Patents by Inventor Yiotis Katsambas

Yiotis Katsambas 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).

  • CONNECTING STORYBOARD SYSTEM TO EDITORIAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200192866
    Abstract: Managing assets in a movie during production, including: storing new material in a file in a first folder in a data storage system; sending the new material to an editorial system; storing the new material in a file in a second folder in the data storage system; and creating an empty file in a third folder, wherein the empty file has the same name as the file for the new material in the first folder. Keywords include storyboard and editorial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Yiotis Katsambas
  • Asset management during production of media
    Patent number: 10445398
    Abstract: Managing assets during production of multimedia, comprising: creating at least one scouting image; creating a metadata including information needed to import the at least one scouting image as a shot; and generating a script including commands needed to recreate the shot in its current state, and storing camera and character attributes. Keywords include asset management and scouting images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES INC
    Inventors: Dave Morehead, Yiotis Katsambas, James Williams, Rob Skiena, Umberto Lazzari
  • Generating multiple shots in storyboarding
    Patent number: 9232175
    Abstract: Storyboard processing in a movie during production, including: creating a proxy shot for an imported shot; displaying the proxy shot; receiving a completion signal for the imported shot; reloading related metadata for the imported shot; and displaying the newly imported shot. Keywords include proxy shot and imported shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Yiotis Katsambas
  • ASSET MANAGEMENT DURING PRODUCTION OF MEDIA
    Publication number: 20130232398
    Abstract: Managing assets during production of multimedia, comprising: creating at least one scouting image; creating a metadata including information needed to import the at least one scouting image as a shot; and generating a script including commands needed to recreate the shot in its current state, and storing camera and character attributes. Keywords include asset management and scouting images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dave Morehead, Yiotis Katsambas, James Williams, Rob Skiena, Umberto Lazzari
  • MANAGING STORYBOARDS
    Publication number: 20130232144
    Abstract: Managing assets in a movie during production, including: storing an image file in a temporary location; storing an XML file containing various metadata; sending a signal including the path the XML filet wherein the XML file contains a path to the image file that it is to be imported. Keywords include Photoshop and XML.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yiotis Katsambas, Dave Morehead, Umberto Lazzari
  • CONNECTING STORYBOARD SYSTEM TO EDITORIAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130232178
    Abstract: Managing assets in a movie during production, including: storing new material in a file in a first folder in a data storage system; sending the new material to an editorial system; storing the new material in a file in a second folder in the data storage system; and creating an empty file in a third folder, wherein the empty file has the same name as the file for the new material in the first folder. Keywords include storyboard and editorial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yiotis Katsambas
  • GENERATING MULTIPLE SHOTS IN STORYBOARDING
    Publication number: 20130230299
    Abstract: Storyboard processing in a movie during production, including: creating a proxy shot for an imported shot; displaying the proxy shot; receiving a completion signal for the imported shot; reloading related metadata for the imported shot; and displaying the newly imported shot. Keywords include proxy shot and imported shot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: SONY PICTURES TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yiotis Katsambas
  • STORY DEVELOPMENT IN MOTION PICTURE
    Publication number: 20100225648
    Abstract: Developing a story for a motion picture, including: receiving drawings; receiving camera setups by generating an animated 3-D environment; incorporating placeholders for the drawings into the generated 3-D environment; creating shots by ordering and timing the camera setups; and integrating the drawings into the camera setups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Yiotis Katsambas, Dave Morehead, James Williams, Umberto Lazzari, Tok Braun, Andrea Miloro