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Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 23:52 GMT
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This version will be tweaked further so any current images produced by this lens will not reflect actual performance so I won't be posting any.
Just wanted to let everyone peep the physical lens.
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Re: 360precision reseller
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:41 GMT
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michael przewrocki said: Beeindruckend! Ich werde trotzdem die Roundshot 65 wieder ausgraben und mit den neuesten filmen bestücken, bis ich mir die sigma sd1 leisten kann-mit nikon-anschluss von sigmacumlaude.com. Dann wären die köpfe wieder ein thema.
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US Patent 6,754,400 - Infringing Virtual Tour Patents
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Re: US Patent 6,754,400 - Infringing Virtual Tour Patents
Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 21:37 GMT
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I'm not familiar with the way this U.S. patent thing works. So far this is the first i've heard of it. So am I right to say that...
1. This patent is for the concept of Virtual Tours and not because they have actually developed any technology for Virtual Tours
2. This applies only to the U.S. and they can't harrass people outside of the U.S. so overseas photographers and their customers are safe?
3. The good people at PTGUI, Pano2VR, 3DVista, Easypano, etc... etc... are also safe?
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US Patent 6,754,400 - Infringing Virtual Tour Patents
Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 9:42 GMT
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I recently saw IVRPA posting about some company (Tour Technology Systems, LLC) going after people using and producing Virtual Tours. Anyone had experience and is it something we need to worry about?
EXTRACTED FROM IVRPA
•They own the technology for producing and displaying 360 spherical images. (Although that hasn't stopped them from going after those displaying 360 cylindrical images.)
•The use of two or more fish eye images to create a 360 spherical image. (In particular two fish eye images back to back although they also claim it applies to any number of images created by any kind of lens.)
•Assembly, storage and display of images in digital form, on a computer.
•Use of cube faces in 360 spherical images. (Although that hasn't stopped them from claiming images stored in any other format infringe on their patent.)
•In addition they claim to own the idea of hotspots, of linking individual 360 images to produce a tour, even the idea of manipulating an image (especially using a mouse) to look around, navigate, even zoom in and out.... it goes on and on.
Since all this existed, was in common enough use, was even covered by existing patents before they applied for their patent it almost looks like they just copied what already existed, put it on paper claiming they invented it and submitted it for a patent never acknowledging any existing 360 technology (known as prior art). The patent especially copies what already existed in Ford Oxxal's IPix patents and Apple's QuickTime patents. These and many other patents preceded the '400 patent by years. Yet the Patent Office never noticed them much less considered them as prior art that would have caused rejection of the '400 patent. So the patent was granted.
An outfit called Tour Technology Systems, LLC (TTS) now owns the patent and is using it to demand money from our clients including hotels, builders, realtors, media companies, anybody who uses 360 images and tours. TTS's lawyer sends them a letter saying their use of 360 virtual tours infringes TTS's patent and demands significant money for their continued use or they will take legal action.
Clients freak out. It is, after all, a real patent. Even when clients learn that they are protected, for instance IPix customers are protected by the IPix patent, it doesn't matter. The cost of defending against the '400 patent is too great. Sometimes they get mad at us (the photographers and tour producers) for putting them in this situation. Usually they take down the tours rather than pay the ransom and swear never to use 360 VR again. And they often tell others in their industry to do the same lest they get sued. One photographer I know lost a client worth $50,000 because of this.
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The Merlion Hotel - Design by Tatzu Nishi
Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 8:29 GMT
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The Project converts the iconic Merlion into a luxurious temporary hotel room by building the 100 sq m luxury room structure around the Merlion statue.
The Merlion Hotel will host overnight guests from April 4 to May 5 at $150 nett and the rooms have already been fully booked.
The Merlion will then be reinstated to it's original form by June 6th, 2011.
www.singaporevr.com/vrs/merlion/merlion2011.html
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Shucks... forgot to add that "allow fullscreen" code again...
Fixed now
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