Fox Sports Productions, LLC

David Blyth Hill

Jerry Neil Gepner

Richard H Cavallaro

Stanley K Honey

Alan C Phillips

Alan Alexander Burns

Fred Judson Heinzmann

Edward Gerald Goren

Philip C Evans

Charles Lawrence Rino

Harold Guthart

Timothy P Heidmann

Patrick Wade Olsen

Andrew G Setos

David Eric Shanks

Michael Davies

Zachary Fields

Ryan Adam Meis

Alan D Meis

The present disclosure presents an improved system and method for tracking and tagging objects of interest in a broadcast, including expert indications of desirable and undesirable locations on golf course terrain.

Systems and methods for tracking and tagging objects within a broadcast

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 determine the exact location of the target in the broadcast camera's field of view. If a preselected target is at least partially within the field of view of the broadcast camera, all or part of the target's image is enhanced. The enhancements include replacing the target image with a second image, overlaying the target image or highlighting the target image. Examples of a target include a billboard, a portion of a playing field or another location at a live event. The enhancements made to the target's image can be seen by the television viewer but are not visible to persons at the live event.

System for enhancing video

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.

System for enhancing the television presentation of an object at a

Method and apparatus for adding a graphic indication of a first down to

A system for using a microphone at a sporting event which includes mounting a microphone and a transmitter inside an object on the playing field. The microphone senses audio data and the transmitter send the audio data to a receiver. The receiver communicates the audio data to a mixer which can insert the audio data into a television or radio signal.

System for using a microphone in an object at a sporting event

A microphone and transmitter are mounted to a baseball base such that they do not interfere with the baseball game. The microphone senses audio data and the transmitter sends the audio data to a receiver. The receiver communicates the audio data to a mixer which can insert the audio data into a television or radio signal.

System for using a microphone in a baseball base

Method and apparatus for enhancing the broadcast of a live event

A hockey puck with an electromagnetic transmitter. The electromagnetic transmitter could include an infrared transmitter, ultraviolet transmitter, radar repeater, RF transmitter or other device for transmitting electromagnetic waves outside of the visible spectrum. The electromagnetic transmitter is turned on using a shock sensor and is turned off using a timer.

Electromagnetic transmitting hockey puck

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David Blyth Hill