Patents by Inventor Heinrich Rohwer

Heinrich Rohwer 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).

  • Methods and processes for detecting a mark on a playing surface and for tracking an object
    Patent number: 8189857
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a mark left by an object on a playing surface are provided. A system for detecting a mark left by an impact of an object on a playing surface, the system including at least one processor coupled to a memory arrangement. The system may further include at least one camera for collecting a sequence of images of the playing surface before and after impact of an object. Additionally, the system may include an image processing system adapted to process at least a portion of the sequence of images to identify the mark left by the object on the playing surface. The system may also include a judgment processing system operative to determine the position of the mark relative to the feature of the playing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: EDH Holding (Pty) Ltd
    Inventors: Henri Johnson, Hendrik Amos Brunner, Heinrich Rohwer, Jacques Pierre du Toit, Trevor Wyndham Rees, Gideon Zuurmond
  • METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR DETECTING A MARK ON A PLAYING SURFACE AND FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20090067670
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a mark left by an object on a playing surface are provided. A system for detecting a mark left by an impact of an object on a playing surface, the system including at least one processor coupled to a memory arrangement. The system may further include at least one camera for collecting a sequence of images of the playing surface before and after impact of an object. Additionally, the system may include an image processing system adapted to process at least a portion of the sequence of images to identify the mark left by the object on the playing surface. The system may also include a judgment processing system operative to determine the position of the mark relative to the feature of the playing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Henri Johnson, Hendrik Amos Brunner, Heinrich Rohwer, Jacques Pierre Du Toit, Trevor Wyndham Rees, Gideon Zuurmond