A EZcode is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by ETH Zurich and was exclusively licensed to Scanbuy in 2006. It is a 2-dimensional code that was created and designed specifically for mobile camera phones because of its simplicity compared to other matrix codes. The EZcode is/was open in the sense that the general specifications of EZcode were published and the IP rights owned by Scanbuy, Inc. are/were not enforced.[1] The specifications to encode and decode EZcodes are/were openly available