Method and system for enhancing a graphic overlay on a video image
First Claim
1. A method of broadcasting activity occurring in a sporting event, wherein the activity includes one or more players actively or inactively involved in the sporting event, comprising the steps of:
- (i) providing a video image of activity occurring in the sporting event;
(ii) creating a graphic overlay for the video image, the graphic overlay providing indicia representing identity information of the one-or more players actively or inactively involved in the sporting event; and
(iii) combining the graphic overlay and the video image to create a combined image comprising the graphic overlay and the video image.
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Abstract
A method and system for broadcasting activity occurring in a sporting event such as a hockey or baseball game is provided, wherein the activity includes one or more players actively or inactively involved in the sporting event. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a video image of activity occurring in the sporting event; (ii) creating a graphic overlay for the video image, the graphic overlay providing indicia representing identity information of the one or more players actively or inactively involved in the sporting event; and (iii) overlying the graphic overlay over the video image to create a combined image comprising the graphic overlay and the video image. In the case of a baseball game, the activity includes one or more actively involved base runners occupying bases in a field where the baseball game is being played, and the indicia representing identity information of the one or more actively involved base runners occupying the bases is provided in the form of uniform numbers of these base runners. In the case of a hockey game, the activity includes one or more inactively involved players occupying a penalty box, and the indicia representing identity information of the one or more inactively involved players occupying the penalty box is provided in the form of uniform numbers of these players.
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1. A method of broadcasting activity occurring in a sporting event, wherein the activity includes one or more players actively or inactively involved in the sporting event, comprising the steps of:
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(i) providing a video image of activity occurring in the sporting event;
(ii) creating a graphic overlay for the video image, the graphic overlay providing indicia representing identity information of the one-or more players actively or inactively involved in the sporting event; and
(iii) combining the graphic overlay and the video image to create a combined image comprising the graphic overlay and the video image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A system for of broadcasting activity occurring in a baseball game, wherein the activity includes one or more base runners occupying bases in a field where the baseball game is being played, comprising:
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(i) a video image source for providing a video image signal representing activity occurring in the baseball game;
(ii) a graphic overlay generator for creating a graphic overlay for the video image in the form of a video graphic signal, the graphic overlay providing indicia representing identity information of the one or more base runners occupying bases; and
(iii) a video mixer for combining the graphic overlay and the video image to create a combined image comprising the graphic overlay and the video image.
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16. A system for of broadcasting activity occurring in a hockey game, wherein the activity includes one or more players occupying a penalty box where the hockey game is being played, comprising:
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(iv) a video image source for providing a video image signal representing activity occurring in the hockey game;
(v) a graphic overlay generator for creating a graphic overlay for the video image in the form of a video graphic signal, the graphic overlay providing indicia representing identity information of the one or more players occupying the penalty box; and
(vi) a video mixer for combining the graphic overlay and the video image to create a combined image comprising the graphic overlay and the video image.
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- 20. An improved graphic overlay for a video image of activity occurring in a baseball game, wherein the activity includes one or more base runners occupying bases in a field where the baseball game is being played, the improved graphic overlay providing indicia representing identity information of the one or more base runners occupying bases.
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