System and Methods for Enhancing the Experience of Spectators Attending a Live Sporting Event, with Gaming Capability
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, comprising:
- a) a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying;
i) a plurality of video streams conveying live sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at the live sporting event held at the venue;
ii) physiological data associated with a player involved in the live sporting event held at the venue. b) a display;
c) a user interface for selecting a video stream among said plurality of video streams to be displayed on said display;
d) said handheld electronic device capable of processing the physiological data for displaying physiological information associated with the player on said display.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among the plurality of video streams to be displayed on the display. The handheld electronic device is capable to acquire a locked mode of operation and an unlocked mode of operation, in the locked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being precluded from displaying the video streams to a spectator, in the unlocked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being enabled to display the video streams to the spectator, the handheld electronic device capable to acquire the unlocked mode of operation in response to reception of authentication data wirelessly transmitted to the handheld electronic device.
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33 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, comprising:
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a) a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying;
i) a plurality of video streams conveying live sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at the live sporting event held at the venue;
ii) physiological data associated with a player involved in the live sporting event held at the venue. b) a display;
c) a user interface for selecting a video stream among said plurality of video streams to be displayed on said display;
d) said handheld electronic device capable of processing the physiological data for displaying physiological information associated with the player on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data structure embedded in a wireless RF transmission, the wireless RF transmission being intended for reception by a plurality of handheld electronic devices at a venue hosting a live sporting event, said data structure comprising:
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a) a plurality of video streams for display at handheld electronic devices, the plurality of video streams conveying live sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at the live sporting event held at the venue;
b) physiological data associated with a player involved in the live sporting event held at the venue. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, comprising:
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a) a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying;
i) a plurality of video streams conveying live sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at the live sporting event held at the venue;
ii) video game data;
b) a display;
c) a user interface for selecting a video stream among said plurality of video streams to be displayed on said display;
d) said handheld electronic device capable of processing the video game data for allowing the spectator to play a video game on said display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A data structure embedded in a wireless RF transmission, the wireless RF transmission being intended for reception by a plurality of handheld electronic devices, said data structure comprising:
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a) a plurality of video streams for viewing at the handheld electronic devices, the plurality of video streams conveying live sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at the live sporting event held at the venue;
b) video game data for execution by the handheld electronic devices allowing users of the handheld electronic devices to play a video game on displays of the respective handheld electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A process for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event held at a venue, said process comprising:
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a) producing while the live sporting event is ongoing a wireless RF transmission including a plurality of video streams conveying live sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at the live sporting event held at the venue, the wireless RF transmission being intended for reception by handheld electronic devices of respective spectators at the venue, each handheld electronic device;
i) including a display allowing the respective spectator to view the video streams;
ii) capable of game play function which allows a spectator to play a game on the handheld electronic device;
b) conveying in the wireless RF transmission data for reception by the handheld electronic devices that enables the handheld electronic devices for game play function;
c) controlling the conveying according to an evolution of the live sporting event, such that the handheld electronic devices are enabled for game play upon occurrence of one or more predetermined events during the live sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live golf game, comprising:
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a) a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission containing a plurality of video streams conveying different views of the golf game;
b) a display;
c) a user interface for selecting a video stream among said plurality of video streams to be displayed on said display;
d) the wireless RF transmission conveying information on current weather at the venue, said handheld electronic device capable of communicating the information on current weather at the venue to the spectator. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification