Patents by Inventor Brian JAMES FORD

Brian JAMES FORD 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).

  • Video production switcher panel and related methods
    Patent number: 8519949
    Abstract: Various improvements for video production switchers are disclosed. In a user input module, a Link button is operable to link key functions with a user controllable input device. A multicolor lighting arrangement may be provided, and possibly calibrated, for illuminating each button of a switcher with a controllable color and/or intensity. In an improved Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) scheme, a PWM output is dependent on a pseudo-random number and a threshold. A display on a keyer module may be used to provide indications of a key source and type currently associated with the keyer module. A switcher menu system may be enhanced by providing a first display for accessing a full menu system, and a second display for accessing at least a portion of the full menu system. In a modular switcher panel, a panel structure carries button modules, at least one of which is interchangeable without displacing other button modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Ross Video | Live Production Technology
    Inventors: David Allan Ross, Alun John Fryer, Troy David English, Brian James Ford, Kizito Gysbertus Antonius Van Asten, Julio Alberto Velandia Rodriguez, Norman Wong
  • VIDEO PRODUCTION SWITCHER PANEL AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20080252599
    Abstract: Various improvements for video production switchers are disclosed. In a user input module, a Link button is operable to link key functions with a user controllable input device. A multicolor lighting arrangement may be provided, and possibly calibrated, for illuminating each button of a switcher with a controllable color and/or intensity. In an improved Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) scheme, a PWM output is dependent on a pseudo-random number and a threshold. A display on a keyer module may be used to provide indications of a key source and type currently associated with the keyer module. A switcher menu system may be enhanced by providing a first display for accessing a full menu system, and a second display for accessing at least a portion of the full menu system. In a modular switcher panel, a panel structure carries button modules, at least one of which is interchangeable without displacing other button modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: ROSS VIDEO LIMITED
    Inventors: David Allan ROSS, Alun John FRYER, Troy David ENGLISH, Brian JAMES FORD, Kizito Gysbertus Antonius VAN ASTEN, Julio Alberto Velandia RODRIGUEZ, Norman WONG