Patents by Inventor Edward Gerald Goren

Edward Gerald Goren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for enhancing video
    Patent number: 7154540
    Abstract: Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to determine the exact location of the target in the broadcast camera's field of view. If a preselected target is at least partially within the field of view of the broadcast camera, all or part of the target's image is enhanced. The enhancements include replacing the target image with a second image, overlaying the target image or highlighting the target image. Examples of a target include a billboard, a portion of a playing field or another location at a live event. The enhancements made to the target's image can be seen by the television viewer but are not visible to persons at the live event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, Jerry Neil Gepner, Edward Gerald Goren, David Blyth Hill
  • Method and apparatus for enhancing the broadcast of a live event
    Publication number: 20010026319
    Abstract: Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to determine the exact location of the target in the broadcast camera's field of view. If a preselected target is at least partially within the field of view of the broadcast camera, all or part of the target's image is enhanced. The enhancements include replacing the target image with a second image, overlaying the target image or highlighting the target image. Examples of a target include a billboard, a portion of a playing field or another location at a live event. The enhancements made to the target's image can be seen by the television viewer but are not visible to persons at the live event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, Jerry Neil Gepner, Edward Gerald Goren, David Blyth Hill
  • Method and apparatus for adding a graphic indication of a first down to a live video of a football game
    Patent number: 6141060
    Abstract: Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to determine the exact location of the target in the broadcast camera's field of view. If a preselected target is at least partially within the field of view of the broadcast camera, all or part of the target's image is enhanced. The enhancements include replacing the target image with a second image, overlaying the target image or highlighting the target image. Examples of a target include a billboard, a portion of a playing field or another location at a live event. The enhancements made to the target's image can be seen by the television viewer but are not visible to persons at the live event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, Jerry Neil Gepner, Edward Gerald Goren, David Blyth Hill
  • Method and apparatus for enhancing the broadcast of a live event
    Patent number: 5917553
    Abstract: Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to determine the exact location of the target in the broadcast camera's field of view. If a preselected target is at least partially within the field of view of the broadcast camera, all or part of the target's image is enhanced. The enhancements include replacing the target image with a second image, overlaying the target image or highlighting the target image. Examples of a target include a billboard, a portion of a playing field or another location at a live event. The enhancements made to the target's image can be seen by the television viewer but are not visible to persons at the live event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, Jerry Neil Gepner, Edward Gerald Goren, David Blyth Hill