Patents by Inventor Christopher Leonard Robinson

Christopher Leonard Robinson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for generating an event log
    Patent number: 8547431
    Abstract: A method of generating an event log of game events associated with elements in a sporting event. The method includes tracking, within a sequence of video images, image features which correspond to respective elements in the sporting event and selecting, from the tracked image features, a first image feature which corresponds to one of the elements so as to designate that element as a selected element. The method further includes selecting a game event from an event list of possible game events for association with the selected element, and associating the selected game event with the selected element so as to generate the event log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John Williams, Christopher Leonard Robinson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN EVENT LOG
    Publication number: 20100026801
    Abstract: A method of generating an event log of game events associated with elements in a sporting event. The method includes tracking, within a sequence of video images, image features which correspond to respective elements in the sporting event and selecting, from the tracked image features, a first image feature which corresponds to one of the elements so as to designate that element as a selected element. The method further includes selecting a game event from an event list of possible game events for association with the selected element, and associating the selected game event with the selected element so as to generate the event log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John Williams, Christopher Leonard Robinson