Method of viewing a live event

• US 20020010931A1
• Filed: 05/16/2001
• Published: 01/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian O. Chew, Dave A. Foster, Wade M. Wilson
• Original Assignee: Brian O. Chew, Dave A. Foster, Wade M. Wilson
• Inventors: Wilson, Wade M., Foster, Dave A., Chew, Brian O.
• Application Number:
  US09/859,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20020010931A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A method for interactively viewing a live event generally including a plurality of video and audio signals which are transmitted to a receiver and a spectator chooses the particular signal that he or she wants to view and hear.

Claims

1. A method that allows a spectator to experience a live or pre-recorded event through a reception device comprising the steps of:

creating a first signal which electronically represents a first portion of an event;

creating a second signal which electronically represents a second portion of an event;

delivering the first signal to the broadcast reception device;

delivering the second signal to the broadcast reception device; and

allowing the spectator to select either the first signal or the second signal.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of creating a first advertisement signal which electronically represents an advertisement for a first product.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 further comprising the step of creating a second advertisement signal which electronically represents an advertisement for a second product.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 further comprising the step of interrupting the first signal with the first advertising signal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 further comprising the step of interrupting the second signal with the second advertising signal.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 further comprising the step of delivering the first advertising signal to the broadcast reception device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising the step of delivering the second advertising signal to the broadcast reception device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of allowing the spectator to select either the first signal/first advertising signal or the second signal/second advertising signal.

9. A method that allows a viewer to view an event through a remotely controlled camera comprising the steps of:

creating a first signal which electronically represents a first portion of an event;

providing a remotely-controlled broadcast signal concentrator operated by the spectator;

creating a third signal which represents a third portion of an event as recorded by the broadcast signal converter;

delivering the first signal signal and the third signal to the broadcast reception device; and

allowing the spectator to select either the first signal or the third signal.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 further comprising the step of creating a first advertisement signal which electronically represents an advertisement for a first product.

11. The method as claimed in 10 further comprising the step of interrupting the first advertisement signal with the first signal.

12. An interactive viewing method comprising the steps of:

creating a first signal which electronically represents a first portion of an event;

creating a second signal which electronically represents a second portion of an event;

providing a remotely-controlled broadcast signal concentrator operated by the spectator;

creating a third signal which represents a third portion of an event as captured by the broadcast signal converter;

creating a first advertisement signal which electronically represents an advertisement for a first product;

interrupting the first advertisement signal with the first signal;

delivering the first signal/first advertisement signal, the second signal/second advertising signal, and the third signal to the broadcast reception device; and

allowing the spectator to select either the first signal/first advertisement signal, the second signal/second advertisement signal, or the third signal.