Systems and Methods for Providing Event-Related Video Sharing Services
First Claim
1. A system for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers of such services, the system comprising:
- a memory configured to store videographic data corresponding to a sporting event held at a sport venue;
a processor configured to manipulate said videographic data, in association with an input in the form of one or more commands provided by a remote subscriber to said system, in order to create a highlight reel from said videographic data and to store said highlight reel within said memory;
a network accessible server configured to host subscriber-specific content comprising said highlight reel retrieved from said memory, and to allow remote access to said subscriber-specific content by said subscriber;
means for allowing said subscriber to communicate said highlight reel or, alternatively, an electronic location for accessing said highlight reel, to one or more third-parties for viewing.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers to such services are disclosed. The systems and methods enable the capture and storage of video data corresponding to sporting events held at sports venues, and the communication of captured video data to subscribers or others for viewing. The systems and methods also enable subscribers to create video highlight reels, with or without annotations and/or music, from the captured video data, to post the video highlight reels on web pages hosted by the system, and to communicate the video highlight reels for viewing by others.
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1. A system for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers of such services, the system comprising:
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a memory configured to store videographic data corresponding to a sporting event held at a sport venue; a processor configured to manipulate said videographic data, in association with an input in the form of one or more commands provided by a remote subscriber to said system, in order to create a highlight reel from said videographic data and to store said highlight reel within said memory; a network accessible server configured to host subscriber-specific content comprising said highlight reel retrieved from said memory, and to allow remote access to said subscriber-specific content by said subscriber; means for allowing said subscriber to communicate said highlight reel or, alternatively, an electronic location for accessing said highlight reel, to one or more third-parties for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method for providing video sharing services to subscribers of such services, the method comprising:
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receiving videographic data and storing said videographic data in a memory; manipulating, via computer processor means, said videographic data in response to input in the form of one or more commands provided by a remote subscriber to said system; creating an excerpted clip from said videographic data and storing said clip within said memory; hosting, in association with a network accessible server, subscriber-specific content comprising said clip retrieved from said memory; providing remote access to said subscriber-specific content by said subscriber; providing said subscriber with means to communicate said clip or, alternatively, an electronic location for accessing said clip, to one or more third-parties for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented system thr providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers of such services, the system comprising:
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a video camera located at a sport venue; a memory configured to receive and store videographic data from said camera, said data corresponding to a sporting event held at said sport venue; a video data server comprising a processor configured to manipulate said videographic data, in association with video editing software controlled, at least in part, by an input in the form of one or more commands provided by a remote subscriber to said system, in order to create a highlight reel from said videographic data and to store said highlight reel within said memory; a web accessible server configured to host subscriber-specific content comprising said highlight reel retrieved from said memory, and to allow remote access to said subscriber-specific content by said subscriber; web enabled means for allowing said subscriber to distribute said highlight reel or, alternatively, an electronic location for accessing said highlight reel, to one or more third-parties for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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