SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO RECORDING AND WEBCASTING SPORTING EVENTS
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1. A system for automatic video recording of multiple subjects, said system comprising:
- a plurality of remote devices, a base station, and at least one recording unit, wherein each one of said plurality of remote devices is collocated with one of the multiple subjects, each one of said plurality of remote devices is communicatively coupled with said base station, and said base station controls said at least one recording unit.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for automatic video recording of sporting events involving multiple participants.
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1. A system for automatic video recording of multiple subjects, said system comprising:
- a plurality of remote devices, a base station, and at least one recording unit, wherein each one of said plurality of remote devices is collocated with one of the multiple subjects, each one of said plurality of remote devices is communicatively coupled with said base station, and said base station controls said at least one recording unit.
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8. A system for recording a sporting event with multiple participants, said system comprising:
- one or more camera banks, wherein each said camera bank comprises at least one recording unit, said at least one recording unit comprising at least one camera, wherein said at least one camera of said at least one recording unit is capable of being automatically oriented at one or more of the multiple participants, and wherein said camera banks are controlled by a recording center communicatively coupled with said camera banks.
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16. A method of automatically recording a sporting event with at least one participant, wherein the location of the at least one participant is variable during recording, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) enabling recording by a recording system comprising a base station, at least one recording unit, and a remote device for, and collocated with, each participant; b) establishing unique communication between each remote device and the base station; c) communicating each participant'"'"'s variable location data to the base station; d) computing variable camera orientations and recording-unit-to-remote-device distances for each participant; e) sending commands from the base station for adjusting orientation, turning velocity, zoom, and focus for each recording unit according to each participant'"'"'s variable location and velocity; f) recording images of at least one participant at variable locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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