Thank you Michael Quan, Jim Galvin and Jook Leung.
This is the best news I heard in a long time.
But, I don't think It will help that much when tring to market VR's to the Real Estate world, because Realtor.com still controls there VR content and market. Almost every realtor wants their VR home tours to run on the largest real estate web site in the world (Realtor.com). To do that one must use the Ipix brand, and use the picture path portial, so unless something changes there at realtor.com regarding VR usage, real estate vr photographers are still stuck without being able to upload content to the realtor.com site , unless of course the photog buy into the Ipox system again?
Plus I thought 2 shot VR's were too low in quality anyway.
It will be interesting to see what comes of all of this, though.
Im sure Ipix will try something to monkey wrench this?
If not only so they can still reap the real estate profits.
CT
Michael Quan <email@hidden> wrote:
>Last week Jim Galvin, Jook Leung and myself traveled to meet Ford Oxaal in
>Albany, NY. The purpose of our meeting was to better understand Oxaal's
>intentions regarding the VR community now that he has settled with iPIX
>over use of his intellectual property (IP). After a long legal battle, it
>is now IPIX who is licensed by Oxaal, and on a non-exclusive basis.
>IPIX paid a cash settlement to Oxaal.
>
>http://www.pictosphere.com
>http://www.ipix.com
>
>As you know, intellectual property in the form of patents can be
>frighteningly complex and murky. Oxaal holds nine issued patents and
>several pending applications, including U.S. Patent 5,903,782, "Method and
>Apparatus for producing a three-hundred and sixty degree spherical visual
>data set," as well as 5,684,937; 5,936,630; 6,118,454; 6,157,385;
>6,243,099; 6,252,603; 6,271,853; and 6,323,862.
>
>http://www.uspto.gov
>
>Even upon multiple re-readings of this patent and his other patents, the
>average reader will have difficulty deciphering exactly what the patents
>cover. All his patents are U.S. patents. Their claims are subject to
>interpretation, and possibly -- litigation.
>
>Oxaal claims he invented, among other things, the concept of
>"capturing, storing, and processing full-surround data sets", and
>that the voluminous prior art presented during his years of
>litigation with IPIX, -- who vigorously tried to invalidate Oxaal's
>IP -- backs up his claim.
>
>In the next few weeks, Oxaal will be releasing his first VR software
>product with a license that will grant permission to commercially use his
>IP as well as "immunize" his customers from suit by third parties, including
>IPIX. Oxaal also indicated that he is willing to license his technology
>to members of the VR community including hardware/software vendors and
>even creators. He stated his goal is to achieve a "reasonable level
>of profit for
>his life's work and pioneering contributions to the field of immersive
>imaging", and to help foster the growth of the entire industry in the long
>term.
>
>Oxaal is aware of the spirited defense on his behalf put forth by the
>international VR community regarding the claims by IPIX, and he said the
>positive energy helped him get through some difficult times. During our
>visit, Oxaal expressed an earnest desire to work with the VR community to
>move the technology forward. He is definitely not into the "click" fees,
>and feels such a model stifles growth.
>
>On a cold and snowy day, three individual VR creators journeyed to meet
>Oxaal. Expecting an older professorial gentleman, we were surprised by
>the person we met: a middle-aged, sharp witted, father of three small
>children, with a hearty laugh.
>
>I fully believe that the International VR community can expect more surprises.
>
>Michael Quan
>
>27 January 2003
>
>{DISCLAIMER: The views presented are my own and do not represent other
>organizations or companies.}
>
>
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