields.selection([('any','Any'),('ean13','EAN-13')],'Encoding',required=True,help='This rule will apply only if the barcode is encoded with the specified encoding'),
-        #'type':     fields.selection([('alias','Alias'),('product','Unit Product')],'Type', required=True),
         'type':     fields.selection('_get_type_selection','Type', required=True),
         'pattern':  fields.char('Barcode Pattern', size=32, help="The barcode matching pattern"),
         'alias':    fields.char('Alias',size=32,help='The matched pattern will alias to this barcode',required=True),      
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/data/barcodes_data.xml b/addons/barcodes/data/barcodes_data.xml
index 4ad60aa7fec..8d33995669a 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/data/barcodes_data.xml
+++ b/addons/barcodes/data/barcodes_data.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">90</field>
             <field name="type">product</field>
             <field name="encoding">ean13</field>
-            <field name="pattern">*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">.</field>
         </record>
     </data>
 </openerp>		
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diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_parser.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_parser.js
index 18823d645de..3d9a5eb2907 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_parser.js
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_parser.js
@@ -162,81 +162,41 @@ openerp.barcodes = function(instance) {
                 return parsed_result;
             }
 
-            function match_pattern(barcode,pattern){
-                if(barcode.length < pattern.replace(/[{}]/g, '').length){
-                    return false; // Match of this pattern is impossible
-                }
-                var numerical_content = false; // Used to detect when we are between { }
-                for(var i = 0, j = 0; i < pattern.length; i++, j++){
-                    var p = pattern[i];
-                    if(p === "{" || p === "}"){
-                        numerical_content = !numerical_content;
-                        j--;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    
-                    if(!numerical_content && p !== '*' && p !== barcode[j]){
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-            
-            function get_value(barcode,pattern){
-                var value = 0;
-                var decimals = 0;
-                var numerical_content = false;
-                for(var i = 0, j = 0; i < pattern.length; i++, j++){
-                    var p = pattern[i];
-                    if(!numerical_content && p !== "{"){
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    else if(p === "{"){
-                        numerical_content = true;
-                        j--;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    else if(p === "}"){
-                        break;
-                    }
+            function match_pattern(barcode, pattern){
+                var match = {
+                    value: 0,
+                    base_code: barcode,
+                    match: false,
+                };
+                barcode = barcode.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("{", '\{').replace("}", "\}").replace(".", "\.");
 
-                    var v = parseInt(barcode[j]);
-                    if(p === 'N'){
-                        value *= 10;
-                        value += v;
-                    }else if(p === 'D'){   // FIXME precision ....
-                        decimals += 1;
-                        value += v * Math.pow(10,-decimals);
+                var numerical_content = pattern.match(/[{][N]*[D]*[}]/);
+                var base_pattern = pattern;
+                if(numerical_content){
+                    var num_start = numerical_content.index;
+                    var num_length = numerical_content[0].length;
+                    var value_string = barcode.substr(num_start, num_length-2);
+                    var whole_part_match = numerical_content[0].match("[{][N]*[D}]");
+                    var decimal_part_match = numerical_content[0].match("[{N][D]*[}]");
+                    var whole_part = value_string.substr(0, whole_part_match.index+whole_part_match[0].length-2);
+                    var decimal_part = "0." + value_string.substr(decimal_part_match.index, decimal_part_match[0].length-1);
+                    if (whole_part === ''){
+                        whole_part = '0';
                     }
+                    match['value'] = parseInt(whole_part) + parseFloat(decimal_part);
+                    match['base_code'] = barcode.substr(0,num_start);
+                    var base_pattern = pattern.substr(0,num_start);
+                    for(var i=0;i<(num_length-2);i++) {
+                       match['base_code'] += "0";
+                       base_pattern += "0";
+                    }
+                    match['base_code'] += barcode.substr(num_start+num_length-2,barcode.length-1);
+                    base_pattern += pattern.substr(num_start+num_length,pattern.length-1);
+                    match['base_code'] = match['base_code'].replace("\\\\", "\\").replace("\{", "{").replace("\}","}").replace("\.",".");
                 }
-                return value;
-            }
 
-            function get_basecode(barcode,pattern,encoding){
-                var base = '';
-                var numerical_content = false;
-                for(var i = 0, j = 0; i < pattern.length; i++, j++){
-                    var p = pattern[i];
-                    if(p === "{" || p === "}"){
-                        numerical_content = !numerical_content;
-                        j--;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    if(numerical_content){
-                        base += '0';
-                    }
-                    else{
-                        base += barcode[j];
-                    }
-                }
-                for(i=j; i<barcode.length; i++){ // Read the rest of the barcode
-                    base += barcode[i];
-                }
-                if(encoding === "ean13"){
-                    base = self.sanitize_ean(base);
-                }
-                return base;
+                match['match'] = match['base_code'].substr(0,base_pattern.length).match(base_pattern);
+                return match;
             }
 
             // If the nomenclature does not use strict EAN, prepend the barcode with a 0 if it seems
@@ -251,7 +211,8 @@ openerp.barcodes = function(instance) {
                 if (prepend_zero && rules[i].encoding == 'ean13'){
                     cur_barcode = '0'+cur_barcode;
                 }
-                if (match_pattern(cur_barcode,rules[i].pattern)) {
+                var match = match_pattern(cur_barcode,rules[i].pattern);
+                if (match.match) {
                     if(rules[i].type === 'alias') {
                         barcode = rules[i].alias;
                         parsed_result.code = barcode;
@@ -260,9 +221,14 @@ openerp.barcodes = function(instance) {
                     else {
                         parsed_result.encoding  = rules[i].encoding;
                         parsed_result.type      = rules[i].type;
-                        parsed_result.value     = get_value(cur_barcode,rules[i].pattern);
+                        parsed_result.value     = match.value
                         parsed_result.code      = cur_barcode;
-                        parsed_result.base_code = get_basecode(cur_barcode,rules[i].pattern,parsed_result.encoding);
+                        if (rules[i].encoding === "ean13"){
+                            parsed_result.base_code = this.sanitize_ean(match.base_code);
+                        }
+                        else{
+                            parsed_result.base_code = match.base_code;
+                        }
                         return parsed_result;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml b/addons/point_of_sale/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml
index 74e5bec97da..023ab54b62c 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">36</field>
             <field name="type">weight</field>
             <field name="encoding">ean13</field>
-            <field name="pattern">21*****{NNDDD}*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">21.....{NNDDD}.</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="barcode_rule_discount" model="barcode.rule">
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">20</field>
             <field name="type">discount</field>
             <field name="encoding">any</field>
-            <field name="pattern">22{NN}*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">22{NN}.</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="barcode_rule_price_two_dec" model="barcode.rule">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">14</field>
             <field name="type">price</field>
             <field name="encoding">ean13</field>
-            <field name="pattern">23*****{NNNDD}*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">23.....{NNNDD}.</field>
         </record>
     </data>
 </openerp>
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diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/devices.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/devices.js
index 4e2cce1c0e9..1b4202676de 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/devices.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/devices.js
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ function openerp_pos_devices(instance,module){ //module is instance.point_of_sal
                     this.action_callback['product'](parsed_result);
                 }
             }
-            else if (parsed_result.type in {'cashier':'', 'client':''}){ 
+            else if (parsed_result.type in {'cashier':'', 'client':'', 'discount':''}){ 
                 if(this.action_callback[parsed_result.type]){
                     this.action_callback[parsed_result.type](parsed_result);
                 }
diff --git a/addons/stock/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml b/addons/stock/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml
index 5d62bcd1861..a9eed0f27cc 100644
--- a/addons/stock/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/data/default_barcode_patterns.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">36</field>
             <field name="type">weight</field>
             <field name="encoding">ean13</field>
-            <field name="pattern">21*****{NNDDD}*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">21.....{NNDDD}.</field>
         </record>
         
         <record id="barcode_rule_package" model="barcode.rule">
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">70</field>
             <field name="type">package</field>
             <field name="encoding">any</field>
-            <field name="pattern">PACK*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">PACK.</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="barcode_rule_lot" model="barcode.rule">
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">80</field>
             <field name="type">lot</field>
             <field name="encoding">any</field>
-            <field name="pattern">10*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">10.</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="barcode_rule_location" model="barcode.rule">
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             <field name="sequence">60</field>
             <field name="type">location</field>
             <field name="encoding">any</field>
-            <field name="pattern">414*</field>
+            <field name="pattern">414.</field>
         </record>
     </data>
 </openerp>
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