diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/common/GenericResultPoint.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/common/GenericResultPoint.java
index cc1dee19f..fcf94d1cb 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/common/GenericResultPoint.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/common/GenericResultPoint.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public final class GenericResultPoint implements ResultPoint {
   }
 
   public String toString() {
-    StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
+    StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer(25);
     result.append('(');
     result.append(posX);
     result.append(',');
@@ -52,4 +52,66 @@ public final class GenericResultPoint implements ResultPoint {
     return result.toString();
   }
 
+  public boolean equals(Object other) {
+    if (other instanceof GenericResultPoint) {
+      GenericResultPoint otherPoint = (GenericResultPoint) other;
+      return posX == otherPoint.posX && posY == otherPoint.posY;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return 31 * Float.floatToIntBits(posX) + Float.floatToIntBits(posY);
+  }
+
+    /**
+   * <p>Orders an array of three ResultPoints in an order [A,B,C] such that AB < AC and
+   * BC < AC and the angle between BC and BA is less than 180 degrees.
+   */
+  public static void orderBestPatterns(ResultPoint[] patterns) {
+
+    // Find distances between pattern centers
+    float zeroOneDistance = distance(patterns[0], patterns[1]);
+    float oneTwoDistance = distance(patterns[1], patterns[2]);
+    float zeroTwoDistance = distance(patterns[0], patterns[2]);
+
+    ResultPoint pointA, pointB, pointC;
+    // Assume one closest to other two is B; A and C will just be guesses at first
+    if (oneTwoDistance >= zeroOneDistance && oneTwoDistance >= zeroTwoDistance) {
+      pointB = patterns[0];
+      pointA = patterns[1];
+      pointC = patterns[2];
+    } else if (zeroTwoDistance >= oneTwoDistance && zeroTwoDistance >= zeroOneDistance) {
+      pointB = patterns[1];
+      pointA = patterns[0];
+      pointC = patterns[2];
+    } else {
+      pointB = patterns[2];
+      pointA = patterns[0];
+      pointC = patterns[1];
+    }
+
+    // Use cross product to figure out whether A and C are correct or flipped.
+    if ((pointC.getY() - pointB.getY()) * (pointA.getX() - pointB.getX()) >
+        (pointC.getX() - pointB.getX()) * (pointA.getY() - pointB.getY())) {
+      ResultPoint temp = pointA;
+      pointA = pointC;
+      pointC = temp;
+    }
+
+    patterns[0] = pointA;
+    patterns[1] = pointB;
+    patterns[2] = pointC;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * @return distance between two points
+   */
+  public static float distance(ResultPoint pattern1, ResultPoint pattern2) {
+    float xDiff = pattern1.getX() - pattern2.getX();
+    float yDiff = pattern1.getY() - pattern2.getY();
+    return (float) Math.sqrt((double) (xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff));
+  }
+
 }
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diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/Detector.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/Detector.java
index 7ee4b654d..f57ae5873 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/Detector.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/Detector.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.google.zxing.ReaderException;
 import com.google.zxing.ResultPoint;
 import com.google.zxing.common.BitMatrix;
 import com.google.zxing.common.DetectorResult;
+import com.google.zxing.common.GenericResultPoint;
 import com.google.zxing.common.GridSampler;
 import com.google.zxing.qrcode.decoder.Version;
 
@@ -172,8 +173,8 @@ public final class Detector {
                                       ResultPoint topRight,
                                       ResultPoint bottomLeft,
                                       float moduleSize) throws ReaderException {
-    int tltrCentersDimension = round(FinderPatternFinder.distance(topLeft, topRight) / moduleSize);
-    int tlblCentersDimension = round(FinderPatternFinder.distance(topLeft, bottomLeft) / moduleSize);
+    int tltrCentersDimension = round(GenericResultPoint.distance(topLeft, topRight) / moduleSize);
+    int tlblCentersDimension = round(GenericResultPoint.distance(topLeft, bottomLeft) / moduleSize);
     int dimension = ((tltrCentersDimension + tlblCentersDimension) >> 1) + 7;
     switch (dimension & 0x03) { // mod 4
       case 0:
diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java
index 543467dd7..ea66cad09 100755
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package com.google.zxing.qrcode.detector;
 import com.google.zxing.DecodeHintType;
 import com.google.zxing.MonochromeBitmapSource;
 import com.google.zxing.ReaderException;
-import com.google.zxing.ResultPoint;
 import com.google.zxing.common.BitArray;
 import com.google.zxing.common.Collections;
 import com.google.zxing.common.Comparator;
+import com.google.zxing.common.GenericResultPoint;
 
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Vector;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ final class FinderPatternFinder {
     }
 
     FinderPattern[] patternInfo = selectBestPatterns();
-    patternInfo = orderBestPatterns(patternInfo);
+    GenericResultPoint.orderBestPatterns(patternInfo);
 
     return new FinderPatternInfo(patternInfo);
   }
@@ -503,63 +503,6 @@ final class FinderPatternFinder {
     };
   }
 
-  /**
-   * <p>Having found three "best" finder patterns we need to decide which is the top-left, top-right,
-   * bottom-left. We assume that the one closest to the other two is the top-left one; this is not
-   * strictly true (imagine extreme perspective distortion) but for the moment is a serviceable assumption.
-   * Lastly we sort top-right from bottom-left by figuring out orientation from vector cross products.</p>
-   *
-   * @param patterns three best {@link FinderPattern}s
-   * @return same {@link FinderPattern}s ordered bottom-left, top-left, top-right
-   */
-  private static FinderPattern[] orderBestPatterns(FinderPattern[] patterns) {
-
-    // Find distances between pattern centers
-    float abDistance = distance(patterns[0], patterns[1]);
-    float bcDistance = distance(patterns[1], patterns[2]);
-    float acDistance = distance(patterns[0], patterns[2]);
-
-    FinderPattern topLeft;
-    FinderPattern topRight;
-    FinderPattern bottomLeft;
-    // Assume one closest to other two is top left;
-    // topRight and bottomLeft will just be guesses below at first
-    if (bcDistance >= abDistance && bcDistance >= acDistance) {
-      topLeft = patterns[0];
-      topRight = patterns[1];
-      bottomLeft = patterns[2];
-    } else if (acDistance >= bcDistance && acDistance >= abDistance) {
-      topLeft = patterns[1];
-      topRight = patterns[0];
-      bottomLeft = patterns[2];
-    } else {
-      topLeft = patterns[2];
-      topRight = patterns[0];
-      bottomLeft = patterns[1];
-    }
-
-    // Use cross product to figure out which of other1/2 is the bottom left
-    // pattern. The vector "top-left -> bottom-left" x "top-left -> top-right"
-    // should yield a vector with positive z component
-    if ((bottomLeft.getY() - topLeft.getY()) * (topRight.getX() - topLeft.getX()) <
-        (bottomLeft.getX() - topLeft.getX()) * (topRight.getY() - topLeft.getY())) {
-      FinderPattern temp = topRight;
-      topRight = bottomLeft;
-      bottomLeft = temp;
-    }
-
-    return new FinderPattern[]{bottomLeft, topLeft, topRight};
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @return distance between two points
-   */
-  static float distance(ResultPoint pattern1, ResultPoint pattern2) {
-    float xDiff = pattern1.getX() - pattern2.getX();
-    float yDiff = pattern1.getY() - pattern2.getY();
-    return (float) Math.sqrt((double) (xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff));
-  }
-
   /**
    * <p>Orders by {@link FinderPattern#getCount()}, descending.</p>
    */