[X3D-Public] US Patent 6,754,400

[Joe D Williams]

http://www.hypermultimedia.com/x3d/viewpoint//SixViewpointTour2.x3dv

http://www.hypermultimedia.com/x3d/viewpoint//SixViewpointTour2.txt

Best Regards,
Joe

> HI,
> I think the X3D/VRML Background node is not a spherical rendering. 
> It is a box with six sides.
> Best Regards,
> Joe
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jaime Magiera" <jaimelm at umich.edu>
> To: "X3D Graphics public mailing list" <x3d-public at web3d.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [X3D-Public] US Patent 6,754,400
>
>
> On Apr 30, 2011, at 4:55 AM, Tom Sparks wrote:
>
>> I have found a Patent witch may affect X3D and VRML97 background 
>> node ,
>> You can read about the patent here 
>> (http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=KjQSAAAAEBAJ&dq=6,754,400)
>>
>> the IVRPA is fund a case to invalided this patent ( 
>> http://ivrpa.org/patent )
>>  the IVRPA is asking for information to invalided this claim the 
>> lawyers want pre February 2001
>
>
> Yeah, the IVRPA has been doing discovery for the past year or so. 
> Now, they're ready to move forward. Folks should definitely read up 
> on it and see if they can find any supporting info.
>
> BTW, in terms of expanding X3D, the IVRPA would be a good 
> organization to network with. They have an interest in seeing the 
> growth of interactive environments and they're very professional in 
> their approach to expanding the art. (I'm a QTVR photographer, and 
> have been a member of IVRPA for a couple years)
>
> Jaime Magiera
> The University of Michigan
>
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