Methods and systems for providing enhanced access to televised sporting events
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1. A method of providing enhanced user access to televised sporting events, said method comprising:
- producing an audiovisual data stream of a sporting event for transmission to subscribers; and
inserting tags in said data stream to create tagged portions of said data stream;
wherein said tagged portions of said data stream correspond to important events in said sporting event.
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Abstract
A method and system provide updates of sporting events, including video highlights, to a television or handheld internet-based pad. This method preferably includes recording one or more sporting events, tagging specific plays as highlights of the one or more sporting events, storing the tagged highlights on a server, combining the tagged highlights with a video stream of a provider, accessing the tagged highlights at a consumer location, notifying a user that a highlight has occurred, and displaying the highlights on a television or handheld internet-based pad.
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1. A method of providing enhanced user access to televised sporting events, said method comprising:
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producing an audiovisual data stream of a sporting event for transmission to subscribers; and
inserting tags in said data stream to create tagged portions of said data stream;
wherein said tagged portions of said data stream correspond to important events in said sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing enhanced user access to televised sporting events, said method comprising:
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receiving an audiovisual data stream of a sporting event, said data stream containing tagged portion;
wherein said tagged portions of said data stream correspond to important events in said sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing televised sporting events with enhanced user access to highlights from the sporting events, said system comprising:
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tagging equipment for inserting tags into an audiovisual data stream of a sporting event, said tags identifying important events within the sporting event; and
a broadcast head-end for transmitting said data stream including said tags. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for providing televised sporting events with enhanced user access to highlights from the sporting events, said system comprising:
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a set-top box for receiving an audiovisual data stream of one or more sporting events, wherein said data stream includes tags identifying important events within the sporting events;
wherein said set-top box detects said tags. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system of providing enhanced coverage of televised sporting events, said system comprising:
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means for producing an audiovisual data stream of a sporting event for transmission to subscribers; and
means for inserting tags in said data stream to create tagged portions of said data stream;
wherein said tagged portions of said data stream correspond to important events in said sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system of providing enhanced coverage of televised sporting events, said system comprising:
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means for receiving an audiovisual data stream of a sporting event; and
means for identifying electronically tagged portions of said data stream;
wherein said tagged portions of said data stream correspond to important events in said sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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