Patents by Inventor Stephen Broadley

Stephen Broadley 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).

  • Method and apparatus for implementing video stream overlays
    Patent number: 11350156
    Abstract: A method is provided of processing a primary video stream to which an overlay may be applied, for display by a head mountable display. The method includes identifying one or more suitable regions in the primary video stream for the display of overlay content. A suitable region is a region detected to lack one or more first predetermined features or to include one or more second predetermined features. The method also includes generating metadata indicative of a location and a depth of the suitable regions for the display of the overlay content, and that defines how a change in the detected orientation of the head mountable display, by which the primary video stream is displayed, changes the display of the overlay content. The method further includes providing the metadata in association with the primary video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Simon John Hall, Stephen Broadley
  • Image Processing Method And Apparatus
    Publication number: 20190075351
    Abstract: A method is provided of processing a primary video stream to which an overlay may be applied, for display by a head mountable display. The method includes identifying one or more suitable regions in the primary video stream for the display of overlay content. A suitable region is a region detected to lack one or more first predetermined features or to include one or more second predetermined features. The method also includes generating metadata indicative of a location and a depth of the suitable regions for the display of the overlay content, and that defines how a change in the detected orientation of the head mountable display, by which the primary video stream is displayed, changes the display of the overlay content. The method further includes providing the metadata in association with the primary video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Simon John Hall, Stephen Broadley