Sports Officiating Simulator

• US 20100087238A1
• Filed: 11/10/2006
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jacques Miles
• Original Assignee: Jacques Miles
• Inventors: Miles, Jacques
• Granted Patent: US 8,197,318 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/7
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

A method for simulating the experience of a sports official is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) displaying game content over a medium and (b) receiving a first input signal while the game content is being displayed which stops the content from being displayed.

Claims

1. A method for simulating the experience of a sports official comprising

(a) displaying game content over a medium;

and

(b) receiving a first input signal while the game content is being displayed

which stops the game content from being displayed.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising repeating steps (a) and

(b) until a time period expires.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the game content is recorded content from a previously played sporting contest.

4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the game content is from a football game, a basketball game, a baseball game, a hockey game, or a soccer game.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the displaying, receiving and repeating steps are accomplished using a personal computing device.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the first input signal is transmitted from a first input device.

7. The method according to claim 1 further comprising (c) receiving a second input signal after the first input signal is received.

8. The method according to claim 7 further comprising repeating steps (a), (b) and (c) until a time period expires.

9. The method according to claim 7 wherein the second input signal is transmitted from a second input device.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein the game content is displayed at a certain viewing angle that can be changed while the content is being displayed.

11. The method according to claim 3 wherein the displayed game content is edited in a manner such that the presence of any officials at the actual game has been deleted.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displayed game content is transmitted from a server or similar device via the internet or other to a personal computing device.

13. The method according to claim 1 further comprising calculating a score.

14. The method according to claim 1 further comprising searching for and displaying a rule(s).

15. The method according to claim 1 further comprising searching for and displaying a mechanic.

16. The method according to claim 1 further comprising searching for and displaying an educational module.

17. A method for simulating the experience of a sports official comprising

(a) displaying game content over a medium;

(b) receiving a first input signal while the game content is being displayed

which stops the game content from being displayed;

(c) receiving a second input signal after the first input signal is received, wherein the game content is recorded content from a previously played sporting contest and steps (a), (b) and (c) are repeated until a time period expires.