[Insight-developers] active shape model

[Stephen R. Aylward]

Anyone want to volunteer to keep track of these letters for the ISC? 
Just to hold them...

Terry...if you have it... :)

Stephen

Terry Yoo wrote:

> 
> As I recall, the PI for this project, Jay Udupa, was able to produce
> a letter granting permission for the reproduction of this algorithm.
> I do not know if they patent holder has other exclusive agreements
> on these methods.  However, permisssion was secured in advance for
> the development of this software.
> 
> FYI.
> 
> Now... considering that we might wish to include some code that
> may be patented but for which we have permission to develop and
> distribute software versions, how should we store and acknowledge
> such permissions?  This is a long term consideration for the
> consortium in general, right?
> 
> A PDF photocopy of the letter?  Some other form of authoritative
> certification?
> 
> *sigh*  This is not the phun part.
> 
> Terry
> 
> 
> Ying Zhuge wrote:
> 
>> This is not exact same with the standard Active shape model algorithm. 
>> We did some improvement like automatic landmark points generation.
>>
>> -Ying
>>
>> Stephen R. Aylward wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Or to be more precise...before someone says something...
>>>
>>> Doesnt this code implement a patented algorithm?
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>> Ying Zhuge wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I just checked in those classes about Active shape model implemented 
>>>> by Dr. Andre Souza from our group. I also want to check in the test 
>>>> file, which needs one image file as input. Please let me know where 
>>>> I should upload that input image file.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, would you please add Andre (andre at mipg.upenn.edu) to the itk 
>>>> developer list such that he can update his code in the future by 
>>>> himself? Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> -Ying
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Insight-developers mailing list
>>>> Insight-developers at itk.org
>>>> http://www.itk.org/mailman/listinfo/insight-developers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Insight-developers mailing list
>> Insight-developers at itk.org
>> http://www.itk.org/mailman/listinfo/insight-developers
> 
> 
>