Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Olsen

Patrick W. Olsen 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: 5953077
    Abstract: A system for enhancing the television presentation of an object that can display the object even if the object is not visible to a camera. The system determines whether the object is visible to the camera broadcasting the event. If the object is not visible to the camera, the video image captured by the camera is edited to show the object, not show the object or enhance the video in a different manner. The object is placed in the captured video image at the position the object would be in the camera's field of view if there was no barrier between the object and the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, Terence J. O'Brien, Timothy P. Heidmann, Patrick W. Olsen, James R. Gloudemans
  • Patent number: 5862517
    Abstract: Although sensors are typically registered before the live event, a sensor's location, orientation and/or field of view can be altered during the event. A system for re-registering a sensor during a live event allows for the determination that a sensor is not properly registered. If such a determination is made, the system accumulates valid data during the live event. The valid data is compared to the data from the improperly registered sensor in order to determine the amount of error. The variables that define the sensor's registration are changed to reduce the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, Timothy P. Heidmann, Patrick W. Olsen, James R. Gloudemans