Patents by Inventor James W. Appleby, II

James W. Appleby, II 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).

  • Multiple-input configuration and playback video enhancement
    Patent number: 9313421
    Abstract: A system and method for delaying a first version of a video feed from a video camera according to a first delay to generate a second version of the feed, supplying the first version to an insertion system, wherein the insertion system inserts an indicia into the first version to create an enhanced version with a second delay substantially matching the first delay and supplying the enhanced version and the second version to a production switcher, wherein the enhanced version and the second version supplied to the production switcher are synchronized with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Nikhil Deshpande, Ximin Gong, Peter A. von Kaenel, James W. Appleby, II, Randy W. Sills, Sr.
  • MULTIPLE-INPUT CONFIGURATION AND PLAYBACK VIDEO ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20140327830
    Abstract: A system and method for delaying a first version of a video feed from a video camera according to a first delay to generate a second version of the feed, supplying the first version to an insertion system, wherein the insertion system inserts an indicia into the first version to create an enhanced version with a second delay substantially matching the first delay and supplying the enhanced version and the second version to a production switcher, wherein the enhanced version and the second version supplied to the production switcher are synchronized with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Nikhil Deshpande, Ximin GONG, Peter A. von KAENEL, James W. APPLEBY, II, Randy W. SILLS, SR.
  • Multiple-input configuration and playback video enhancement
    Patent number: 8786782
    Abstract: A system and method for delaying a first version of a video feed from a video camera according to a first delay to generate a second version of the feed, supplying the first version to an insertion system, wherein the insertion system inserts an indicia into the first version to create an enhanced version with a second delay substantially matching the first delay and supplying the enhanced version and the second version to a production switcher, wherein the enhanced version and the second version supplied to the production switcher are synchronized with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Deshpande, Ximin Gong, Peter A. von Kaenel, James W. Appleby, II, Randy W. Sills, Sr.
  • MULTIPLE-INPUT CONFIGURATION AND PLAYBACK VIDEO ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20130050581
    Abstract: A system and method for delaying a first version of a video feed from a video camera according to a first delay to generate a second version of the feed, supplying the first version to an insertion system, wherein the insertion system inserts an indicia into the first version to create an enhanced version with a second delay substantially matching the first delay and supplying the enhanced version and the second version to a production switcher, wherein the enhanced version and the second version supplied to the production switcher are synchronized with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Nikhil Deshpande, Ximin Gong, Peter A. von Kaenel, James W. Appleby, II, Randy W. Sills, SR.