METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BROADCASTING MODIFIED LIVE MEDIA

• US 20090144785A1
• Filed: 11/13/2008
• Published: 06/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventor Holdings LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Original Assignee: Walker Digital LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Inventors: Walker, Jay S., Jorasch, James A., Tedesco, Daniel E., Tulley, Stephen C., Sammon, Russell P., Tedesco, Robert C., Smith, Zachary T., Hayashida, Jeffrey Y., Scribner, Gregory J., Fincham, Carson C.K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,136,133 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/105
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/222 Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects

Abstract

Methods and systems are presented for broadcasting a modified live media feed of an event. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving a live media feed at a broadcast computer from one or more recording devices, wherein the live media feed includes real time occurrences of a live event. The live media feed is broadcast after a predetermined delay, and the method includes identifying, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event that is suitable for application of a modification effect. The process also includes the broadcast computer applying the modification effect to a portion of the live media feed corresponding to the identified portion of the live event, and then broadcasting the modified live media feed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a broadcast computer, a live media feed of real time occurrences of a live event;

broadcasting the live media feed after a predetermined delay;

identifying, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event that is suitable for application of a modification effect;

applying, by the broadcast computer, the modification effect to a portion of the live media feed that corresponds to the identified portion of the live event; and

broadcasting the modified live media feed.

2. A system, comprising:

at least one recording device; and

a broadcast computer configured to receive data from the at least one recording device, the broadcast computer comprising a processor and a storage device, wherein the storage device includes instructions configured to direct the processor to;

receive a live media feed of real time occurrences of a live event;

broadcast the live media feed after a predetermined delay;

identify, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event that is suitable for application of a modification effect;

apply the modification effect to a portion of the live media feed that corresponds to the identified portion of the live event; and

broadcast the modified live media feed.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the storage device further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to:

determine a modified event delay associated with the modified portion of the live event;

identify, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event as down time; and

omit at least a portion of the down time from the modified live media feed to compensate for at least a portion of the modified event delay.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the storage device further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to omit additional down time portions from the modified live media feed to reestablish the predetermined delay.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the storage device further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to resume the broadcast of the live media feed.

6. The system of claim 5, in which the instructions for resuming the broadcast of the live media feed comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to broadcast at least one replay of a selected portion of the live event at a normal playback speed.

7. The system of claim 2, in which the instructions for identifying the portion of the live event suitable for modification comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to insert a first identifier to mark the start of the portion of the live event suitable for modification, and to insert a second identifier to mark the end of the portion of the live event suitable for modification.

8. The system of claim 7, in which the instructions for applying the modification to the portion of the live event comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one special effect between the first identifier and the second identifier.

9. The system of claim 8, in which the instructions for applying the at least one special effect comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one of a slow motion effect, a synthetic image, or multiple sub-event images.

10. The system of claim 8, in which the instructions for applying the at least one special effect comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one of a computer generated image, a three-dimensional image, an image based on static data, an overlay graphic, additional footage, a split screen effect, supplemental content, or an alternate camera angle image.

11. The system of claim 2, in which the storage device further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to, prior to applying the modification effect to the portion of the live event, select at least one of a plurality of effects to apply to the portion of the live event based on an activity associated with the live event.

12. The system of claim 2, in which the instructions for applying the modification effect to the portion of the live event comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to provide an alternate audio feed.

13. The system of claim 2, in which the instructions for applying the modification effect to the portion of the live event comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one of a slow motion effect, a synthetic image, or footage provided by a slow motion camera.

14. A computer readable medium which stores instructions that are configured to direct a processor to:

receive a live media feed of real time occurrences of a live event;

broadcast the live media feed after a predetermined delay;

identify, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event that is suitable for application of a modification effect;

apply the modification effect to a portion of the live media feed that corresponds to the identified portion of the live event; and

broadcast the modified live media feed.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions configured to direct the processor to:

determine a modified event delay associated with the modified portion of the live event;

identify, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event as down time; and

omit at least a portion of the down time from the modified live media feed to compensate for at least a portion of the modified event delay.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions configured to direct the processor to omit additional down time portions from the modified live media feed to reestablish the predetermined delay.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions configured to direct the processor to resume the broadcast of the live media feed.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 17, in which the instructions for resuming the broadcast of the live media feed comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to broadcast at least one replay of a selected portion of the live event at a normal playback speed.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 14, in which the instructions for identifying the portion of the live event suitable for modification comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to insert a first identifier to mark the start of the portion of the live event suitable for modification, and to insert a second identifier to mark the end of the portion of the live event suitable for modification.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 20, in which the instructions for applying the modification effect to the portion of the live event comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one special effect between the first identifier and the second identifier.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 20, in which the instructions for applying the at least one special effect comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one of a slow motion effect, a synthetic image, or multiple sub-event images.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 20, in which the instructions for applying the at least one special effect comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one of a computer generated image, a three-dimensional image, an image based on static data, an overlay graphic, additional footage, a split screen effect, supplemental content, or an alternate camera angle image.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions configured to direct the processor to, prior to applying the modification effect to the portion of the live event, select at least one of a plurality of effects to apply to the portion of the live event based on an activity associated with the live event.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 14, in which the instructions for applying the modification effect to the portion of the live event comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to provide an alternate audio feed.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 14 in which the instructions for applying the modification effect to the portion of the live event comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to apply at least one of a slow motion effect, a synthetic image, or footage provided by a slow motion camera.