Abstract: A method is described for indicating an outcome of a sports action by determining a trajectory of a game-object. In football, the trajectory of the football determines the outcome of a field goal attempt. A television viewer has difficulty seeing if the ball passes between the uprights or not, especially if the ball is kicked higher than the uprights. By tracking the trajectory, virtual insertions such as extended goal posts, or goal posts colored to reflect the success or not of the attempt, can be inserted in a video feed. By tracking the flight of the ball from the time it is set in motion, the balls future trajectory is predicted after a short elapsed time, and the television audience is informed of the outcome before it has happened.

Abstract: A system and method of enhancing a multimedia information stream is disclosed in which a display-object, displayed on changeable signage-display located at a venue, and visible to spectators at the venue, is incorporated into a multi-media presentation so that, to a media audience, the multi-media presentation is enhanced by an agent-object that is only visible to the media audience, and which appears to that audience to be actually at the venue and to be interacting with the changing display-object on the signage-display at the venue. The agent-object is a computer generated cartoon character, or an actor and an associated audio track. The enhancement is effected using match moving technology.

Abstract: A system and method for enhancing a stream of video images in real-time. A primary stream of video images of a real event is obtained using broadcast video cameras. That primary stream also contains images of a display-object that change in appearance during the broadcast. At the same time, a stream of images of an agent-object is obtained. This may, for instance, be an animated computer-generated figure and may be stored on a local computer hard drive. The animated figure is choreographed and synchronized to be in time with the change of appearance of the display-object. By combining the primary and secondary image streams using match-moving technology, a composite stream is formed in which the agent-object appears to be causally linked to the display-object.

Abstract: A method is described for indicating an outcome of a sports action by determining a trajectory of a game-object. In football, the trajectory of the football determines the outcome of a field goal attempt. A television viewer has difficulty seeing if the ball passes between the uprights or not, especially if the ball is kicked higher than the uprights. By tracking the trajectory, virtual insertions such as extended goal posts, or goal posts colored to reflect the success or not of the attempt, can be inserted in a video feed. By tracking the flight of the ball from the time it is set in motion, the balls future trajectory is predicted after a short elapsed time, and the television audience is informed of the outcome before it has happened.

Abstract: A system and method for enhancing a stream of video images in real-time. A primary stream of video images of a real event is obtained using broadcast video cameras. That primary stream also contains images of a display-object that change in appearance during the broadcast. At the same time, a stream of images of an agent-object is obtained. This may, for instance, be an animated computer-generated figure and may be stored on a local computer hard drive. The animated figure is choreographed and synchronized to be in time with the change of appearance of the display-object. By combining the primary and secondary image streams using match-moving technology, a composite stream is formed in which the agent-object appears to be causally linked to the display-object.

Abstract: A method is described for indicating an outcome of a sports action by determining a trajectory of a game-object. In football, the trajectory of the football determines the outcome of a field goal attempt. A television viewer has difficulty seeing if the ball passes between the uprights or not, especially if the ball is kicked higher than the uprights. By tracking the trajectory, virtual insertions such as extended goal posts, or goal posts colored to reflect the success or not of the attempt, can be inserted in a video feed. By tracking the flight of the ball from the time it is set in motion, the balls future trajectory is predicted after a short elapsed time, and the television audience is informed of the outcome before it has happened.

Abstract: A method is described for indicating an outcome of a sports action by determining a trajectory of a game-object. In football, the trajectory of the football determines the outcome of a field goal attempt. A television viewer has difficulty seeing if the ball passes between the uprights or not, especially if the ball is kicked higher than the uprights. By tracking the trajectory, virtual insertions such as extended goal posts, or goal posts colored to reflect the success or not of the attempt, can be inserted in a video feed. By tracking the flight of the ball from the time it is set in motion, the balls future trajectory is predicted after a short elapsed time, and the television audience is informed of the outcome before it has happened.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a procedure for obtaining a linear monoalkylaromatic compound, with adjustable 2-phenyl isomer content and an extremely low sulphonation color, in which a catalytic system is used based on highly stable and active solid catalysts and with a high selectivity for linear monoalkylaromatic compounds.