Patents by Inventor Patrick Alex Burls

Patrick Alex Burls 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).

  • Timing system and method
    Patent number: 9330467
    Abstract: A timing system that includes a glyph associated with an object to be timed and at least one camera for capturing images of the glyph or associated object. A computer generates a virtual line, associates the virtual line with at least one of the images, and determines when the glyph or associated object intersects, crosses or has crossed the virtual line. A database records the identity of the glyph and the time that the glyph or associated object intersected or crossed the virtual line. The invention also relates to a related method for determining the time a glyph or object associated therewith passes a predetermined point or line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Mobii Systems (Pty) Ltd
    Inventors: Roderick Barrett, Brendan Barrett, Michael Don Thacker, Patrick Alex Burls
  • Timing System and Method
    Publication number: 20150043776
    Abstract: A timing system that includes a glyph associated with an object to be timed and at least one camera for capturing images of the glyph or associated object. A computer generates a virtual line, associates the virtual line with at least one of the images, and determines when the glyph or associated object intersects, crosses or has crossed the virtual line. A database records the identity of the glyph and the time that the glyph or associated object intersected or crossed the virtual line. The invention also relates to a related method for determining the time a glyph or object associated therewith passes a predetermined point or line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Roderick Barrett, Brendan Barrett, Michael Don Thacker, Patrick Alex Burls