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Blood_Tears on 12 January 2013

Link: http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox-360/has-microsoft-stolen-illumiroom/

 

 

Has Microsoft stolen IllumiRoom?

Microsoft stole a lot of headlines this week with their IllumiRoom reveal where they projected a 360 degree image across the room to enhance the immersive nature of gaming and other entertainment forms… but did they steal this idea from someone else?

 

An Englishman by the name of Graham Thomas demonstrated this exact ability to the BBC back in February 2010 and the BBC wrote an article, inclusive with video, about it right here. According to a reddit user, chrisbaume, Graham has patented this technology and backs up that claim with a link to the exact patent which can be viewed here which oddly enough seems to have been filed by the BBC

I’m guessing that the fact that this article has made it onto reddit that Microsoft hasn’t purchased the patent from Graham or the BBC either.

So do you think Microsoft are in a bit of trouble here or is the technology sufficiently different to avoid litigation?

 

 



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gergroy on 12 January 2013

Eh, companies patent similar things all the time. Thats why there are so many patent disputes. If the guy complains, it will go to court and microsoft will just settle like they always do. Typical business.



MB1025 on 12 January 2013

This guy could have beaten Microsoft t the patent, but that doesn't mean Microsoft stole it from him. Microsoft could have been working o this for years and they most likely were.



Lafiel on 12 January 2013

maybe there is a loophole if the british guy only patented it for use with movies and such(which actually doesn't make sense to me, as the field of view from what I know is limited by the camera you use to shoot the film), while MS seems more interested in using it for games (which makes more sense as stuff that is not on your screen usually still is calculated and could be visualized that way)



ECM on 12 January 2013
Blood_Tears said:

Link: http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox-360/has-microsoft-stolen-illumiroom/

 

 

Has Microsoft stolen IllumiRoom?

Microsoft stole a lot of headlines this week with their IllumiRoom reveal where they projected a 360 degree image across the room to enhance the immersive nature of gaming and other entertainment forms… but did they steal this idea from someone else?

 

An Englishman by the name of Graham Thomas demonstrated this exact ability to the BBC back in February 2010 and the BBC wrote an article, inclusive with video, about it right here. According to a reddit user, chrisbaume, Graham has patented this technology and backs up that claim with a link to the exact patent which can be viewed here which oddly enough seems to have been filed by the BBC

I’m guessing that the fact that this article has made it onto reddit that Microsoft hasn’t purchased the patent from Graham or the BBC either.

So do you think Microsoft are in a bit of trouble here or is the technology sufficiently different to avoid litigation?

 

 

Huh? Reddit is now a clearinghouse for absolutely 100%, iron clad, truthful info you can take to the bank? Really? Wow.



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Ryudo on 12 January 2013
MB1025 said:
This guy could have beaten Microsoft t the patent, but that doesn't mean Microsoft stole it from him. Microsoft could have been working o this for years and they most likely were.


No. It's more likely they bought the company thay made it. That's how MS always does business. How they got Kinect,Skype,Windows Security Essentials as a few examples.