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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7268832 | Special effect device, key signal control device and key signal control method A key signal control unit for controlling the level of a key signal corresponding to an arbitrary position within a frame area to a level corresponding to a minimum distance from an inner edge of the frame area on the basis of the level of a key signal on the inner ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7190409 | Method for displaying an image having a maximal brightness An electro-optical device and a method for displaying an image are disclosed. A clear image with a clear profile can be displayed therein by processing input image data, for example input image data of TV broadcasting received by the device. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7161620 | Moving pedestal for a camera including wheels and sensors for detecting a moving amount thereof A method is provided for picking up an image of an object with a camera mounted via a pan head on a moving pedestal. A reference position on a floor surface on which the moving pedestal moves and a reference angle of the moving pedestal are both set. A moving amount... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154540 | System for enhancing video Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to de... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7116342 | System and method for inserting content into an image sequence A real-time system and method for inserting perspective correct content into an image sequence are presented. The invention inserts the content with the location, size, orientation, shape and occlusion properties that are appropriate for the camera view represented ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7094164 | Trajectory detection and feedback system A trajectory detection and feedback system is described. The system is capable of detecting one or more moving objects in free flight, analyzing a trajectory of each object and providing immediate feedback information to a human that has launched tile object into fl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7042493 | Automated stroboscoping of video sequences Standard video footage even from a single video camera can be used to obtain, in an automated fashion, a stroboscope sequence of a sports event, for example. The sequence may be represented as a static images of a photographic nature, or by a video sequence in which... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7015975 | Image processing device with a processing unit that processes image data in units of one scan line The objective of the invention is to provide an image processing device that can operate at high speed even if input/output with respect to the outside is performed at low speed, and that can fully exploit processibility, by means of input line memory 23 and ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006666 | Method and apparatus for detecting and reacting to occurrence of an event A method of detecting occurrence of an event. The method includes comparing a first compressed frame size to a later compressed frame size to determine the occurrence of an event. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6947060 | Image forming apparatus, electron beam apparatus, modulation circuit, and image-forming apparatus driving method An image forming apparatus which performs pulsewidth modulation with a pulsewidth set by counting a clock. Especially, for grayscale level correction by setting the frequency of the clock, the periodic clock is counted, and an output pattern is changed in accordance... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6917371 | Game device, picture data forming method and medium It is an object of the present invention to provide special effects which will make a video game more realistic. When a virtual light source exists in a three-dimensional virtual space, if a light from the light source extends toward a camera, a flare is generated o... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6862374 | Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium storing the image processing method An image processing device for generating a 3-D model image of a target object included in an input image, comprises a face image input means for inputting a face image; a 3-D model input means for inputting one or a plurality of 3-D models for each of a plurality o... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6829017 | Specifying a point of origin of a sound for audio effects using displayed visual information from a motion picture Displaying visual information from a motion picture in a visual field within a designated extent of a related aural field supports editing of a spatial audio effect for the motion picture. The extent of a related aural field also is displayed. Information specifying... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6449010 | System and method for enhancing display of a sporting event A system and method for enhancing display of a sporting event. The path of a ball in a playing field of the sporting event is tracked while the ball is moving. In response, successive overlay video image frames are generated that represent successive over... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6233007 | Method and apparatus for tracking position of a ball in real time A method and apparatus for tracking objects used in connection with athletic activities or sporting events, especially, balls, pucks, and the like. The method includes the steps of differencing present and previous frames of a video image including the, f... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6201579 | Virtual studio position sensing system A position detecting device for an object with virtual set comprises providing the object with an emitting device and using the device in conjunction with a plain or patterned chroma-key background to provide the exact position of a TV camera or alone to ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6137920 | Method and system for generating image frame sequences using morphing transformations A method and system are provided for generating an output time sequence of image frames from an input time sequence of image frames. For pairs of consecutive image frames of the input time sequence defining a frame rate less than a predetermined output fr... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5986717 | Real-time video production using recursive techniques A real-time video production technique using recursive techniques adds an output framestore, a feedback storage unit and a synchronized controller to a pipelined video processing system. Partial composites are stored in the feedback storage unit while com... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5953056 | System and method for enhancing display of a sporting event A system and method for enhancing display of a sporting event. A background video image frame is recorded that represents a background video image of the playing field within the large field of view. The path of a ball in a playing field of the sporting e... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5923365 | Sports event video manipulating system for highlighting movement A sports event video manipulating system for manipulating a representation of a sports event, the sports editor including a video field grabber operative to grab at least one video field including a video image A/D converter operative to digitize a grabbe... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5835159 | Video special effect generator A video special effect generator comprises a first mixer supplied with an input video signal indicative of an input image, a delay circuit for delaying an output video signal supplied thereto from the first mixer and supplying a delayed output video signa... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5751376 | Image forming apparatus and method for creating motion blur An image forming apparatus for creating an image of a motion blur, a trail of a rapidly moving object, by sequentially creating each pixel of the motion blur from pixel values of an original image, the apparatus including an image memory, a pixel position... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5701163 | Video processing method and apparatus A video processing method and apparatus for processing video frames comprising animated images so as to blur movement of the animated images between successive frames, the method or apparatus comparing a first input frame with the following input frame; i... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5621473 | Method and device for providing video instant replay in a picture-in-picture Instant replay is provided in the picture-in-picture portion of the television display without requiring compression and decompression techniques. A string of consecutive fields is received and decimated. A plurality of non-consecutive fields is selected ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619277 | Video special effect generator A video special effect generator comprises a first mixer supplied with an input video signal indicative of an input image, a delay circuit for delaying an output video signal supplied thereto from the first mixer and supplying a delayed output video signa... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5355450 | Media composer with adjustable source material compression Media composer for editing source material. The media composer includes apparatus for receiving digitizing, storing and editing video and audio source material. Computing apparatus manipulates the stored source material and output apparatus communicates w... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5253065 | Digital video effects system for reproducing moving effects A digital video effects system for emulating motion blurring includes a digital video effects apparatus for manipulating an input image to generate an effect, and a controller for controlling the apparatus to generate an output image sequence comprising a... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5227884 | Processing of video image signals A video image processing system includes a decay processor provided in a signal path via which a video key signal is recirculated through a frame store. The decay processor includes a selector switch for determining which of a plurality of signal paths ha... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5125041 | Still image processing method for blurring an image background and producing a visual flowing effect A still image processing method which can execute the effective flowing process is provided. In this method, when the flowing process is executed by shifting some or all of the pixels constituting a still image of one image plane in a predetermined direct... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5010407 | Video effects system with recirculation video combine and output combine A video effects system having a video channel with a recirculating loop for incoming video including means for processing or cutting the video signal during each recirculation, and separately processing video information from the recirculation loop to a c... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5005080 | Method and apparatus of image processing An image processing apparatus generates an after-image effect by using a first memory in which one field of digital composite video signal selected from every 4 fields is stored successively and a second memory in which one field of the digital composite ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4918530 | Processing of video image signals A video image processing system for generating so-called "multi-freeze" digital video effects comprises a frame store (14) within which an image signal can be stored for application to a combining circuit (4) together with a background image signal (1) pr... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4893182 | Video tracking and display system An imaging processing system (10) for displaying a succession of selected separated images of a moving object (62, 64) moving in an otherwise substantially static scene includes an image sensor (12) for generating video signals of the static scene and for... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4881126 | Image composing apparatus An image composing apparatus adapted to produce a composite image in which a value of each of picture elements is represented by a maximum value or minimum value of the brightness of a video signal as well as a corresponding other signal at the instant of... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4782384 | Area isolation apparatus for video signal control system A video parameter control system operative for selecting a spatial region in a video image for correction, particularly useful for a scene by scene color corrector. A track ball allows selection of a spatial region by drawing a "window" with a cursor arou... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4713693 | Composite single video image system and method utilizing video peak storing memory A system and method for forming composite single video images utilizing a video peak storing memory to enable new information to be added on a preselected basis to a then stored image so that the image thereafter displayed is a composite of the stored ima... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4296434 | Method of and apparatus for movement portrayal with a raster e.g. television, display To portray movement in a television display, a field of the signal is stored in an image store (110), and subsequent input fields are compared in a motion detector (104) with the stored field to detect differences between them due to movement. A flag is r... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4249212 | Television picture special effects system using digital memory techniques A television strobe effects system is described in which a position information signal representing the position of a moving object included in a television picture is extracted from either the input video signal or the sample-to-sample comparison between... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4233631 | Television system for displaying and recording paths of motion In television apparatus for producing signals for displaying simultaneously a succession of time-separated images of an object moving in an otherwise static scene, control is provided for causing a limited number of decaying stroboscopic images of success... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4214263 | Television system for displaying and recording paths of motion In television apparatus for producing signals for displaying simultaneously a succession of time-separated images of an object moving over a selectable time period in an otherwise static scene, the effect of the display is improved, particularly in situat... | 07/22/1980 |
