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US 8,214,741 · App. 10/155,269 · Granted Jul 3, 2012

Synchronization of video and data

Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,214,741
App. No.
10/155,269
Granted
Jul 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system including a video stream and a data stream. The system synchronizes the data stream to different portions of the video stream.

Claims (17)

1. A method of analyzing video comprising:

(a) identifying a plurality of events of said video, wherein at least one of said events contains a sports activity;

(b) identifying a region of at least one frame of said video containing scoring related information;

(c) identifying at least one value of said scoring related information based upon character recognition; and

(d) synchronizing said at least one value with at least one of said events in a manner free from manual association of said at least one value with at least one of said events.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

(a) identifying a region of at least another one frame of said video containing additional scoring related information;

(b) identifying at least one value of said additional scoring related information based upon character recognition;

(c) associating said at least one value of said additional scoring related information with at least another one of said events; and

(d) modifying at least a portion of said scoring related information based upon said scoring related information.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

(a) identifying a region of at least another one frame of said video containing additional scoring related information;

(b) identifying at least one value of said additional scoring related information based upon character recognition; and

(c) associating said at least one value of said additional scoring related information with said at least one of said events.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising low pass filtering said scoring related information and said additional scoring related information.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising analyzing said scoring related information and said additional scoring related information to determine appropriate scoring related information.

6. The method of claim 2 further comprising modifying at least one of said scoring related information and said additional scoring related information based upon the type of content of said video.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2012
From: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA INC.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 028718/0381 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2002
From: ERRICO, JAMES; LI, BAOXIN
To: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 012942/0506 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60365915 · Mar 19, 2002
Related Publication 20030182620A1 · Sep 25, 2003