RE: Ms. Stark's e-mail *Statement from Infinite Pictures*

[Dgling@xxxxxxx]

     TO:  "Julie A. Stark" <stark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
     TO:  "Helmut Dersch" <der@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
     TO:  <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

   FROM:  "George Ling" <Dgling@xxxxxxx>

SUBJECT:  RE: Ms. Stark's 990624 e-mail:
          *Statement from Infinite Pictures* (copy below) 

   DATE:  June 25, 1999

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Thank you for informing us of a court's ruling in TN - limiting *IPIX 667 
patent claims to images created using hemispheric fisheye lenses, thus 
clearing the way for solutions such as ours.*

In view of a number of past unwise IPIX actions, hiring US and European 
attorneys to harass (intimidate?) individuals like Dr. Helmut Dersch, I for 
one am weary and puzzled still by the whole episode.

Would you, Ms. Stark or Dr. Dersch, be willing to take the time and explain 
to us in plain English: the scope of IPIX patent, details of the court ruling 
yesterday, and specifics that the public should be cognizant of, lest we 
inadvertently infringe on IPIX patent and be harassed by them in the future.

I am very glad that we have the Internet these days, whereby hundreds & 
thousands of people have received your e-mail within seconds.  Let us use it 
productively to promote novel ideas and new discoveries as well as to 
fore-warn each other of impending hidden agendas.  This is the beauty of 
technology as we enter the new millennium.  

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Thank you for your time to read my e-mail.

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Subj: 	Statement from Infinite Pictures
Date: 	Thursday, June 24, 1999 8:54:11 AM
From: 	stark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To:   	goinsite@xxxxxxx, ipixfree@xxxxxxxxxx, panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
vreditor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, geothomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vanburen@xxxxxxxxxxx, 
rob_garretson@xxxxxxx, jim@xxxxxx, jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
james.rigg@xxxxxxxxxxx, der@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, warreniapp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
info@xxxxxxxxxx, rlucas@xxxxxxxxxxxx

STATEMENT FROM INFINITE PICTURES?, INC.

June 16, 1999 - Infinite Pictures is proceeding to release its SmoothmoveŽ 
Spherical Photo Solution. This new solution provides software to capture, 
stitch and view high-resolution spherical panoramas using a 35mm or digital 
camera along with standard rectilinear lenses.

We are pleased that after a year and a half, actions taken today by the US 
District Court in Knoxville, TN, clarify and appear to limit IPIX 667patent 
claims to images created using hemispheric fisheye lenses, thus clearing the 
way for solutions such as ours.

Infinite Pictures is extremely pleased with its new SmoothMove Spherical 
Photo software, and we believe the advanced features will make it possible to 
create higher quality images at higher resolutions than can be made using 
other solutions. The SmoothMove solution supports the full range of cameras 
being used by professional photographers and is not limited to a specific 
type or focal length lens.

For those photographers creating QTVR panoramas, the SmoothMove solution will 
support saving files in both spherical and QT format. Photographers 
interested in learning more about the SmoothMove Spherical Photo Solution 
should visit http://www.kaidan.com

Infinite Pictures
33 NW First Avenue, Suite 1
Portland, OR 97209
503/221-2449
stark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.smoothmove.com

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