I am a consulting research scientist for NYU's Department of Computer Science, currently working with Yann Lecun on various autonomous robot navigation projects, while also finding time to direct some of my own research.
Heise online reports that bancrupt company IPIX will sell their patent holding the creation of 360° panoramas. Part of the patent protects undistorting images made with fish-eye lenses. As one commenter remarks this could be an opportunity for the open s
End of july IPIX announced bancruptcy. The company still holds patents regarding 360 ° panorama creation including undistorting images made with fish-eye lenses. Wouldn't it be a good idea to start an open source initiative to buy out and free the patent