<s>
IPIX	B-Application
is	O
an	O
imaging	O
technology	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Cohoes	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supplies	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
producing	O
,	O
publishing	O
,	O
embellishing	O
,	O
and	O
collaborating	O
with	O
spherical	B-Application
imagery	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IPIX	B-Application
Corporation	O
,	O
successor-in-interest	O
to	O
Internet	O
Pictures	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Bamboo.com	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Omniview	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
TeleRobotics	O
International	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
an	O
imaging	O
technology	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Oak	O
Ridge	O
,	O
Tennessee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
IPIX	B-Application
Interactive	O
Studio	O
 '	O
,	O
could	O
create	O
IPIX	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	O
format	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Cubic	O
VR	O
images	O
,	O
Equirectangular	O
and	O
Cylindrical	O
Projections	O
as	O
JPEGs	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
viewed	O
with	O
Helmut	B-Application
Dersch	I-Application
's	O
freeware	O
Java	O
PTViewer	O
,	O
Shockwave	O
w3d	O
files	O
,	O
VRML	B-Application
files	O
and	O
X3D	B-Application
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IPIX	B-Application
licensing	O
method	O
was	O
as	O
follows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proprietary	O
IPIX	B-Application
software	O
"	O
IPIX	B-Application
Wizard	O
"	O
could	O
seam	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
fisheyes	O
(	O
or	O
retouched	O
fisheyes	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
.ipx	O
and	O
would	O
only	O
allow	O
viewing	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
for	O
quality	O
control	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
wanting	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
.ipx	O
file	O
would	O
"	O
spend	O
"	O
an	O
IPIX	B-Application
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
keys	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
IPIX	B-Application
store	O
for	O
$25	O
each	O
,	O
or	O
less	O
if	O
purchased	O
in	O
bulk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resellers	O
could	O
purchase	O
these	O
keys	O
and	O
offer	O
IPIX	B-Application
services	O
while	O
charging	O
more	O
than	O
$25	O
per	O
sold	O
.ipx	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minds-Eye-View	O
(	O
"	O
MEV	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
bought	O
what	O
remained	O
of	O
IPIX	B-Application
continued	O
this	O
licensing	O
method	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
IPIX	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IPIX	B-Application
patented	O
its	O
Omniview	O
motionless	O
camera	O
orientation	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
claimed	O
that	O
this	O
patent	O
covered	O
techniques	O
for	O
creating	O
360-degree	O
images	O
using	O
two	O
fish-eye	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
pursued	O
an	O
active	O
policy	O
of	O
filing	O
patent	O
lawsuits	O
against	O
any	O
company	O
or	O
individual	O
that	O
developed	O
similar	O
technologies	O
,	O
Helmut	B-Application
Dersch	I-Application
and	O
the	O
company	O
Infinite	O
Pictures	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
examples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
it	O
turned	O
out	O
that	O
IPIX	B-Application
itself	O
was	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
a	O
prior	O
patent	O
held	O
by	O
Pictosphere	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
court	O
attempted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
defense	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
against	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
IPIX	B-Application
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
after	O
posting	O
a	O
3.8	O
million	O
dollar	O
loss	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
going	O
bankrupt	O
IPIX	B-Application
had	O
finished	O
developing	O
a	O
technology	O
called	O
i-movies	O
or	O
vPix	O
,	O
streaming	O
video	O
in	O
360	O
degrees	O
again	O
without	O
moving	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
Minds-Eye-View	O
won	O
the	O
auction	O
for	O
the	O
remaining	O
IPIX	B-Application
assets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
trademark	O
name	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quotes	O
by	O
Minds-Eye-View	O
president	O
Ford	O
Oxaal	O
suggest	O
the	O
IPIX	B-Application
brand	O
and	O
products	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
.	O
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