Patents by Inventor Simon Barlow

Simon Barlow 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).

  • Media viewing
    Patent number: 8432476
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a display facing in a first direction, a video camera facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, and a wireless communications receiver operable to receive supplementary image data from a remote image source, the supplementary image data comprising an indication of where a supplementary image is positioned with respect to a reference image. The portable electronic device is arranged in operation to display a captured image from the video camera on the display of the portable electronic device. When the captured image comprises all or part of the reference image as displayed on a separate display associated with the remote image source, the portable electronic device is arranged in operation to display the supplementary image positioned with respect to the reference image, instead of the corresponding part of the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Jed Ashforth, Simon Barlow, Scott Kirkland, Matt Southern
  • MEDIA VIEWING
    Publication number: 20110216206
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a display facing in a first direction, a video camera facing in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, and a wireless communications receiver operable to receive supplementary image data from a remote image source, the supplementary image data comprising an indication of where a supplementary image is positioned with respect to a reference image. The portable electronic device is arranged in operation to display a captured image from the video camera on the display of the portable electronic device. When the captured image comprises all or part of the reference image as displayed on a separate display associated with the remote image source, the portable electronic device is arranged in operation to display the supplementary image positioned with respect to the reference image, instead of the corresponding part of the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Jed Ashforth, Simon Barlow, Scott Kirkland, Matt Southern