System and method for selecting arena seat locations for display
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1. A method for selecting an arena location for inclusion in a record made of an event, comprising the steps of:
- selling to a customer a chance with respect to a location in said arena;
with reference to said chance, selecting an arena location; and
making a video record of said location.
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Abstract
Arena locations are selected by chances sold to customers for recording and distributing video images of the location. A vend terminal/processor system is used to sell these chances and load them to a chance table. The chance table is accessed by a camera control processor and a response control processor to cause a video camera to record and transmit images of selected arena locations selectively to a TV live or delayed broadcast, a view screen at the arena, or to a remote customer for viewing at a display.
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1. A method for selecting an arena location for inclusion in a record made of an event, comprising the steps of:
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selling to a customer a chance with respect to a location in said arena;
with reference to said chance, selecting an arena location; and
making a video record of said location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. System for selecting an arena location for inclusion in a record made of an event, comprising:
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a vend station;
a camera control processor;
a camera; and
a response control processor;
said vend station for selling chances to customers and making a record of said chances;
said camera control processor responsive to said record of said chances for selecting said arena locations and directing said camera to make a video record a said location;
said response control processor responsive to said record of said chances and said camera for selectively displaying or transmitting said video record. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for selecting an arena location for inclusion in a record made of an event, said method steps comprising:
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selling to a customer a chance with respect to a location in said arena;
with reference to said chance, selecting an arena location; and
making a video record of said location. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer program product or computer program element for operating a computer according to the steps of:
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selling to a customer a chance with respect to a location in said arena;
with reference to said chance, selecting an arena location; and
making a video record of said location. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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