Televised scoreboard or statistics presentation with colors corresponding to players' uniforms

• US 7,224,403 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2004
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Raymond E. Bowden
• Original Assignee: Raymond E. Bowden
• Inventors: Bowden, Raymond E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ometz; David
• Assistant Examiner(s): DESIR, JEAN WICEL
• Application Number:
  US10/921,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20050018085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 348/569, 348/560, 348/563, 348/564, 348/565, 348/566, 348/584, 348/586, 348/722, 348/589, 348/578, 348/588, 348/157, 348/599, 348/577, 345/632, 345/719, 345/723, 345/764, 345/765, 725/47, 725/43, 725/45, 725/46, 273/244, 273/247, 273/DIG.26, 473/468, 715/716, 715/723
• US Class Current: 348/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts

Abstract

A method and apparatus for allowing a television viewer to quickly and easily relate the teams'"'"' names and scores to the players are disclosed. The teams'"'"' names and scores are presented on a small scoreboard or banner on the television screen, and either the backgrounds of the names and scores or the names and scores themselves are colored the same color as the selected uniform portions of the respective teams. This can also be applied to presentations of statistics.

Claims

1. A process comprising:

televising a sports game on network television through a major television network or a cable television broadcaster, said game being selected from the group consisting of baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer;

wherein the sports game comprises a first team and a second team;

wherein a portion of a first uniform which is worn by the first team is a different color than a portion of a second uniform which is worn by the second team;

displaying written information on a television screen relating to the first team;

displaying written information on the television screen relating to the second team;

coloring a first object on the television screen the same color as the portion of the first uniform, the first object being selected from the group consisting of a background of the written information relating to the first team and the written information relating to the first team; and

coloring a second object the same color as the portion of the second uniform, the second object being selected from a group consisting of a background of the written information relating to the second team and the written information relating to the second team.

2. The process of claim 1 wherein the portion of the first uniform is a jersey and the portion of the second uniform is a jersey.

3. The process of claim 1 wherein:

the portion of the first uniform is a helmet and the portion of the second uniform is a helmet; and

the game is selected from the group consisting of baseball, football, and hockey.

4. The process of claim 1 wherein:

the portion of the first uniform is a jersey and the portion of the second uniform is a helmet; and

the game is selected from the group consisting of baseball, football, and hockey.

5. The process of claim 1 wherein:

the first object is the background of the written information relating to the first team; and

the second object is the background of the written information relating to the second team.

6. The process of claim 1 wherein:

the written information relating to the first team comprises the first team'"'"'s name and the first team'"'"'s score; and

the written information relating to the second team comprises the second team'"'"'s name and the second team'"'"'s score.

7. The process of claim 1 wherein:

the written information relating to the first team comprises team statistics; and

the written information relating to the second team comprises team statistics.

8. The process of claim 1 wherein:

the written information relating to the first team comprises individual player'"'"'s statistics; and

the written information relating to the second team comprises individual player'"'"'s statistics.

9. A process comprising:

a major television network or a cable television broadcaster displaying a scoreboard on a television screen of network television;

displaying a sports game on the television screen, said sports game being selected from the group consisting of baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer, said sports game comprising two players each wearing a portion of a uniform;

wherein the two portions of the uniforms are different colors; and

providing background colors to the scoreboard corresponding to the colors of the two portions of the uniforms.