SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRESENTATION CONTENT DEPICTING A REAL WORLD EVENT

• US 20070198939A1
• Filed: 02/20/2007
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: A-Mark Auction Galleries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: A-Mark Auction Galleries, Inc.
• Inventors: Gold, Josh
• Application Number:
  US11/676,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20070198939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/757
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/525 Changing parameters of virtual cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6661 for changing the position of the virtual camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8017 Driving on land or water; Flying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/00 3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/00 Simulators for teaching or training purposes for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for the production of presentation content depicting a real world event on one or more presentation devices, comprising an event content producer for producing event content for the real world event, an event content distributor for distributing the event content from the event content producer, and an event content translator for receiving event content from the event content distributor and translating the event content to presentation content by generating renderings of the simulation for display on the one or more presentation devices.

Claims

1. A system for the production of presentation content depicting a real world event on one or more presentation devices, comprising:

an event content producer for producing event content for the real world event;

an event content distributor for distributing the event content from the event content producer; and

an event content translator for receiving event content from the event content distributor and translating the event content to presentation content by generating renderings of the simulation for display on the one or more presentation devices.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the real world event is selected from the group consisting of a sporting event, a motor sports event, a military training exercise, a policing force training exercise, a portion of the operations of one or more commercial or industrial enterprises, an artistic performance, a theater performance, and a music concert.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the presentation content is provided for an entertainment presentation, wherein the presentation content depicts a dramatic version of the real world event.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the event content producer comprises a telemetry reception means for receiving telemetry measurements of one or more real world objects of the real world event.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the event content producer further comprises one or more algorithms for converting the telemetry measurements of each real world object to corresponding telemetry based virtual world values.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the event content distributor comprises an event content transmitter for receiving event content from the event content producer and transmitting the received event content for reception by one or more event content receptors.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the event content receptor receives event content from the event content transmitter and sends the received event content to the event content translator.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the event content receptor is disposed at a location local to the presentation devices, wherein the presentation devices are disposed at a location remote from the event content transmitter.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the event content translator comprises a human interface for a presentation content user to select one or more user specified depiction determination selections.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the event content producer produces the telemetry based virtual world values portion of the event content concurrent with the real world event and at a rate equal to the rate at which the telemetry measurements are made.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the event content distributor distributes the telemetry based virtual world values concurrent with the production of the telemetry based virtual world values and at a rate equal to the rate at which the telemetry measurements are made.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the event content distributor distributes the telemetry based virtual world values concurrent with the translation of the event content to the presentation content.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the event content distributor distributes the telemetry based virtual world values before any of the telemetry based virtual world values are used for the simulation.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the event content translator translates the event content to the presentation content concurrent with the real world event, wherein the event content translator simulates the real world event to operate at the same rate as the real world event.

19. The system of claim 6, wherein the event content transmitter transmits the event content by way of the Internet for reception by the event content receptor.

20. The system of claim 6, wherein the event content transmitter transmits the event content by way of a cellular network.

21. The system of claim 6, wherein the event content transmitter transmits the event content by way of a removable recording medium for a data storage device.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the data storage device comprises an optical storage device, and the recording medium comprises a CD or a DVD.

23. The system of claim 1, further comprising a measurable quality measurement tool and a clock time measurement tool.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the measurable quality measurement tool is employed to obtain a first virtual measurement of a virtual world measurable quality of one or more virtual world objects over a virtual world clock time span of the simulation.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the measurable quality measurement tool includes one or more algorithms for translating the first virtual measurement to a measurement value corresponding to the equivalent measurement of the corresponding measurable quality of the corresponding one or more real world objects over the corresponding span of clock time of the real world event.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the first virtual measurement comprises a measurement of distance, a measurement of direction, a measurement of velocity, or a measurement of acceleration.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the clock time measurement tool is used to obtain a second virtual measurement of a virtual world clock time.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the clock time measurement tool includes one or more algorithms for translating the second virtual measurement to a measurement value corresponding to an equivalent measurement of the corresponding virtual world clock time of the real world event.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the second virtual measurement comprises a measurement of a clock time, a span of clock time, or a duration of time.

10. The system of claim 10, wherein the event content translator comprises:

means for receiving transmissions from one or more human interface devices;

one or more algorithms for the interpretation and implementation of the one or more user specified depiction determination selections;

simulation algorithms for generating a simulation of the real world event, wherein each telemetry based virtual world value from the event content is used as the corresponding telemetry based virtual world value of the simulation;

rendering algorithms for generating renderings of the simulation for one or more of the presentation devices, wherein the renderings are generated synchronous with the simulation; and

means for composing the presentation content from the renderings.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more user specified depiction determination selections comprise user control of a temporal position of the simulation, a temporal direction of the simulation, and a temporal rate of the simulation.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein each presentation device comprises a display device and a sound output device, wherein the one or more user specified depiction determination selections include user control of the virtual cinematography of the renderings generated for the display device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein user control of the virtual cinematography comprises:

the ability to select a target from a plurality of targets within the simulation that the renderings track, wherein the plurality of targets include one or more virtual world objects;

control of the position within the simulation that the renderings are taken from;

control of the direction within the simulation that the renderings are taken from; and

the ability to select a camera style from a plurality of camera styles to use for the renderings, wherein the camera style comprises an algorithmic determination of position and direction within the simulation that the renderings are taken from.

30. A method for the production of presentation content depicting a real world event on one or more presentation devices, comprising the steps of:

producing event content for the real world event;

distributing the event content from the event content producer;

receiving event content from the event content distributor; and

translating the event content to presentation content by generating renderings of the simulation for display on the one or more presentation devices;

wherein step (a) is performed by an event content producer;

wherein step (b) is performed by an event content distributor;

wherein steps (c), (d) and (e) are performed by an event content translator.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the real world event is selected from the group consisting of a sporting event, a motor sports event, a military training exercise, a policing force training exercise, a portion of the operations of one or more commercial or industrial enterprises, an artistic performance, a theater performance, and a music concert.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the presentation content is provided for an entertainment presentation, wherein the presentation content depicts a dramatic version of the real world event.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein the event content producer comprises a telemetry reception means for receiving telemetry measurements of one or more real world objects of the real world event.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the event content producer further comprises one or more algorithms for converting the telemetry measurements of each real world object to corresponding telemetry based virtual world values.

35. The method of claim 30, wherein the event content distributor comprises an event content transmitter for receiving event content from the event content producer and transmitting the received event content for reception by one or more event content receptors.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the event content receptor receives event content from the event content transmitter and sends the received event content to the event content translator.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the event content receptor is disposed at a location local to the presentation devices, wherein the presentation devices are disposed at a location remote from the event content transmitter.

38. The method of claim 30, wherein the event content translator comprises a human interface for a presentation content user to select one or more user specified depiction determination selections.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the event content translator comprises:

means for receiving transmissions from one or more human interface devices;

one or more algorithms for the interpretation and implementation of the one or more user specified depiction determination selections;

simulation algorithms for generating a simulation of the real world event, wherein each telemetry based virtual world value from the event content is used as the corresponding telemetry based virtual world value of the simulation;

rendering algorithms for generating renderings of the simulation for one or more of the presentation devices, wherein the renderings are generated synchronous with the simulation; and

means for composing the presentation content from the renderings.

40. The method of claim 38, wherein the one or more user specified depiction determination selections comprise user control of a temporal position of the simulation, a temporal direction of the simulation, and a temporal rate of the simulation.

41. The method of claim 38, wherein each presentation device comprises a display device and a sound output device, wherein the one or more user specified depiction determination selections include user control of the virtual cinematography of the renderings generated for the display device.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein user control of the virtual cinematography comprises:

the ability to select a target from a plurality of targets within the simulation that the renderings track, wherein the plurality of targets include one or more virtual world objects;

control of the position within the simulation that the renderings are taken from;

control of the direction within the simulation that the renderings are taken from; and

the ability to select a camera style from a plurality of camera styles to use for the renderings, wherein the camera style comprises an algorithmic determination of position and direction within the simulation that the renderings are taken from.

43. The method of claim 30, wherein the event content producer produces event content including telemetry based virtual world values that are concurrent with the real world event and at a rate equal to a rate at which the telemetry measurements are made.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein the event content distributor distributes the telemetry based virtual world values concurrent with the production of the telemetry based virtual world values and at a rate equal to the rate at which the telemetry measurements are made.

45. The method of claim 43, wherein the event content producer produces the telemetry based virtual world values portion of the event content concurrent with the real world event and at a rate equal to the rate at which the telemetry measurements are made.

46. The method of claim 43, wherein the event content distributor distributes the telemetry based virtual world values before any of the telemetry based virtual world values are used for the simulation.

47. The method of claim 30, wherein the event content translator translates the event content to the presentation content concurrent with the real world event, wherein the event content translator simulates the real world event to operate at the same rate as the real world event.

48. The method of claim 35, wherein the event content transmitter transmits the event content by way of the Internet for reception by the event content receptor.

49. The method of claim 35, wherein the event content transmitter transmits the event content by way of a cellular network.

50. The method of claim 35, wherein the event content transmitter transmits the event content by way of a removable recording medium for a data storage device.

51. The method of claim 50, wherein the data storage device comprises an optical storage device, and the recording medium comprises a CD or a DVD.

52. The method of claim 30, further comprising a measurable quality measurement tool and a clock time measurement tool.

53. The method of claim 52, wherein the measurable quality measurement tool is employed to obtain a first virtual measurement of a virtual world measurable quality of one or more virtual world objects over a virtual world clock time span of the simulation.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein the measurable quality measurement tool includes one or more algorithms for translating the first virtual measurement to a measurement value corresponding to an equivalent measurement of the corresponding measurable quality of the one or more real world objects over the virtual world clock time span of the real world event.

55. The method of claim 53, wherein the first virtual measurement comprises a measurement of distance, a measurement of direction, a measurement of velocity, or a measurement of acceleration.

56. The method of claim 52, wherein the clock time measurement tool is used to obtain a second virtual measurement of a virtual world clock time.

57. The method of claim 56, wherein the clock time measurement tool includes one or more algorithms for translating the second virtual measurement to a measurement value corresponding to the equivalent measurement of the corresponding measurable quality of the corresponding one or more real world objects over the corresponding span of clock time of the real world event.

58. The method of claim 56, wherein the second virtual measurement comprises a measurement of a clock time, a span of clock time, or a duration of time.

59. A system for the production of presentation content for one or more presentation devices, wherein the presentation content depicts a real world event, the system comprising:

an event content production mechanism for the production of event content for the real world event;

an event content distribution mechanism for the distribution of the event content from the event content production mechanism; and

an event content translation mechanism for receiving the event content from the event content distribution mechanism, translating the event content to presentation content, and transmitting the presentation content to the one or more presentation devices.

60. The system of claim 59, wherein the event content production mechanism includes a telemetry reception mechanism for receiving the set of telemetry measurements of each real world object of the real world event.

61. The system of claim 59, wherein the event content production mechanism includes a first computational mechanism for operating one or more algorithms to convert the set of telemetry measurements of each real world object of the real world event to a corresponding set of telemetry based virtual world values.

62. The system of claim 59, wherein the event content distribution mechanism includes an event content transmission mechanism for receiving the event content from the event content production mechanism and transmitting the received event content to a plurality of event content reception mechanisms.

63. The system of claim 62, wherein each event content reception mechanism receives the event content from the event content transmission mechanism and sends the received event content to the event content translation mechanism.

64. The system of claim 63, wherein the event content reception mechanisms are disposed at a location local to the presentation devices, wherein the presentation devices are disposed at a location remote from the event content transmitter.

65. The system of claim 59, wherein the event content translation mechanism includes a human interface for a presentation content user to select one or more user specified depiction determination selections.

66. The system of claim 65, wherein the user specified depiction determination selections comprise:

one or more human interface devices;

a communication mechanism for receiving transmissions from the human interface devices;

a second computational mechanism for operating algorithms interpreting and implementing the one or more user specified depiction determination selections, for operating simulation algorithms calculating the simulation of the real world event using each telemetry based virtual world value from the event content for the corresponding telemetry based virtual world value of the simulation, and for operating rendering algorithms calculating renderings of the simulation synchronous with the simulation for the one or more of the presentation devices, and for composing the presentation content from the renderings; and

a presentation content transmission mechanism for transmitting the presentation content to the one or more presentation devices.

67. The system of claim 66, wherein the second computational mechanism comprises a personal computer, a video game console, or a cellular telephone.