Providing multiple perspectives of a venue activity to electronic wireless hand held devices

• US 20020063799A1
• Filed: 07/10/2001
• Published: 05/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Front Row Technologies LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Original Assignee: Front Row Technologies LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Inventors: Ortiz, Luis M., Lopez, Kermit D.
• Granted Patent: US 7,812,856 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/559
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4263 involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
• 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 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44 Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing multiple perspectives of a venue activity to electronic hand held devices are disclosed. A system for providing venue-based data to venue-based wireless hand held device can include at least one processor for processing data captured by at least one venue-based video camera for transmission to remote wireless hand held devices and at least one transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data to a the remote wireless hand held devices. Wireless hand held devices include a display screen for displaying received venue video data. A method for transmitting venue-based data to hand held devices includes steps of capturing video images from at least one perspective of a venue-based activity using at least one video camera, processing the video images into venue-based data formatted for transmission and use by at least one hand held device and transmitting the venue-based data to at least one hand held device. Hand held devices receive venue-based data, process the data for display on a display screen associated with hand held devices, and display processed data on the display screen, thereby enabling users of the hand held devices to view at least one perspective of venue-based data through the hand held devices.

Claims

18. A method for wirelessly transmitting venue-based data to at least one hand held device having a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:

wirelessly transmitting data to said at least one hand held device from at least one venue-based data source;

processing said data for display on said display screen associated with said at least one hand held device; and

displaying processed data on said display screen of said at least one hand held device, thereby enabling a user of said at least one hand held device to view venue-based data through said at least one hand held device.

19. A method for transmitting at least one perspective of a venue-based activity to a hand held device through a wireless network, said method comprising the steps of:

capturing video images from at least one perspective of a venue-based activity using at least one video camera;

processing said at least one perspective for display on a display screen associated with said hand held device; and

transmitting at least one perspective of a venue-based activity to a hand held device from at least one venue-based data source, thereby enabling a user of said hand held device to view venue-based perspectives through said hand held device.

20. A method for displaying a particular perspective of a venue-based activity at a hand held device having a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:

capturing a plurality of perspectives of a venue-based activity utilizing at least venue-based data source;

processing said plurality of perspectives for display on a display screen associated with said hand held device;

transmitting to a hand held device said plurality of perspectives of a venue-based activity from said at least one venue-based data source; and

displaying a particular perspective on a display screen, in response to a user selection of said particular perspective from among said plurality of perspectives, thereby enabling a user of said hand held device to view particular venue-based data through said hand held device.

21. A system for providing venue-based data to a hand held device, said system comprising:

at least one transmitter for transmitting data from at least one venue-based data source to at least one hand held device having a display screen for displaying processed data.

1. A method for providing venue-based data to hand held devices, said method comprising the steps of:

capturing video images from at least one perspective of a venue-based activity using at least one video camera; and

processing said video images into venue-based data formatted for transmission to and use by at least one hand held device having a display screen.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting said venue-based data to at least one hand held device having a display screen.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting said venue-based data to said at least one hand held device having said display screen.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

Receiving said venue-based data at least one hand held device;

processing said data for display on a display screen associated with said at least one hand held device, in response to receiving said data at said hand held device; and

displaying processed data on said display screen, thereby enabling a user of said hand held device to view venue-based data through said hand held device.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said at least one video camera is adapted to provide high-resolution wide-angle video data.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting data from said at least one venue-based data source through a transmitter associated with said at least one venue-based data is source for transmission to at least one hand held device.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

broadcasting said data to said hand held device through wireless communications.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

transmitting said data from said at least one venue-based data source to said hand held device through a wireless network.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of:

transferring said data through a wireless gateway associated with said wireless network.

10. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of displaying processed data on said display screen, further comprises the step of:

displaying processed data on said display screen, in response to user input through a user interface associated with said hand held device.

11. The method of claim 4 wherein said processed data comprises at least one perspective of a venue-based activity.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of displaying processed data on said display screen, further comprises the step of:

displaying a particular perspective of said venue-based activity on said display screen, in response to a user selection of said particular perspective of said venue activity.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

processing said data for display on said display screen associated with said hand held device utilizing at least one image-processing module.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein said venue-based data comprises real-time video data.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein said venue-based data further comprises instant replay video data.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein said venue-based data further comprises promotional information.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein said venue-based data further comprises advertising information.

22. The system of claim 21 further comprising:

processor for processing said data for display on a display screen associated with said hand held device, in response to receiving said data at said hand held device.

23. The system of claim 21 wherein said at least one venue-based data source comprises at least one video camera.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein said at least one video camera is adapted to provide high-resolution wide-angle video data.

25. The system of claim 21 wherein said at least one video camera comprises a wireless video camera.

26. The system of claim 21 further comprising:

at least one video camera associated with said transmitter for broadcasting video data from said at least one venue-based data source to at least one hand held device having a display screen located within a venue.

27. The system of claim 21 wherein said transmitter further comprises:

a wireless gateway for transferring said data through a wireless local area network.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein said processed data comprises at least one perspective of a venue-based activity.

29. The system of claim 21 further comprising:

security module for securing said data prior to transmission by said transmitter.

30. The system of claim 29 wherein said security module further comprises:

encryption module for encrypting said data prior to transmission by said transmitter.

31. The system of claim 21 wherein said venue-based data comprises video data.

32. The system of claim 23 wherein said venue-based data further comprises instant replay video data.

33. The system of claim 23 wherein said venue-based data further comprises promotional information.

34. The system of claim 23 wherein said venue-based data further comprises advertising information.

36. The system of claim 35 further comprising:

at least one security module for securing said data prior to said transmitting of said data to said wireless hand held device by said at least one transmitter.

38. The system of claim 37 further comprising a security module for encrypting said data prior to transmission by said wireless gateway.

27-1. The system of claim 26 wherein said processed data is displayable on said display screen, in response to user input through a user interface associated with said hand held device.

35. A system for wirelessly transmitting venue-based data to venue-based wireless hand held devices, said system comprising:

at least one processor for processing data captured by at least one venue-based video camera for transmission to remote wireless hand held devices, wherein said wireless hand held devices each comprise a display screen for displaying said data; and

at least one transmitter for wirelessly transmitting said data to a said remote wireless hand held devices.

37. A system for transmitting at least one video perspective of a venue-based activity for display at least one hand held device located at said venue, said system comprising:

a server for processing data representing said at least one video perspective captured by at least one venue-based video camera for transmission to said hand held device, wherein each of said wireless hand held device comprise a display screen for displaying said data; and

a wireless gateway for transmitting said at least one perspective to said at least one hand held device.