Patents by Inventor Troy English

Troy English 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).

  • Video production switcher with integrated aspect ratio converter
    Patent number: 7034886
    Abstract: A video production switcher converts an aspect ratio through the use of an integrated aspect ratio converter. Additionally, by having both converted and native format signals input to a switcher processor, the effective number of inputs can be doubled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Ross Video Limited
    Inventors: David Ross, Alun J Fryer, Pierre Deguerre, Troy English
  • Method, system and device for real-time non-linear video transformations
    Publication number: 20050231643
    Abstract: A method, system, and device for video transformation, including generating arbitrary, non-linear video effects; generating the video effects in real-time or near real-time; providing software algorithms used to generate video transformations corresponding to the video effects; employing a microprocessor to generate an address map corresponding to the video effects; employing an interpolator to read the address map in real-time or near real-time; and manipulating via the interpolator video pixel data in real-time or near real-time to generate a desired output video image corresponding to one of the video effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Ross Video Limited
    Inventors: David Ross, Alun Fryer, Troy English, Yu Liu, Mike Boothroyd
  • Method, system and device for auxiliary bus mixer and keyer
    Publication number: 20050219417
    Abstract: A method, system, and device for video production, including adding a mixer to an Auxiliary Bus of a Video Production Switcher; adding one or more keyers to the Auxiliary Bus of the Video Production Switcher; and adding special effects to the Auxiliary Bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Ross Video Limited
    Inventors: David Ross, Alun Fryer, Troy English
  • Method and system for automated control of audio and video sources and a final composite output thereof through a video switcher
    Publication number: 20050223106
    Abstract: An audio and video production system and method, including a video production control switcher; and one or more computers connected through a network and configured for controlling the video production control switcher. The system is further configured for at least one of defining looks, including shot templates, that correspond to particular settings on the production control switcher or settings of parts of the production control switcher; defining sequences of the looks or assigning individual looks to control elements on a computer of the computers; transmitting the looks across the network; and translating of a single look into one or more standard editor commands, and transmitting the commands to the production control switcher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Ross Video Limited
    Inventors: David Ross, Jeffrey Moore, Troy English, Gerald Kuch, Charles Pepper, Christopher Rude, Jonathan Pile, Alun Fryer
  • Video production switcher with integrated aspect ratio converter
    Publication number: 20020024613
    Abstract: A video production switcher converts an aspect ratio through the use of an integrated aspect ratio converter. Additionally, by having both converted and native format signals input to a switcher processor, the effective number of inputs can be doubled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: David Ross, Alun J. Fryer, Pierre Deguire, Troy English