Patents by Inventor Paul F. RANSON

Paul F. RANSON 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).

  • Caption delivery system
    Patent number: 10726842
    Abstract: A system and method of delivering an information output to a viewer of a live performance. The information output can be displayed text or an audio description at predefined times in the live performance relative to stage events. A follower script with entries organised along a timeline, and metadata at time points between at least some of the entries is generated. The metadata is associated with stage events in the live performance. The system uses speech recognition to track spoken dialogue against the entries in the follower script, and the stage events, to aid in following the live performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE
    Inventors: Andrew D. Lambourne, Paul F. Ranson
  • CAPTION DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190096407
    Abstract: A system and method of delivering an information output to a viewer of a live performance. The information output can be displayed text or an audio description at predefined times in the live performance relative to stage events. A follower script with entries organised along a timeline, and metadata at time points between at least some of the entries is generated. The metadata is associated with stage events in the live performance. The system uses speech recognition to track spoken dialogue against the entries in the follower script, and the stage events, to aid in following the live performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew D. LAMBOURNE, Paul F. RANSON