video system for individually selecting and viewing events at a venue

• US 20070188612A1
• Filed: 02/13/2007
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Revolutionary Concepts, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Revolutionary Concepts, Inc.
• Inventors: Carter, Ronald E.
• Application Number:
  US11/674,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20070188612A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/157
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. client requests monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A digital video system for individually selecting and viewing an event at a venue, comprising: a plurality of video cameras positioned at various locations at a venue, each video camera configured to transmit video therefrom; a plurality of wireless mobile viewing devices at the venue, each configured to, receive input from a user of the wireless mobile viewing device, the input representing a selection of a video camera from the plurality of the video cameras for viewing of video transmitted therefrom, receive video transmitted from the selected video camera, and display to the user of the wireless mobile viewing device the received video taken from the selected video camera. A transmitter is located at the venue and broadcasts the video taken from each video camera for transmission to each of the wireless mobile viewing devices. A communications hub receives and communicates the video to the transmitter at the venue.

Claims

1. A digital video system for individually selecting and viewing events at a venue, comprising:

(a) a plurality of video cameras positioned at various locations at a venue, each video camera configured to transmit video therefrom; and

(b) a plurality of wireless mobile viewing devices at the venue, each configured to,

(i) receive input from a user of the wireless mobile viewing device, the input representing a selection of a video camera from the plurality of the video cameras for viewing of video transmitted therefrom,

(ii) receive video transmitted from the selected video camera, and

(iii) display to the user of the wireless mobile viewing device the received video taken from the selected video camera.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of video cameras include a plurality of wireless video cameras.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the wireless mobile viewing devices comprises a handheld portable device for carrying by an observer located in seating area of the venue for viewing a main event of the venue.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the venue comprises a speedway, a sports stadium, a sports arena, a concert hall or theater, or a circus.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a local transmitter located at the venue and configured to broadcast the video taken from each video camera for wireless transmission to each of the plurality of the wireless mobile viewing devices.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein at least one of the broadcasts to each of the wireless mobile viewing devices is encrypted, and wherein each wireless mobile viewing device is configured to decrypt the encrypted broadcast.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the video taken from each video camera is transmitted by the local transmitter in separate respective broadcasts.

8. The system of claim 5, further comprising a communications hub configured to,

(a) receive the video wirelessly transmitted from each of the video cameras, and

(b) communicate the received video to the local transmitter for broadcast to the wireless mobile viewing devices.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the communications hub and the local transmitter are disposed in electrical communication via the Internet.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the communications hub and the local transmitter are disposed in electrical communication via wireless communications.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the communications hub and the local transmitter are disposed in electrical communication via wired communications.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each wireless mobile viewing device includes a wireless receiver and does not include a wireless transmitter.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein a wireless mobile viewing device comprises a mobile phone, smartphone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or pocket personal computer.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein a wireless mobile viewing device comprises a handheld consumer electronic device.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein each wireless mobile viewing device includes a transceiver, and wherein each wireless mobile viewing device is configured to register with a wireless network before receiving the video transmitted from the selected video camera.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless network comprises a cellular network.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless network comprises a WiFi, WiMax, 802.11(b) compatible, or Bluetooth network.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein some of the plurality of wireless cameras are located on a racecar.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein some of the plurality of wireless cameras are located on the helmet of a football player.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein some of the plurality of wireless cameras are mounted on a physical structure of the venue itself.