Patents by Inventor Bill Colson

Bill Colson 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).

  • Officiating system
    Patent number: 7005970
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes events based on observations extracted from input data and an event model. Input data from an event is fed into the system from a data source. Positional data is generated from the input data. Events are detected from the positional data, and stored as an event model in a database. A data extractor queries the database for officiating events and retrieves officiating event data from the database. The officiating event data is transmitted to an officiating entity of the event to assist the officiating entity in officiating the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly P. Hodsdon, Bill Colson
  • Officiating system
    Publication number: 20030122657
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes events based on observations extracted from input data and an event model. Input data from an event is fed into the system from a data source. Positional data is generated from the input data. Events are detected from the positional data, and stored as an event model in a database. A data extractor queries the database for officiating events and retrieves officiating event data from the database. The officiating event data is transmitted to an officiating entity of the event to assist the officiating entity in officiating the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Kelly P. Hodsdon, Bill Colson