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Julio Rodriguez

About IRCODE

IRCODE is on a mission to transform the way individuals interact with images and information. Our intuitive platform empowers users to breathe life into static images and three-dimensional objects, transforming them into interactive gateways to information, entertainment and more.

Every Image has an IRCODE

Every image has a unique fingerprint that can only belong to that set of pixels. IRCODE simply maps that unique fingerprint and embeds information about the image itself into the IRCODE. Ultimately authenticating the image through the use of IRCODE

What makes IRCODE so extraordinary is that our platform can not only recognize and differentiate unique images, but it also enables users to register them. Upon registration, users can ensure that they are the exclusive holders of the metadata for that specific image, granting them unparalleled ownership and control of their creative assets in the digital realm.

Think of IRCODE as the QR Code for the next generation, except users can register and embed metadata in actual images and objects instead of those obtrusive patterns and squares. Instead, the beauty and integrity of the original image or object are maintained, all while embedding a universe of information within.

What are IRCODE’s Limitations?

IRCODE strives to be the best it can at image retrieval (and we’re the best out there) however, there are several use cases that we are still working on getting better at. Here are a few that will challenge our technology. 

  1. Single tone or gradient tone images
  2. Extreme angles and partial occlusions 
  3. 3D Non-planar Images and Sculptures
  4. Shaky or blurry image capture
  5. Replications of famous images or paintings

How do I access IRCODE?

Our ideal scanning and registering experience is accessed through the IRCODE app, now available on iOS and coming soon to Android. You can also access IRCODE on any device through our website, which provides the ability to upload, explore and manage images, as well as your account and dashboard. 

How do I access IRCODE?

Our ideal scanning and registering experience is accessed through the IRCODE app, now available on iOS and coming soon to Android. You can also access IRCODE on any device through our website, which provides the ability to upload, explore and manage images, as well as your account and dashboard. 

How do you protect my data?

We use advanced encryption to protect everything in our database, including your images and embedded information. This ensures that you’re protected against unauthorized access.

What is IRCODE?

IRCODE (Image Retrieval Code) is an innovative new platform that scans real-life objects such as art, photographs, billboards, and posters, and turns them into interactive digital artifacts on your smartphone. Now, you can identify whatever’s in front of you and find out more about it.

Launch Party and Art Festival

IRCODE Launch Party

Thank you for attending our App Launch Party. It was great to see the community excited about IRCODE and the potential it has to serve artists and art enthusiasts.

The Como Social Club at The Woodlands was a spectacular venue to celebrate. Guests enjoyed getting to know the IRCODE team, painting their wonderful works to scan onto the new App and hearing about what is coming soon.

It was wonderful for the IRCODE Team to meet the talented artists who have been such amazing supporters of our platform since the beginning.

The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival

Dear Art Enthusiasts,

We are thrilled to share the success of the recent Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, made even more special by the integration of our IRCODE app. A heartfelt congratulations to Sondra Wampler, whose stunning “September India No 6” captivated the most scans through our app, earning her a complimentary booth at next year’s festival.

Kudos to our esteemed runners-up: John Scanlan for his serene “Lavender Fields Forever” and vivid “Emerald Coast,” Kristine Schneider’s dynamic “Work & Play,” and Curt Baldwin’s minimalist “The Leetch.” Each artwork truly embodied the festival’s vibrant spirit.

We are also incredibly grateful for the enthusiastic participation of all the artists and the overwhelming response from the community. The surge in IRCODE app sign-ups has been inspiring, enhancing engagement and interaction at the festival. Your support and creativity have been paramount.

Thank you to everyone involved—here’s to continued inspiration and connection until we meet again next year!

Warm regards,
The IRCODE Team

The Hamptons Fine Art Fair

Join us at this annual, (now 18th year) well-curated, high-caliber art fair – created specifically for art enthusiastic Hamptonites. Benefit from the East End’s widest and deepest selection of important primary and secondary market art. The 2024 edition is the largest ever – featuring a record 150 select galleries, and best-in-class sponsors. Inclusive and expansive, galleries and regional themed displays are present from far-reaching 20 countries.

Date(s): July 11th-14th, 2024

Location: Southampton, New York

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IRCODE Launch Party

Thank you for attending our App Launch Party. It was great to see the community excited about IRCODE and the potential it has to serve artists and art enthusiasts.

The Como Social Club at The Woodlands was a spectacular venue to celebrate. Guests enjoyed getting to know the IRCODE team, painting their wonderful works to scan onto the new App and hearing about what is coming soon.

It was wonderful for the IRCODE Team to meet the talented artists who have been such amazing supporters of our platform since the beginning.

The IRCODE team looks forward to continued community involvement. See you soon at our upcoming events.

The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival Recap

Dear Art Enthusiasts,

We are thrilled to share the success of the recent Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, made even more special by the integration of our IRCODE app. A heartfelt congratulations to Sondra Wampler, whose stunning “September India No 6” captivated the most scans through our app, earning her a complimentary booth at next year’s festival.

Kudos to our esteemed runners-up: John Scanlan for his serene “Lavender Fields Forever” and vivid “Emerald Coast,” Kristine Schneider’s dynamic “Work & Play,” and Curt Baldwin’s minimalist “The Leetch.” Each artwork truly embodied the festival’s vibrant spirit.

We are also incredibly grateful for the enthusiastic participation of all the artists and the overwhelming response from the community. The surge in IRCODE app sign-ups has been inspiring, enhancing engagement and interaction at the festival. Your support and creativity have been paramount.

Thank you to everyone involved—here’s to continued inspiration and connection until we meet again next year!

Warm regards,
The IRCODE Team

Digital Authentication and Protection

IRCODE can act almost like a digital watermark, helping prove authenticity and ownership without altering the physical appearance of your artwork. This is especially valuable in the digital age where art replication and copyright infringement are rampant.

Traditional watermarks can often be removed or altered using sophisticated photo-editing software, which can clone the surrounding pixels to cover or edit out the watermark. In contrast, IRCODE integrates into the very fabric of the image data itself, making it an intrinsic part of the image that does not visually alter the artwork and cannot be separated my any means. This makes IRCODE a robust tool against unauthorized replication, ensuring the artist’s ownership and the image’s integrity are preserved.

With IRCODE, a simple scan of an image can instantly reveal its authenticity, no matter where it’s used. This is due to IRCODE’s advanced technology which creates a unique identifying code from the image itself. It’s a transparent yet tamper-proof method ensuring that the origin and legitimacy of the image can always be verified with ease by anyone.

While IRCODE isn’t a flawless system and has some limitations (See Limitations), it stands as a formidable tool for artists aiming to safeguard their work. By integrating the artwork itself as the unique code, IRCODE enhances protection against unauthorized use and plagiarism, offering a layer of security that’s hard to bypass. Though it may not eliminate all forms of copyright infringement, its ability to verify authenticity and ownership with a simple scan makes it an invaluable asset in the digital preservation of art.

Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity

At Cannes Lions, the advertising and communications industry meets to celebrate the world’s best work. Insight from iconic thought leaders, ideas from the world’s most innovative companies, and inspiration from every corner of the creative marketing community come together at the Festival – for a week of world-class networking, learning, and history-making creativity.

Dates: June 17th-21st, 2024

Location: Cannes, France

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Digital Art Death Match

Join us a Beeple Studios for a fun day of live digital art competition, industry talks, and an artist’s showcase. Experience a night of cutting edge art, music, and community.

Date: May 4th, 2024

Location: Charleston, South Carolina

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One of a Kind: Show and Sale

Our IRCODE team joined over 350 talented artists on April 26th-28th, 2024 for the One of a Kind Show and Sale in Chicago, Illinois. This three day event brought together thousands of shoppers with artists, makers and designers from all over the world.

Many shoppers and art enthusiasts stopped by the IRCODE booth to chat with our team about the newly launched IRCODE App. Demos of the App were available to iPhone users.

Thank you to all the attendees and artists that participated in our Contest! The artist with the most IRCODE App Scans was McP2art’s Winters Rest. Congratulations! We would also like to give a shout-out to all the brilliant runners-up. See below for more details.

The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival

IRCODE Launch Party

Thank you for attending our App Launch Party. It was great to see the community excited about IRCODE and the potential it has to serve artists and art enthusiasts.

The Como Social Club at The Woodlands was a spectacular venue to celebrate. Guests enjoyed getting to know the IRCODE team, painting their wonderful works to scan onto the new App and hearing about what is coming soon.

It was wonderful for the IRCODE Team to meet the talented artists who have been such amazing supporters of our platform since the beginning.

The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival

Dear Art Enthusiasts,

We are thrilled to share the success of the recent Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, made even more special by the integration of our IRCODE app. A heartfelt congratulations to Sondra Wampler, whose stunning “September India No 6” captivated the most scans through our app, earning her a complimentary booth at next year’s festival.

Kudos to our esteemed runners-up: John Scanlan for his serene “Lavender Fields Forever” and vivid “Emerald Coast,” Kristine Schneider’s dynamic “Work & Play,” and Curt Baldwin’s minimalist “The Leetch.” Each artwork truly embodied the festival’s vibrant spirit.

We are also incredibly grateful for the enthusiastic participation of all the artists and the overwhelming response from the community. The surge in IRCODE app sign-ups has been inspiring, enhancing engagement and interaction at the festival. Your support and creativity have been paramount.

Thank you to everyone involved—here’s to continued inspiration and connection until we meet again next year!

Warm regards,
The IRCODE Team

What are IRCODE’s Limitations?

IRCODE strives to be the best it can at image retrieval (and we’re the best out there) however, there are several use cases that we are still working on getting better at. Here are a few that will challenge our technology. 

  1. Single tone or gradient tone images
    • The IRCODE technology works off of recognizing shapes and forms referred to as technically as – Feature-based Image Matching. Although in the future we will get better at recognizing distinct images with few features and even single colors, at the moment we are unable to differentiate between the color blue by one artist vs the color blue by another artist.
  2. Extreme angles and partial occlusions
    • Although we are pretty stellar at recognizing images at angles and even partially obscured or altered, sometimes the image recognition will struggle at extreme angles or with occlusions of more than 50%. 
    • If you encounter issues recognizing images, please adjust your position and try again. 
  3. 3D Non-planar Images and Sculptures
    • Image recognition works for 3D artworks and objects as long as you scan them from approximately the angle at which they were registered.
    • We will soon be adding functionality to the IRCODE app to register a full 3D representation that we extract from a short clip recorded with the app. This allows registration of sculptures, architecture and interiors and eliminates restrictions on viewing angles.
  4. Shaky or blurry image capture
    • We do fairly well still recognizing images with slight blur but it can lead to mixed results. We recommend holding your phone as steady as possible when scanning an image for the best possible results. 
  5. Replications of famous images or paintings
    • By design IRCODE will recognize the original work rather than the copy or altered version. IE Mona Lisa Terminator image.
      • Unfortunately if you are an artist who loves taking other famous works and altering them we will have a hard time registering your work unless it differs significantly from the original. How much different – As this is a new technology we are still measuring this and will update this section as we come back with quantitative results.
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