System and Methods for Enhancing the Experience of Spectators Attending a Live Sporting Event, with User Interface Programming 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 containing at least two video streams conveying live video sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at 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 being responsive to wirelessly delivered data to set said user interface.
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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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62 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 containing at least two video streams conveying live video sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at 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 being responsive to wirelessly delivered data to set said user interface. - 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. ) A method for remotely setting a user interface of a handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, the handheld electronic device including:
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a) a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission containing at least two video streams conveying live video sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at 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 method including transmitting wirelessly to the receiver data for processing by the handheld electronic device to set the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. ) A method comprising:
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a) providing at a venue hosting a live sporting event a transmitter for use in generating a wireless RF transmission containing at least two video streams conveying live video 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 directed at a plurality of handheld electronic devices, each handheld electronic device including;
i) a display;
ii) a user interface for selecting a video stream among said plurality of video streams to be displayed on said display;
b) causing the transmitter to wirelessly transmit data to one or more of the handheld electronic devices for setting the user interface of the one ore more of the handheld electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. ) A method for enhancing the experience of a spectator attending a plurality of live sporting events, at each live sporting event said method including:
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a) while the live sporting event is ongoing producing a wireless RF transmission containing at least two video streams conveying live video sporting event content, the live sporting event content including moving images of action occurring at the live sporting event held at the venue, the handheld electronic device having a display for allowing the spectator attending the live sporting event to view one or more of the video streams, the handheld electronic device having a user interface;
b) wirelessly setting the user interface such as to customize the user interface for the live sporting event wherein the user interface changes from one live sporting event to another. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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