Patents by Inventor Timothy Paul Heidmann

Timothy Paul Heidmann 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).

  • System for enhancing the television presentation of an object at a sporting event
    Patent number: 6154250
    Abstract: A system for enhancing the television presentation of an object at a sporting event includes one or more sensors which are used to determine the location of the object. Based on the location of the object and the field of view of a broadcast camera, a processor determines the position of the object in a video frame of the broadcast camera. Once knowing where the object is positioned within the video frame, the television signal can be edited or augmented to enhance the presentation of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, David Blyth Hill, Andrew G. Setos, Jerry Neil Gepner, Timothy Paul Heidmann, Patrick Wade Olsen, Fred Judson Heinzmann, Alan C. Phillips, Harold Guthart, Alan Alexander Burns, Charles Lawrence Rino, Philip Calvin Evans
  • System for enhancing the television presentation of an object at a sporting event
    Patent number: 5912700
    Abstract: A system for enhancing the television presentation of an object at a sporting event includes one or more sensors which are used to determine the location of the object. Based on the location of the object and the field of view of a broadcast camera, a processor determines the position of the object in a video frame of the broadcast camera. Once knowing where the object is positioned within the video frame, the television signal can be edited or augmented to enhance the presentation of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Fox Sports Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley K. Honey, Richard H. Cavallaro, David Blyth Hill, Andrew G. Setos, Jerry Neil Gepner, Timothy Paul Heidmann, Patrick Wade Olsen, Fred Judson Heinzmann, Alan C. Phillips, Harold Guthart, Alan Alexander Burns, Charles Lawrence Rino, Philip Calvin Evans