Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Meier

Kevin R. Meier 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).

  • Patent number: 7928976
    Abstract: A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc. In one embodiment, when the announcer draws over the video, it appears that the announcer is drawing on the field or location of the event. Such an appearance can be performed by mapping the pixels location from the user's drawing to three dimensional locations at the event. Other embodiments include drawing on the video without obscuring persons and/or other specified objects, and/or smoothing the drawings in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sportvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R Meier, Walter Hsiao, James R Gloudemans, Marvin S White, Richard H Cavallaro, Stanley K Honey
  • Publication number: 20100238163
    Abstract: A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc. In one embodiment, when the announcer draws over the video, it appears that the announcer is drawing on the field or location of the event. Such an appearance can be performed by mapping the pixels location from the user's drawing to three dimensional locations at the event. Other embodiments include drawing on the video without obscuring persons and/or other specified objects, and/or smoothing the drawings in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: SPORTVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Meier, Walter Hsiao, James R. Gloudemans, Marvin S. White, Richard H. Cavallaro, Stanley K. Honey
  • Patent number: 7750901
    Abstract: A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc. In one embodiment, when the announcer draws over the video, it appears that the announcer is drawing on the field or location of the event. Such an appearance can be performed by mapping the pixels location from the user's drawing to three dimensional locations at the event. Other embodiments include drawing on the video without obscuring persons and/or other specified objects, and/or smoothing the drawings in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sportvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R Meier, Walter Hsiao, James R Gloudemans, Marvin S White, Richard H Cavallaro, Stanley K Honey
  • Publication number: 20090128580
    Abstract: A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc. In one embodiment, when the announcer draws over the video, it appears that the announcer is drawing on the field or location of the event. Such an appearance can be performed by mapping the pixels location from the user's drawing to three dimensional locations at the event. Other embodiments include drawing on the video without obscuring persons and/or other specified objects, and/or smoothing the drawings in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Sportvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Meier, Walter Hsiao, James R. Gloudemans, Marvin S. White, Richard H. Cavallaro, Stanley K. Honey
  • Patent number: 7492363
    Abstract: A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc. In one embodiment, when the announcer draws over the video, it appears that the announcer is drawing on the field or location of the event. Such an appearance can be performed by mapping the pixels location from the user's drawing to three dimensional locations at the event. Other embodiments include drawing on the video without obscuring persons and/or other specified objects, and/or smoothing the drawings in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Sportsvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Meier, Walter Hsiao, James R. Gloudemans, Marvin S. White, Richard H. Cavallaro, Stanley K. Honey
  • Patent number: 7075556
    Abstract: A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc. In one embodiment, when the announcer draws over the video, it appears that the announcer is drawing on the field or location of the event. Such an appearance can be performed by mapping the pixels location from the user's drawing to three dimensional locations at the event. Other embodiments include drawing on the video without obscuring persons and/or other specified objects, and/or smoothing the drawings in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Sportvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Meier, Walter Hsiao, James R. Gloudemans, Marvin S. White, Richard H. Cavallaro, Stanley K. Honey
  • Patent number: 6909438
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for blending two image that makes use of a color map which indicates colors in a foreground can be mixed with the background and how much of each source to mix. One embodiment of the invention restricts the use of the color map to only pixels in the foreground that correspond to a graphic (or effect) in the background. Another embodiment makes use of a gray scale matte which stores blending values for each pixel in the foreground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Sportvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin S. White, Stanley K. Honey, Walter Hsiao, James R. Gloudemans, Kevin R. Meier, James McGuffin, Richard H. Cavallaro
  • Patent number: 6864886
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for enhancing video by use of a virtual surface. One or more positions are identified in a first image. These one or more positions are transformed to one or more locations in relation to the virtual surface. In subsequent video images (e.g. fields, frames, or other units), the one or more locations in relation to said virtual surface are transformed to one or more positions in the subsequent video images. The subsequent video images are enhanced based on the one or more transformed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: SportVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Cavallaro, James R. Gloudemans, Matthew T. Lazar, Kevin R. Meier, Alon Mozes, Roberto J. Peon, Eric M. Steinberg
  • Patent number: 6466939
    Abstract: A system for communicating video data in a digital media device includes an application layer having one or more applications and further includes a device driver layer associated with an operating system and video hardware of the digital media device. A video abstraction layer (VAL) coupled to the application layer and to the device driver layer includes a send queue containing ordered references to buffers that are each capable of containing video data. The VAL also includes a receive queue containing ordered references to buffers each capable of containing video data. The send queue and receive queue are used in substantially the same manner for both incoming video data received into the digital media device and outgoing video data to be communicated from the digital media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Angela C. Lai, Kevin R. Meier