Method for viewing televised events

• US 20070167233A1
• Filed: 03/28/2005
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zamir Manor
• Original Assignee: Zamir Manor
• Inventors: Manor, Zamir
• Granted Patent: US 7,753,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/17 the unit being an image region, e.g. an object
• 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 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for viewing a televised event, the televised event includes at least two competing parties in a playing area, each party being visually distinguished in respect of any other parties. Each party is associated with a distinctive region in the playing area of the televised event. The televised event includes a score indication with score portion for each party; the method including receiving a processed televised event for display on a display device. The score portions are associated with direction indications so as to facilitate visual association of each score indication portion to a respective party according to its distinctive region in the playing area.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a televised event, the televised event includes at least two competing parties in a playing area, each party being visually distinguished in respect of any other party of said at least two parties, and wherein each party is associated with a distinctive region in the playing area of the televised event;

the televised event includes a score indication with score portion for each party;

the method comprising;

receiving a processed televised event for display on a display device;

the score portions are associated with direction indications so as to facilitate visual association of each score indication portion to a respective party according to its distinctive region in the playing area.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said event being a sport event.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said sport event includes two parties each being a team of players.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said sport event being anyone of soccer, American football, basketball, Rugby and volleyball.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the direction indication of at least one of said score portions includes an arrow symbol indicating the distinctive region in the playing area of the party.

11. The method according to claims 1, wherein the direction indication of at least one of said score portions includes a direction word indicating the distinctive region in the playing area of the party.

12. The method according to anyone of claim 1, wherein the direction indication of at least one of said score portions includes a direction word indicating the distinctive region in the playing area of the party.

6. A method for preparing for displaying a televised event, the televised event includes at least two competing parties in a playing area, each party being visually distinguished in respect of any other party of said at least two parties, and wherein each party is associated with a distinctive region in the playing area of the televised event;

the televised event includes a score indication with score portion for each party;

the method comprising;

processing the televised event for display on a display device;

the processing include;

associating direction indications to the score portions so as to facilitate visual association of each score indication portion to a respective party according to its distinctive region in the playing area.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said event being a sport event.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said sport event includes two parties each being a team of players.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said sport event being anyone of soccer, American football, basketball, Rugby and volleyball.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein each score indication portion includes an arrow indication symbol, facilitating visually association of each score indication portion to its respective party.

13. A system for generating a televised event image signal, the televised event comprising at least two competing parties in a playing area, each party being visually distinguished in respect of any other party of said at least two parties, and wherein each party is associated with a distinctive region in the playing area of the televised event;

the televised event includes a score indication with score portion for each party, the system comprising;

a. a receiving means for receiving a televised event signal;

b. a processing unit being operatively connected to the said receiving means for generating the televised event image signal; and

c. transmitting means being operatively connected to the said processing unit for receiving and transmitting the televised event image signal;

d. the processing unit comprises means for generating score indicating portion for indicating score of each party, said means comprising means for associating direction indications to the score portions so as to facilitate visual association of each score indication portion to a respective part according to its distinctive region in the playing area, and means for combining the score indicating portion with the televised event signal for generating the televised event image signal.