Instrumented Sports Paraphernalia System

• US 20140013361A1
• Filed: 06/04/2013
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lawrence Maxwell Monari, Lawrence Scott Monari
• Original Assignee: Lawrence Maxwell Monari, Lawrence Scott Monari
• Inventors: Monari, Lawrence Maxwell, Monari, Lawrence Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,959,555 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0063 Shock absorbers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/808 Microphones
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/002 with special configuration, e.g. non-spherical discs for throwing A63B65/10
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/004 Goals of the type used for football, handball, hockey or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/14 Curling stone; Shuffleboard; Similar sliding games
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/239 using two 2D image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance H04N13/243 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/243 using three or more 2D image sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6106 specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2213/001 : Constructional or mechanical details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 : Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 : Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/695 : Control of camera direction for changing a field of view, e.g. pan, tilt or based on tracking of objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 : for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 : Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 : for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A real time system to both televise and stream sporting events from sports paraphernalia that are ordinarily used by the players on soccer playing fields, ice hockey rinks, tennis courts, baseball playing fields and football playing fields are disclosed. The sports paraphernalia are instrumented with a variety of TV cameras, microphones, and bi-directional communication electronics. Instrumented sports paraphernalia such as ice hockey goals, ice hockey pucks, soccer goals, tennis nets, tennis posts, baseball bases, baseball home plates, baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers and footballs are disclosed. Instrumentation is built into and contained internally within some of the instrumented sports paraphernalia. Instrumentation is mounted and attached onto some of the sports paraphernalia. The instrumented sports paraphernalia can both televise signals to a TV viewing audience, and simultaneously stream onto the internet.

Claims

1. A system for improving the quality and quantity of both streaming and televising video and conducted sounds of sports games in sports stadiums and arenas (sports stadiums/arenas), said system comprising:

at least one instrumented sports stadium/arena for streaming and televising video and conducted sounds of sports games, wherein each of said instrumented sports stadium/arena is a sports venue comprised of at least one of a instrumented playing field, a instrumented rink, a instrumented court, a instrumented bullpen (instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen) for playing at least one type of sporting game; and

wherein said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen are comprised of at

least one of a instrumented soccer field, a instrumented ice hockey rink, a instrumented football field, a instrumented tennis court, a instrumented baseball field, a instrumented baseball bullpen for playing at least one type of sporting game that is located within said instrumented sports stadium/arena; and

wherein each said instrumented soccer field, said instrumented ice hockey rink, said instrumented football field, said instrumented tennis court, said instrumented baseball field, said instrumented baseball bullpen is comprised of instrumented sports paraphernalia integrated on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen respectively for playing at least one type of sporting game; and

wherein each said instrumented sports paraphernalia replaces and substitutes for its respective common sports paraphernalia used for playing that sport on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen and are located at their traditional positions amongst the players on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen during sports games; and

wherein said instrumented sports paraphernalia are comprised of instrumented soccer goals, instrumented ice hockey goals, instrumented tennis nets, instrumented tennis net posts, instrumented ice hockey pucks, instrumented footballs, instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases, instrumented baseball home plates and instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers for replacing and substituting for;

common soccer goals, ice hockey goals, tennis nets, tennis net posts, ice hockey pucks, footballs, baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases, baseball home plates and baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers respectively; and

wherein each of said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, said instrumented tennis net posts, said instrumented ice hockey pucks, said instrumented footballs, said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases, said instrumented baseball home plates and said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers is comprised of and instrumented with discrete electronic means placed at a plurality of different vantage point(s) on each of said instrumented sports paraphernalia for capturing two and three dimension video (multi-dimension video) and multi-dimensional conducted sounds of the games from said vantage points and for producing radio frequency (RF) and optically encoded signals for said multi-dimension video and said multi-dimensional conducted sounds, and for simultaneously streaming and televising said encoded signals from each of said instrumented sports paraphernalia.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen are each respectively further comprised of:

said instrumented soccer fields, wherein each said instrumented soccer field is comprised of at least two said instrumented soccer goals;

said instrumented ice hockey rinks, wherein each said instrumented ice hockey rink is comprised of at least two said instrumented ice hockey goals and at least one said instrumented ice hockey puck;

said instrumented tennis courts, wherein each said instrumented tennis court is comprised of at least one said instrumented tennis net and at least two said instrumented tennis net posts;

said instrumented baseball fields, wherein each said instrumented baseball field is comprised of one of each said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases, one said instrumented baseball home plate, and one said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

said instrumented baseball bullpens, wherein each said instrumented baseball bullpen is comprised of at least one said instrumented baseball home plate and at least one said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

said instrumented football fields, wherein each said instrumented football field is comprised of at least one said instrumented football;

a bi-directional internet fiber optic/RF cable communication links, for streaming said optical and RF encoded signals of sports games;

wherein said bi-directional internet fiber optic/RF cable communication links are installed and buried beneath the playing surfaces of said instrumented soccer fields, said instrumented ice hockey rinks, said instrumented tennis courts, and said instrumented baseball fields, are routed up from the ground/ice into said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, said instrumented tennis net posts, said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases, said instrumented baseball home plates and said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers that are positioned respectively at their traditional locations on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen; and

wherein said bi-directional internet fiber optic/RF cable communication links are selectively optically and electrically connected to their respective said discrete instrumentation;

a bi-directional fiber optic/RF cable communication links, for televising optical and RF encoded signals of sports games;

wherein said bi-directional fiber optic/RF cable communication links are installed and buried beneath the playing surfaces of said instrumented soccer fields, said instrumented ice hockey rinks, said instrumented tennis courts and said instrumented baseball fields, are routed up from the ground/ice into said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, said instrumented tennis net posts, said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases, said instrumented baseball home plates and said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers that are positioned respectively at their traditional locations on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen; and

wherein said bi-directional fiber optic/RF cable communication links are selectively optically and electrically connected to their respective said discrete instrumentation;

a bi-directional RF communication links in the airways above said instrumented soccer fields, said instrumented ice hockey rinks, said instrumented tennis courts and said instrumented baseball fields for streaming and for televising RF encoded signals of sports games from their corresponding said instrumented sports paraphernalia respectively;

a bi-directional RF communication links in the airways above said instrumented football fields for televising RF encoded signals of football games from said instrumented footballs;

a bi-directional RF communication links in the airways above said instrumented ice hockey rinks for televising RF encoded signals of ice hockey games from said instrumented ice hockey pucks; and

a electric cables for delivering alternative electrical power to said discrete electronic means;

wherein said electric cables are installed and buried beneath the playing surfaces of said instrumented soccer fields, said instrumented ice hockey rinks, said instrumented tennis courts and said instrumented baseball fields, and are routed up from the ground/ice into said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, said instrumented tennis net posts, said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases, said instrumented baseball home plates and said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers that are positioned respectively at their traditional locations on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen; and

wherein said electric cables are selectively electrically connected to each of their respective said discrete electronic means aboard each said instrumented sports paraphernalia.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said instrumented sports stadiums/arenas are further comprised of:

a at least one internet service(s);

wherein said internet service(s) are provided to said sports stadium/arena by at least one said internet service provider(s) for streaming games; and

a at least one remote base station;

wherein said remote base station is comprised of;

a signal and data flow electronics means;

wherein said signal and data flow electronics means is comprised of;

a CPU, a CPU readable and writeable memory, and a system software;

wherein said system software is resident in said readable and writeable CPU memory; and

wherein said system software is executable by said CPU; and

a network transceiver for buffering, conveying and processing said multi-dimension video and said multi-dimensional conducted sounds, and command and control data encoded signals traveling between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station'"'"'s said CPU;

an antenna array for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station network transceiver; and

wherein said antenna array is furthermore for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said antenna array relay junction and said remote base station network transceiver; and

wherein said antenna array is furthermore for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said MBT and said remote base station network transceiver; and

wherein said antenna array is furthermore for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said antenna array relay junction repeater(s) and said remote base station network transceiver; and

wherein said signal and data flow electronics means is for bi-directionally optically and electrically communicating encoded signals to said instrumented sports paraphernalia by said bi-directional fiber optic/RF cable communication links;

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means is for bi-directionally producing and exchanging said command and control data encoded signals with said instrumented sports paraphernalia to stream said encoded signals of said multi-dimension video and said multi-dimensional conducted sounds of the games to at least one said internet service; and

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means is for bi-directionally wirelessly communicating RF encoded signals in the air ways to said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means is for bi-directionally commanding and controlling said instrumented sports paraphernalia to televise said encoded signals of said multi-dimension video and said multi-dimensional conducted sounds of the games to said remote base station; and

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means is for bi-directionally optically and electrically communicating encoded signals to at least one said internet service by bi-directional fiber optic/RF cable communication links; and

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means is for bi-directionally wirelessly communicating RF encoded signals in the air ways to at least one said internet service.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said instrumented sports stadium/arena are further comprised of:

a at least one antenna array relay junction;

wherein said antenna array relay junction is for distributing said internet service to said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein furthermore said antenna array relay junction is for distributing signals between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station;

wherein furthermore said antenna array relay junction is for delivering alternative electric power to said instrumented sports paraphernalia via said electric cables installed and buried beneath said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen;

wherein said antenna array relay junction(s) are comprised of;

a at least one antenna repeater(s);

wherein said antenna repeater(s) are located within the boundaries of said instrumented sports stadiums/arenas, and outside the playing boundaries of said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen so as not to interfere with the games;

wherein said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally relaying encoded signals between each of said instrumented sports paraphernalia and at least one said internet service; and

wherein said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally relaying encoded signals between each of said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station(s); and

wherein said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally optically and electrically relaying encoded signals by fiber optic cable/RF cable to at least one said internet service; and

wherein furthermore said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally optically and electrically relaying encoded signals by fiber optic cable/RF cable to each said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein furthermore said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally optically and electrically relaying encoded signals by fiber optic cable/RF cable to each said remote base station(s); and

wherein furthermore said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally wirelessly relaying encoded signals by RF transmission links in said air ways to at least one said internet service; and

wherein furthermore said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally wirelessly relaying encoded signals by RF transmission links in said air ways above said instrumented playing field/rink/court to each said instrumented sports paraphernalia on said instrumented playing field/rink/court; and

wherein furthermore said antenna repeater(s) is for bi-directionally wirelessly relaying encoded signals by RF transmission links in said air ways to each said remote base station(s); and

wherein furthermore said antenna repeater(s) is for receiving and relaying signals simultaneously from and to a multiplicity of said instrumented sports paraphernalia on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the discrete electronic means for televising said multi-dimension video and said multi-dimensional conducted sounds of the games from said instrumented ice hockey pucks and said instrumented footballs is comprised of:

a at least one first instrumentation package assembly for each of said instrumented footballs; and

a at least two first instrumentation package assembly(s) for each of said instrumented ice hockey pucks; and

wherein each said first instrumentation package assembly is comprised of a wirelessly rechargeable battery pack;

wherein said battery packs are wirelessly rechargeable by magnetic inductive coupling from an external power source of time varying magnetic flux introduced in proximity to said instrumented footballs and to said instrumented ice hockey pucks; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly is comprised of at least one first instrumentation package assembly element; and

wherein each said first instrumentation package assembly element is comprised of a first instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein each said first instrumentation package assembly element is furthermore comprised of a substantially hollow cylindrical enclosure segment joined to a substantially hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment for housing said first instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein each said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is comprised of an induction coil wound on the outside of said cylindrical enclosure segment for coupling said time varying magnetic flux for recharging said battery pack; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is comprised of a power supply and battery charging electronics circuit for controlling the charging and electric power distribution of said rechargeable battery pack power; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is comprised of an RF antenna for transmitting and receiving RF signals; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is comprised of a video camera and a video camera lens, and at least one microphone; and

 

wherein said video camera is for capturing video of the games from said instrumented footballs and from said instrumented ice hockey pucks, and for producing video output encoded signals; and

 

wherein said microphone(s) is for capturing sounds of the games conducted into said instrumented footballs and said instrumented ice hockey pucks from said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen, and for producing audio output encoded signals of said conducted sounds; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly is for televising said video encoded signals to at least one said remote base station, via said antenna array relay junction, for processing and broadcasting to a TV audience; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly is for televising said audio encoded signals to at least one said remote base station, via said antenna array relay junction, for processing and broadcasting to a TV audience; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly is for receiving command and control signals from said remote base station via said antenna array relay junction using the air ways as RF bi-directional communication links thereby enabling the cameraman in said remote base station to control the functions of each said instrumentation package assembly electronics; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly is for transmitting status control data signals for monitoring and controlling the functions of each said first instrumentation package assembly electronics to said remote base station via said antenna array relay junction using the air ways as RF bi-directional communication links.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the discrete electronic means is for simultaneously streaming and televising said multi-dimension video and said multi-dimensional conducted sounds of the games from said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases, said instrumented baseball home plates and said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers and is comprised of:

a at least one second instrumentation package assembly;

wherein furthermore each said second instrumentation package assembly is comprised of at least one second instrumentation package assembly element; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly element is comprised of an second instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly element is comprised of a substantially hollow cylindrical enclosure segment joined to a substantially hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment for housing said second instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is comprised of said first instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is further comprised of an electronic package unit for accessing and streaming onto said internet service;

 

wherein furthermore said first instrumentation package assembly electronics'"'"' said video encoded signals and said audio encoded signals are furthermore for driving the input ports of said electronic package unit;

 

wherein furthermore said electronic package unit is for accessing said internet service and streaming said video encoded signals and said audio encoded signals onto said internet service both wirelessly and by using said bi-directional fiber optic cable/RF cable communication links to said internet service; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for simultaneously streaming and televising said video encoded signals and said audio encoded signals; and

wherein furthermore each said second instrumentation package assembly is for streaming said video encoded signals to at least one internet service furnished to said instrumented sports stadiums/arenas by at least one internet service provider(s); and

wherein furthermore each said second instrumentation package assembly is for receiving command and control signals from said remote base station via said antenna array relay junction using said bi-directional fiber optic cable/RF cable communication links to control the functions of said second instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein furthermore each said second instrumentation package assembly is for transmitting status control data signals for monitoring and controlling the functions of each said second instrumentation package assembly electronics to said remote base station via said antenna array relay junction using said bi-directional fiber optic cable/RF cable communication links.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the discrete electronic means for simultaneously streaming and televising said multi-dimension video and multi-dimensional conducted sounds of the games from said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, and said instrumented tennis net posts is comprised of:

a at least one instrumentation module;

wherein each said instrumentation module is comprised of at least a one said second instrumentation package assembly, and an enclosure of finite size;

wherein said enclosure is for housing and protecting said second instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module is comprised of a plurality of microphones that are mounted beneath the exterior surface of said enclosure for capturing sounds of the games conducted through said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, and said instrumented tennis net posts from said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen and into said instrumentation module(s) for producing audio output encoded signals of said conducted sounds;

wherein the output of each said microphone is electrically connected to drive input ports of said second instrumentation package assembly electronics for producing said audio output encoded signals that are streamed and televised by said second instrumentation package assembly electronics.

8. The said remote base station of claim 3, wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for receiving, decoding, and processing said streamed video and sound encoded signals transmitted to said remote base station from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia simultaneously via said internet service;

and wherein

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for commanding and controlling the electronic, mechanical and optical functions inside each said instrumented sports paraphernalia simultaneously; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for receiving, decoding, and processing said televised video and sound encoded signals transmitted to it from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia simultaneously via said antenna array relay junction; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for processing said video and sound encoded signals that said remote base station receives from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia for presentation simultaneously to both the internet users via said internet service and to TV audiences via broadcasting; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for simultaneously streaming and broadcasting said processed video and conducted sound encoded signals of the games onto said internet service, and to TV audiences via broadcasting; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for transmitting encoded signals to said antenna array relay junction which in turn relays said signals to each said instrumented sports paraphernalia on said instrumented playing fields/rinks/courts/bullpens; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for broadcasting to TV audiences the processed televised 3D video of the games received by said remote base station from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for broadcasting to TV audiences the processed televised surround sounds of the games received by said remote base station from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for streaming onto said internet service the processed televised 3D video of the games received by said remote base station from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia via said internet service; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for streaming onto said internet service the processed televised surround sounds of the games received by said remote base station from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia via said internet service; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for wirelessly and by fiber optics/RF cable connectivity, receiving televised signals from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia under the command and control of said remote base station; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for wirelessly and by fiber optics/RF cable connectivity, transmitting command and control signals to each said instrumented sports paraphernalia from said remote base station; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for wirelessly and by fiber optics/RF cable connectivity, receiving control status signals from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for bi-directionally wirelessly and by fiber optics/RF cable connectivity, communicating with each said instrumented sports paraphernalia via said antenna array relay junction; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for processing the video and sound encoded signals that said remote base station receives from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia to broadcast and stream upright and stable pictures regardless of any motions of each said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for processing, stabilizing and making upright pictures from said video encoded signals said remote base station receives from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia, by using the gyroscopic encoder data it receives from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia to remove the pitch, yaw and roll motion effects of each said instrumented sports paraphernalia on the video; and

furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for processing, stabilizing and making upright pictures from the video encoded signals said remote base station receives from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia, by using the data it receives from said tripod mounted camera system to remove the pitch, yaw and roll motion effects of each said instrumented sports paraphernalia on the video.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said instrumented sports stadium/arena are further comprised of:

a mobile broadband tower (MBT) for intercepting and relaying said streamed encoded signals of the games bi-directionally between each of at least one of a said instrumented soccer goals, a said instrumented ice hockey goals, a said instrumented baseball bases, a said instrumented baseball home plates, a said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers, a said instrumented tennis nets, a said instrumented tennis net posts, a instrumented volleyball nets, a instrumented volleyball net posts, a said remote base station, and said WWW subscribers, and said internet service; and

wherein furthermore said MBT is for enabling said WWW subscribers to selectively view and hear the streamed and televised games from said instrumented sports stadium/arena from each and every said video cameras and said microphones vantage points on each and every said instrumented sports paraphernalia simultaneously on said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen.

10. The discrete electronic means of claim 7, wherein said instrumentation module is further comprised of:

at least one buffer plate assembly for mounting and positioning and aligning said second instrumentation package assembly(s) within said instrumentation modules;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly is comprised of at least one bearing surface for retaining said second instrumentation package assembly(s);

wherein said bearing surface(s) each provides a clear aperture and an optical window retained therein through which each of said video cameras looks out through said optical window of said instrumentation modules onto said instrumented playing field(s)/rink(s)/court(s)/bullpens and be protected from physical impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games;

wherein said buffer plate assembly comprises said optical window(s);

wherein said optical windows are mechanically disposed for easily removing and replacing said optical windows;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is molded into the body of said instrumentation modules;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for preserving the alignment of said second instrumentation package assembly(s) within said enclosure during the shock and vibration of a game;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for protecting said second instrumentation package assembly from physical impacts, shock, vibration, debris, humidity, moisture, and temperature variations during a game;

an upper and lower protective cover plate for protecting said second instrumentation package assembly from physical impacts, shock, vibration and debris encountered during a game;

said instrumentation module is further comprised of at least one video camera pairs for producing 3-D stereo television encoded video signals from among said video cameras;

wherein said video cameras comprising said 3-D stereo video camera pairs are menu selectable from said remote base station;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for setting an interpupillary distance between at least two said video cameras for forming at least one 3-D stereo camera pairs;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for holding said interpupillary distance and alignment of said 3-D stereo camera pairs stable during games;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said camera(s) individually;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said 3-D stereo camera pairs of said cameras together;

said corrugated bellows segment is furthermore for tilting the line of sight of said video camera(s) individually;

a means for making said enclosure unobtrusive to the players and the spectator internet subscribers;

a molding and encapsulation means for shaping said enclosure to facilitate ease of internally and externally mounting said instrumentation module at different locations in and on said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

an electrical/optical connector means for connecting said instrumentation module(s) to said bi-directional fiber optic cable/RF cable communication links that are routed up from beneath the ground/ice of said playing field(s)/rink(s)/court(s)/bullpens to said instrumentation module(s);

an electrical connector means for connecting said instrumentation module(s) to said low voltage electric power cable routed up from beneath the ground/ice of said playing field(s)/rink(s)/court(s)/bullpens to said instrumentation module(s); and

said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for selecting between said rechargeable battery packs and said buried electrical power cable alternative electric power sources;

said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for facilitating the commanding and controlling of said instrumentation module'"'"'s electrical, optical and mechanical functions from said remote base station utilizing said bi-directional wireless radio wave communication links;

said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for facilitating the commanding and controlling of said instrumentation module'"'"'s electrical, optical and mechanical functions from said remote base station utilizing said bi-directional fiber optics cable/RF cable communication links;

said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for reading and wirelessly communicating the status of said instrumentation module'"'"'s electrical, optical and mechanical functions to a hand held remote control unit using a magnetic inductive coupling communication link;

said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for facilitating the control of said instrumentation module'"'"'s electrical, optical and mechanical functions by said hand held remote control unit using a magnetic inductive coupling communication link; and

said second instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for capturing stereo 3-D video and surround sounds of the games from a plurality of viewing and hearing vantage points using said video cameras and said microphones of each of said instrumented sports paraphernalia.

11. The discrete electronic means of claim 6, wherein said second instrumentation package assembly is further comprised of:

a main body;

wherein said main body is the central hub enclosure of said second instrumentation package assembly;

wherein said rechargeable battery pack is mounted inside said main body;

wherein at least one said second instrumentation package assembly element is mounted on said main body;

said main body having a gas valve for pressurizing said central hub enclosure with a dry gas;

wherein said pressurized central hub enclosure is for keeping out dirt and moisture from said second instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein said gas valve is mounted into a bottom heat sink lid of said main body;

wherein furthermore said bottom heat sink lid of said main body is for providing access to the component parts of said second instrumentation package assembly for replacing and servicing said component parts;

wherein furthermore said inductive pickup coil(s) is for bi-directionally wirelessly coupling electrical data and control signals between said handheld remote control unit and said second instrumentation package assembly by magnetic induction;

wherein furthermore said inductive pickup coil(s) is for bi-directionally wirelessly coupling electrical data and control signals between said battery pack charging station and said second instrumentation package assembly by magnetic induction;

a mechanical shoulder on said second instrumentation package assembly for mechanically mounting and aligning said second instrumentation package assembly to said buffer plate assembly(s);

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically connecting each said second instrumentation package assembly element(s) to said main body of said second instrumentation package assembly;

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically tilting the line of sight of said video camera(s) relative to said main body of said second instrumentation package assembly; and

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is for compressing and expanding and bending its length to resist shocks and vibrations without damaging the contents of said second instrumentation package assembly and its elements.

12. The discrete electronic means of claim 5, wherein said cylindrical enclosure segment of said first instrumentation package assembly element is for mounting said video camera and said video camera lens;

wherein furthermore said cylindrical enclosure segment has a mechanical y-axis and at least one mechanical shoulder bearing surfaces for mounting and aligning of said first instrumentation package assembly;

wherein the optical axis of said video camera and said video camera lens are co-axial with said mechanical y-axis; and

wherein said corrugated bellows enclosure segment is for mounting said first instrumentation package assembly electronics.

13. The discrete electronic means of claim 5, wherein said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is further comprised of:

a video MPEG encoder;

a system microprocessor;

an amplifier;

an audio MPEG encoder;

an MPEG stream encoder;

a network transceiver;

an RF antenna;

an RF feed line;

an impedance matching network;

a system ROM;

a system RAM;

a battery charging and stand-by data separator circuit;

a power supply regulator;

a capacitor

wherein furthermore said video camera(s) is for inputting said video encoded signal(s) to said video MPEG encoder compression hardware;

wherein said video MPEG encoder compression hardware is for compressing said video encoded signals into MPEG format and providing an elementary MPEG stream output to said MPEG stream encoder; and

wherein furthermore said video MPEG encoder compression hardware is for receiving commands from said system microprocessor; and

wherein furthermore said microphone(s) is for inputting said audio encoded signal(s) to said amplifier;

wherein said amplifier is for amplifying said audio encoded signal(s) and for imputing said audio encoded signal(s) to said audio MPEG encoder compression hardware;

wherein said audio MPEG encoder is for compressing said audio encoded signal(s) into MPEG format and providing an elementary MPEG stream output to said MPEG stream encoder; and

wherein said MPEG stream encoder is for combining the outputs from said video MPEG encoder compression hardware and said audio MPEG encoder compression hardware into an output which is inputted to said network transceiver;

wherein said network transceiver is for bi-directionally communicating said combined outputs to said RF antenna;

wherein said RF antenna is for transmitting RF data packets from said network transceiver to said remote base station; and

wherein furthermore said RF antenna receives command and control instruction signals from said remote base station and routes said command and control instruction signals to said system microprocessor via said network transceiver; and

wherein said RF feed line and said impedance matching network are for coupling said RF signals traveling to and from said network transceiver and said RF antenna; and

wherein said system microprocessor is for executing said command and control instruction signals for controlling the flow of system command function instructions;

wherein said system command function instructions are for adjusting the operating parameters of said first instrumentation package assembly electronics based on said command and control instruction signals that it receives from said remote base station; and

wherein furthermore said system microprocessor executes firmware stored on said system ROM upon loading said system RAM with its contents; and

wherein furthermore said system microprocessor is for receiving said system command function instructions from said battery charging and stand-by data separator circuit for initializing said first instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein said battery charging and stand-by data separator circuit is comprised of a switching circuit for receiving control commands from said system microprocessor, wherein said control commands instruct and enable said battery charging and stand-by data separator circuit for supplying power to all of the electronic components that comprise said first instrumentation package assembly electronics and for taking said battery charging and stand-by data separator circuit out of the stand-by mode and putting it in the power-on mode; and

wherein furthermore said control commands are for instructing and enabling said battery charging and stand-by data separator circuit to supply power in a stand-by mode; and

wherein furthermore said battery charging and stand-by data separator circuit is for controlling the recharging of said rechargeable battery pack via said inductive pickup coils; and

wherein furthermore said power supply regulator is for regulating electrical power from said rechargeable battery pack to said first instrumentation package assembly electronics; and

wherein said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for commanding and controlling signals from said remote base station to said instrumentation package assembly to put said camera lens settings on automatic under the control of said first instrumentation package assembly electronics;

wherein said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for operating the optical and electronic zoom functions of the camera lens by sending command and control signals from said remote base station to said instrumentation package assembly inside said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is furthermore for controlling the functions of the camera lens including focus adjustment settings, zoom settings and iris adjustment settings by the cameraman from said remote base station by sending command and control signals from said remote base station to said instrumentation package assembly(s) inside said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein said inductive pickup coils are furthermore for acting electrically as a transformer'"'"'s secondary windings and for keeping heat they may produce away from the contents of said first instrumentation package assembly(s) by winding said inductive pickup coils externally on said first instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is comprised of a capacitor for tuning said inductive pickup coils to resonate in the kHz frequency range.

14. The discrete electronic means of claim 6, wherein said electronic package unit is further comprised of:

a video MPEG encoder compression hardware for compressing said video encoded signals inputted to it from said video camera into MPEG format, and for providing an elementary MPEG stream output; and

an audio MPEG encoder compression hardware for compressing said audio encoded signals inputted to it from said microphone(s) into MPEG format and for providing an elementary MPEG stream output; and

an MPEG stream encoder for combining the outputs from said video MPEG encoder compression hardware and said audio MPEG encoder compression hardware into a common output; and

a cellular streaming high-speed terrestrial mobile broadband service hardware for receiving said common output and for bi-directionally accessing said internet service and for establishing an active broadband internet connection, and for transmitting and receiving RF streamed said encoded signals to and from said active broadband internet connection; and

wherein furthermore said cellular streaming high-speed terrestrial mobile broadband service hardware is for transmitting and receiving streamed said encoded signals to and from a cellular and Wifi band antenna hardware;

wherein said cellular and Wifi band antenna hardware is for transmitting and receiving RF streamed said encoded signals to and from said internet service;

wherein furthermore said cellular streaming high-speed terrestrial mobile broadband service hardware is for wirelessly accessing and controlling of said administrative functions and operating parameters of said second instrumentation package assembly element electronics; and

wherein furthermore said cellular streaming high-speed terrestrial mobile broadband service hardware is for transmitting and receiving streamed said RF encoded signals to and from said fiber optics/RF cable internet service feed(s) via said Wifi band hardware interface connection;

wherein said fiber optics/RF cable internet service feed(s) are buried beneath said instrumented playing fields/rinks and routed up from the ground beneath each of said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, said instrumented tennis net posts, said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases, said instrumented baseball home plates and said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers and connected to said Wifi band hardware interface; and

wherein furthermore said electronic package unit is for accessing and streaming onto said MBT both wirelessly and by using said bi-directional fiber optic cable/RF cable communication links.

15. The said instrumentation module(s) of claim 10, wherein said instrumented soccer goals are further comprised of:

a standard regulation soccer goal(s) for retaining at least one said instrumentation module(s);

wherein furthermore said standard regulation soccer goals are modified for mounting said instrumentation modules internally inside the tubing structure of said standard regulation soccer goal'"'"'s structural members;

whereby said video camera(s) peer out of said tubing structural members onto said instrumented soccer playing field from a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points, thereby disposing said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) for viewing and hearing the games from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised said video and audio encoded signals thereof; and

an external antenna disposed externally to said instrumentation module(s) and hard wired to each of said instrumentation modules for bi-directionally transmitting and receiving streamed and televised said video encoded signals and said audio encoded signals and for transmitting and receiving wireless control signals;

wherein each said antenna is mounted externally to each said instrumentation modules;

wherefore said instrumentation modules are mounted internally inside said tubing structure of said standard regulation soccer goals structural members;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and streaming said video and audio encoded signals from each of its said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service cable, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service cable and buried beneath said instrumented soccer playing field under said instrumented soccer goals, that are routed up upon and through said instrumented soccer goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented soccer goals; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and audio encoded signals by its said antenna, using said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented soccer playing field, to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and audio encoded signals from its said video cameras and said microphones to said antenna array relay junction, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented soccer playing field under said instrumented soccer goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented soccer goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented soccer playing field; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said remote base station, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented soccer playing field under said instrumented soccer goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented soccer goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals by its said antenna(s) to said remote base station via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented soccer playing field;

wherein said instrumentation modules are sized, colored, shaped and oriented on said instrumented soccer goals for their appearance not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game.

wherein said instrumentation modules have means for tilting and angling the line of sight of said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points disposed on said instrumented soccer goal(s) toward said instrumented soccer playing field; and

wherein said instrumentation modules have a sandwich means for mounting said instrumentation modules on said instrumented soccer goal(s) thereby making said instrumentation modules easily removable and replaceable on said instrumented soccer goal(s).

16. The said instrumented soccer goals of claim 15, wherein said instrumented soccer goals are further comprised of:

at least one said instrumentation module that is externally attached to at least one said standard regulation soccer goals on at least one side of a said standard regulation soccer goals nets, a structural member of said standard regulation soccer goals, at a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points, thereby disposing said instrumentation module'"'"'s said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) for viewing and for hearing the games from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised said video and said audio encoded signals therefrom;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and streaming said video and audio encoded signals from each of its said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service cable, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service cable and buried beneath said instrumented soccer playing field under said instrumented soccer goals, that are routed up upon and through said instrumented soccer goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented soccer goals; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and audio encoded signals by its said antenna, using said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented soccer playing field, to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and audio encoded signals from its said video cameras and said microphones to said antenna array relay junction, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented soccer playing field under said instrumented soccer goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented soccer goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented soccer playing field; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said remote base station, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented soccer playing field under said instrumented soccer goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented soccer goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals by its said antenna(s) to said remote base station via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented soccer playing field;

wherein said instrumentation modules are sized, colored, shaped and oriented on said instrumented soccer goals for their appearance not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game.

wherein said instrumentation modules have means for tilting and angling the line of sight of said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points disposed on said instrumented soccer goal(s) toward said instrumented soccer playing field; and

wherein said instrumentation modules have a sandwich means for mounting said instrumentation modules on said instrumented soccer goal(s) thereby making said instrumentation modules easily removable and replaceable on said instrumented soccer goal(s).

17. The said instrumentation module(s) of claim 10, wherein said instrumented ice hockey goals are further comprised of:

a standard regulation ice hockey goals for retaining at least one said instrumentation module(s);

wherein furthermore said standard regulation ice hockey goals are modified for mounting at least one said instrumentation modules internally inside the tubing structure of said standard regulation ice hockey goals structural members;

whereby said instrumentation module'"'"'s said video camera(s) peer out of said tubing structure onto said instrumented ice hockey rink from a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points, thereby disposing said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) for viewing and hearing the games from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised said video and said audio encoded signals therefrom; and

an external antenna disposed externally to said instrumentation module(s) and hard wired to each of said instrumentation modules for bi-directionally transmitting and receiving streamed and televised said video encoded signals and said audio encoded signals and for transmitting and receiving wireless control signals;

wherein each said antenna is mounted externally to each said instrumentation modules;

wherefore said instrumentation modules are mounted internally inside said tubing structure of said standard regulation ice hockey goals structural members;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals from each of its said video cameras and microphones respectively to said internet service cable, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service cable, and buried beneath said instrumented ice hockey rink under said instrumented ice hockey goals, that are routed up upon and through said instrumented ice hockey goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any physical contacts and vibrations to said instrumented ice hockey goals;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its said antenna to said internet service cable via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented ice hockey rink to at least one said antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals from its said video cameras and microphones to said antenna array relay junction, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented ice hockey rink under said instrumented ice hockey goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented ice hockey goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented ice hockey rink; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said remote base station, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented ice hockey rink under said instrumented ice hockey goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented ice hockey goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its said antenna(s) to said remote base station via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented ice hockey rink; and

wherein said instrumentation modules are sized, colored, shaped, weighted and oriented on said instrumented tennis nets for their appearance not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game.

wherein said instrumentation modules have mechanical means for tilting and angling the line of sight of their said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points upon said instrumented ice hockey goal(s) toward said instrumented soccer playing field; and

wherein said instrumentation modules use a sandwich means for mounting said instrumentation modules on instrumented ice hockey goal(s) thereby making said instrumentation modules easily removable and replaceable on said instrumented ice hockey goal(s).

18. The said instrumented ice hockey goals of claim 17, wherein said instrumented ice hockey goals are further comprised of:

at least one said instrumentation module that is externally attached to at least one said standard regulation ice hockey goals on at least one side of a said standard regulation ice hockey goal nets, a structural member of said standard regulation ice hockey goals, at a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points, thereby disposing said instrumentation module'"'"'s said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) for viewing and for hearing the games from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised said video and said audio encoded signals therefrom;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals from each of its said video cameras and microphones respectively to said internet service cable, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service cable, and buried beneath said instrumented ice hockey rink under said instrumented ice hockey goals, that are routed up upon and through said instrumented ice hockey goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any physical contacts and vibrations to said instrumented ice hockey goals;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its said antenna to said internet service cable via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented ice hockey rink to at least one said antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals from its said video cameras and microphones to said antenna array relay junction, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented ice hockey rink under said instrumented ice hockey goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented ice hockey goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented ice hockey rink; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said remote base station, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented ice hockey rink under said instrumented ice hockey goals that are routed up upon and through said instrumented ice hockey goals to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its said antenna(s) to said remote base station via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented ice hockey rink; and

wherein said instrumentation modules are sized, colored, shaped, weighted and oriented on said instrumented tennis nets for their appearance not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game.

wherein said instrumentation modules have mechanical means for tilting and angling the line of sight of their said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points upon said instrumented ice hockey goal(s) toward said instrumented soccer playing field; and

wherein said instrumentation modules use a sandwich means for mounting said instrumentation modules on instrumented ice hockey goal(s) thereby making said instrumentation modules easily removable and replaceable on said instrumented ice hockey goal(s).

19. The discrete electronic means of claim 5, wherein said instrumented ice hockey puck is further comprised of:

a molded ice hockey puck of substantially the same size, weight, form, balance, center of gravity moment of inertia, appearance, playability and handling qualities of the standard regulation league ice hockey pucks for retaining a two buffer plate assembly(s), and a first instrumentation package assembly(s) and microphones for televising the game;

wherein said molding materials are for molding and encapsulating each of said first instrumentation package assembly(s) and said buffer plate assembly(s) and said microphones into the molded form of the standard regulation league ice hockey puck using a composition of synthetic and vulcanized rubber materials;

wherein said molding materials are furthermore for conducting sounds through said instrumented ice hockey puck to said microphones;

a plurality of said microphones mounted and molded beneath the exterior top face and bottom face of said instrumented ice hockey puck for capturing sounds of the game conducted into said instrumented ice hockey puck from said instrumented ice hockey rink;

wherein the output of each said microphone is electrically connected to said first instrumentation package assembly(s) electronics for producing audio encoded signals;

wherein said audio encoded signals are televised from said top and said bottom faces of said instrumented ice hockey puck via said instrumented ice hockey puck'"'"'s said phased antenna arrays;

a plurality of optical window(s) disposed flush beneath the exterior said top and said bottom faces of said instrumented ice hockey pucks for providing portals for said video camera(s) to peer out through from said top and from said bottom faces of said instrumented ice hockey pucks onto said instrumented ice hockey rink for producing video for televising the game;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly(s) is for mounting each said first instrumentation package assembly(s) within said instrumented ice hockey pucks;

wherein said buffer plate assembly(s) retain said optical windows;

wherein each said optical window is furthermore for enabling each said video camera(s) and said video camera lenses to be protected from physical impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games;

wherein said optical windows are retained mechanically for easily removing and replacing said optical windows;

wherein said optical windows are sized and colored for their appearance not to be distracting to the players;

wherein said first instrumentation package assembly(s) are further comprised of at least one video camera pairs for producing 3-D stereo television encoded video signals from among said video cameras;

wherein said video cameras comprising said 3-D stereo video camera pairs are menu selectable from said remote base station;

wherein said buffer plate assembly(s) is furthermore for setting an interpupillary distance between at least two said video cameras for forming 3-D stereo camera pairs;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for holding said interpupillary distance and alignment of said 3-D stereo camera pairs stable during games;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said camera(s) individually;

wherein said buffer plate assembly(s) is furthermore for tilting said 3-D stereo camera pairs of said cameras together;

wherein each said first instrumentation package assembly is for televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by said phased antenna array to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented ice hockey rink; and

wherein furthermore each said first instrumentation package assembly is for televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by said phased antenna array to said remote base station via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented ice hockey rink;

wherein said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any physical contacts and vibrations to said instrumented ice hockey pucks;

wherein said molding and encapsulation is for providing means to said instrumented ice hockey pucks to nestle, cradle, isolate from shock and vibration, withstand axial and tangential compression and decompression loads for said first instrumentation package assembly(s);

wherein metal is added to said molding and encapsulating material for increasing the phase difference between the conducted sounds for enhancing the conducted surround sound effects;

wherein furthermore said molding and encapsulation is for providing means for said instrumented ice hockey pucks to protect said first instrumentation package assembly from damage, dirt, water, ice and weather conditions; and

wherein furthermore said molding and encapsulation is for providing means for said instrumented ice hockey pucks to maintain the mechanical and optical alignment of said first instrumentation package assembly(s).

20. The discrete electronic means of claim 5, wherein said instrumented football is further comprised of:

a standard regulation league football for retaining two buffer plate assembly(s), a first instrumentation package assembly, and two optical windows for televising the game;

wherein said instrumented football is of substantially the same size, weight, form, balance, center of gravity moment of inertia, materials, appearance, playability and handling qualities of said standard regulation league footballs;

wherein each of the two vertices of said standard regulation league football have been modified with co-axially machined bored holes providing a clear opening through both vertices for axially mounting said buffer plate assembly(s) each one disposed at each vertex;

wherein each of said buffer plate assemblys is attached to the interior of each of said instrumented football'"'"'s machined bored vertices;

wherein each of said two buffer plate assembly(s) has an axial cylindrical bore that acts as a hollow bearing for co-axially mounting said first instrumentation package assembly inside said instrumented football between its said vertices;

wherein said co-axially machined bored holes are for providing a clear passage between said buffer plate assembly cylindrical bores and the clear openings in the vertices of said instrumented football;

wherein furthermore each of said axial cylindrical bores in said buffer plate assemblys is for retaining a said optical window disposed inside it;

wherein said first instrumentation package assembly electronics is comprised of a two video cameras and a two microphones;

wherein each said video camera peers axially outward in opposite directions from each of said instrumented football'"'"'s vertices;

wherein each of said video cameras co-axially peer outward in opposite directions through each one of said optical windows through both vertices of said instrumented football onto said instrumented football playing field;

wherein each of said video cameras is for peering out through each of said instrumented football'"'"'s vertices for producing video for televising the game;

wherein furthermore said optical windows are for providing clear portals for protecting said video camera(s) from physical impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games;

wherein furthermore said optical windows are retained mechanically for easily removing and replacing said optical windows;

wherein said optical windows are sized and colored for blending their appearance so as not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game; and

wherein said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented footballs; and

wherein furthermore said buffer plate assemblys are for conducting sounds from the cover of said instrumented football to said microphones of said first instrumentation package assembly; and

wherein said instrumented football is for televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said antenna array relay junction via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the airways above said instrumented football playing field; and

for televising from both ends of said instrumented football from said instrumented football'"'"'s said phased antenna arrays to said remote base station via said antenna array relay junction.

21. The said instrumentation module(s) of claim 10, wherein said instrumented tennis nets are further comprised of:

a standard regulation tennis nets for retaining said instrumentation module(s);

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) are attached externally to each of said standard regulation tennis nets on both sides of said tennis nets facing the courts at a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points on said tennis nets, thereby disposing said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) for viewing and for hearing the games on both sides of said tennis nets from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised said video and said audio encoded signals thereof;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) are attached externally to each said instrumented tennis net(s) for accessing said internet service cable and streaming said video and said audio encoded signals from each of its said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service cable, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service cable, and buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) and said instrumented tennis net to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its said phased antenna array to said internet service cable via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented tennis courts to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said antenna array relay junction, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) and said instrumented tennis net to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented tennis courts; and

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said remote base station, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) and said instrumented tennis net to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its said antenna to said remote base station via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented tennis courts;

wherein said instrumentation module(s) have means for tilting and angling the line of sight of said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points disposed on said instrumented tennis nets toward said instrumented tennis courts;

wherein said instrumentation module(s) have a sandwich means for mounting said instrumentation modules on said instrumented tennis nets for making them easily removable and replaceable on said instrumented tennis nets;

wherein said instrumentation module'"'"'s said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented tennis nets; and

wherein said instrumentation modules are sized, colored, shaped and oriented on said instrumented tennis nets for blending their appearance so as not to pose a distraction to the players.

22. The said instrumentation module(s) of claim 10, wherein said instrumented tennis net posts are further comprised of:

a standard regulation tennis net posts for retaining said instrumentation module(s);

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) are attached externally to each of said standard regulation tennis net posts facing the courts on both sides of the net at a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points, thereby disposing said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) for viewing and hearing the games on both sides of the net from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised said video and said audio encoded signals therefrom;

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) are attached externally to each said instrumented tennis net posts for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals from each of its said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service cable, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service cable, and buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein said instrumentation module'"'"'s said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented tennis net post(s);

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) that is mounted on said instrumented tennis net post(s) is for accessing said internet service and streaming said video and said audio encoded signals from its said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service and buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said internet service cable via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented tennis courts to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is for wirelessly connecting to said internet service cable; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said antenna array relay junction, using bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented tennis courts; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said remote base station, using bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said remote base station via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented tennis courts;

wherein furthermore said instrumentation module(s) have mechanical means for tilting and angling the line of sight of said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points disposed on said instrumented tennis net posts toward said instrumented tennis courts;

wherein furthermore said instrumentation modules have a sandwich means for mounting said instrumentation modules on said instrumented tennis net posts thereby making them easily removable and replaceable on said instrumented tennis net posts; and

wherein furthermore said instrumentation modules are sized, colored, shaped and oriented on said instrumented tennis net posts for blending their appearance so as not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game.

23. The said instrumented tennis net posts of claim 22, wherein said instrumented tennis net posts are further comprised of:

a standard regulation tennis net posts for retaining said instrumentation module(s) wherein furthermore said standard regulation tennis net posts are modified for mounting each of said instrumentation modules internally inside the tubing structure of said standard regulation tennis net posts;

whereby said video camera(s) peer out of said tubing structure onto said instrumented tennis courts from a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points, thereby disposing said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) for viewing and hearing the games from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised said video and said audio encoded signals thereof; and

an external antenna disposed externally to said instrumentation module(s) and hard wired to each of said instrumentation modules for bi-directionally transmitting and receiving streamed and televised said video encoded signals and said audio encoded signals and for transmitting and receiving wireless control signals;

wherein each said antenna is mounted externally to each said instrumentation modules;

wherefore said instrumentation modules are mounted internally inside said tubing structure of said standard regulation tennis net posts;

wherein said instrumentation module'"'"'s said microphone(s) are disposed for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented tennis net post(s);

wherein each said instrumentation module(s) that is mounted in said instrumented tennis net post(s) is for accessing said internet service and streaming said video and said audio encoded signals from its said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service, using said bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service and buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable and for streaming said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said internet service cable via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented tennis courts to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is for wirelessly connecting to said internet service cable; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said antenna array relay junction, using bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via said bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented tennis courts; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals to said remote base station, using bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented tennis courts under said instrumented tennis net post(s) that are routed up upon and through said instrumented tennis net post(s) to said instrumentation modules; and

wherein furthermore each said instrumentation module(s) is for accessing said internet service cable, and for streaming and televising said video and said audio encoded signals radiated by its antenna to said remote base station via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air above said instrumented tennis courts;

wherein furthermore said instrumentation module(s) have mechanical means for tilting and angling the line of sight of said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points disposed on said instrumented tennis net posts toward said instrumented tennis courts;

wherein furthermore said instrumentation modules have a sandwich means for mounting said instrumentation modules on said instrumented tennis net posts thereby making them easily removable and replaceable on said instrumented tennis net posts; and

wherein furthermore said instrumentation modules are sized, colored, shaped and oriented on said instrumented tennis net posts for blending their appearance with said tennis net posts so not to pose a distraction to the players or be an impediment to the game.

24. The discrete electronic means of claim 6, wherein said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases are each furthermore comprised of:

a molded baseball base of substantially the same size, weight, form, texture, balance, center of gravity, moment of inertia, appearance, playability and handling qualities of standard regulation league baseball bases for retaining at least one buffer plate assembly(s), a second instrumentation package assembly(s), a microphones;

wherein said buffer plate assembly(s), said second instrumentation package assembly(s), and said microphones is molded and encapsulated inside the molded form of said standard regulation league baseball bases for streaming and televising the game; and

wherein said molding materials are for molding and encapsulating each of said second instrumentation package assembly(s) and said buffer plate assembly(s) and said microphones into the form of the standard regulation league baseball bases;

wherein said molding materials are furthermore for conducting sounds through said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases to said microphones therein;

wherein a plurality said microphones mounted and molded beneath the exterior top and bottom surfaces of said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases are for capturing sounds of the game conducted into said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases from said instrumented baseball playing field;

wherein the output of each said microphone is electrically connected to said second instrumentation package assembly(s) electronics for producing audio encoded signals;

wherein said audio encoded signals are streamed and televised from said phased antenna arrays;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly is for mounting and positioning and aligning said second instrumentation package assembly(s) within said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly has at least one bearing surface for retaining said second instrumentation package assembly(s);

wherein each said bearing surface(s) provides a clear aperture with an optical window retained therein through which each said video camera(s) selectively looks out through each of the sides and corners of each said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases onto said instrumented baseball playing field(s)/bullpens and be protected from impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games;

wherein said optical windows are mechanically disposed for easily removing and replacing said optical windows;

wherein each said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) is disposed at a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points for viewing and hearing conducted sounds of the games from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised encoded video and audio signals therefrom;

wherein said microphones are for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases; and

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) are further comprised of at least one video camera pairs for producing 3-D stereo television encoded video signals from among said video cameras;

wherein said video cameras comprising said 3-D stereo video camera pairs are menu selectable from said remote base station;

wherein said buffer plate assembly(s) is furthermore for setting an interpupillary distance between at least two said video cameras for forming 3-D stereo camera pairs;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for holding said interpupillary distance and alignment of said 3-D stereo camera pairs stable during games;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said camera(s) individually;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said 3-D stereo camera pairs of said cameras together;

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is furthermore for tilting the line of sight of said video camera(s) individually;

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) is for accessing said internet service and streaming encoded video and audio signals from each of said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service and buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases, and routed up into said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases to said second instrumentation package assembly; and

wherein said optical windows are for enabling each said video camera(s) to look out through from said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases onto said instrumented baseball playing fields from the sides and corners of said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases and for protecting said video camera(s) from impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service and streaming encoded video and audio signals radiated by its antenna to said internet service via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals to said antenna array relay junction via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases and routed up into said second instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals to said remote base station via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases and routed up into said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd bases to said second instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, streaming and televising signals radiated by its antenna to said remote base station via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field; and

wherein said optical windows are sized and colored for altering their appearance to blend with said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases so as not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game; and

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) have means for tilting and angling the line of sight of their said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points upon said instrumented baseball 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd bases toward said instrumented baseball playing field.

25. The discrete electronic means of claim 6, wherein each said instrumented baseball home plate is further comprised of:

a molded baseball home plate of substantially the same size, weight, form, texture, balance, center of gravity moment of inertia, appearance, playability and handling qualities of standard regulation league baseball home plates for retaining at least a one buffer plate assembly(s), a microphones and a second instrumentation package assembly(s);

wherein each said buffer plate assembly(s), said microphones and said second instrumentation package assembly(s) is molded and encapsulated inside the molded form of said standard regulation league baseball home plate for streaming and televising the game; and

wherein said molding materials are for molding and encapsulating each of said second instrumentation package assembly(s) and said buffer plate assembly(s) and said microphones into the form of the standard regulation league baseball home plates;

wherein said molding materials are furthermore for conducting sounds through said instrumented baseball home plate to said microphones;

wherein a plurality of said microphones are mounted and molded beneath the exterior top and bottom surfaces of said instrumented baseball home plate for capturing sounds of the game conducted into said instrumented baseball home plate from said instrumented baseball playing field;

wherein the output of each said microphone is electrically connected to said second instrumentation package assembly(s) electronics for producing audio encoded signals;

wherein said audio encoded signals are streamed and televised from said phased antenna arrays;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly is for mounting and positioning and aligning said instrumentation package assembly(s) within said instrumented baseball home plate;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly has at least one bearing surface for retaining said second instrumentation package assembly(s);

wherein each said bearing surface(s) provides a clear aperture with an optical window retained therein through which each said video camera(s) looks out through the top surface of said instrumented baseball home plate onto said instrumented baseball playing field(s)/bullpens and be protected from impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games;

wherein said optical windows are mechanically disposed for easily removing and replacing said optical windows; and

wherein each said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) is disposed at a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points for viewing and hearing the games from different aspect angles during the game, and for outputting streamed and televised encoded video and audio signals thereof;

wherein said microphones are for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented baseball home plate; and

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) are further comprised of at least one video camera pairs for producing 3-D stereo television encoded video signals from among said video cameras;

wherein said video cameras comprising said 3-D stereo video camera pairs are menu selectable from said remote base station;

wherein said buffer plate assembly(s) is furthermore for setting an interpupillary distance between at least two said video cameras for forming 3-D stereo camera pairs;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for holding said interpupillary distance and alignment of said 3-D stereo camera pairs stable during games;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said camera(s) individually;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said 3-D stereo camera pairs of said cameras together;

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is furthermore for tilting the line of sight of said video camera(s) individually;

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) is for accessing said internet service and streaming encoded video and audio signals from each of said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service and buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball home plate, and routed up into said instrumented baseball home plate to said second instrumentation package assembly; and

wherein said optical windows enable each said video camera(s) to look out through said instrumented baseball home plate onto said instrumented baseball playing fields from the top of said instrumented baseball home plate and be protected from impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service and streaming encoded video and audio signals radiated by its antenna to said internet service via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals to said antenna array relay junction via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball home plate and routed up into said second instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals to said remote base station via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball home plate and routed up into said instrumented baseball home plate to said second instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, streaming and televising signals by its antenna to said remote base station via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field; and

means for tilting and angling the line of sight of said video camera(s) from their plurality of vantage points within said instrumented baseball home plate toward said instrumented baseball playing field; and

wherein said optical windows are sized and colored for altering their appearance for blending with said instrumented baseball home plate so as not to pose a distraction to the players or an impediment to the game; and

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) have means for tilting and angling the line of sight of their said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points upon said instrumented baseball home plate toward said instrumented baseball playing field.

26. The discrete electronic means of claim 6, wherein each said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber is further comprised of:

a molded baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber of substantially the same size, weight, form, texture, balance, center of gravity moment of inertia, appearance, playability and handling qualities of a standard regulation league baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber for retaining at least two buffer plate assembly(s), at least two second instrumentation package assembly(s), and a microphones;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly(s), said second instrumentation package assembly(s) and said microphones is molded and encapsulated inside the molded form of said standard regulation league baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber for streaming and televising the game; and

wherein said molding materials are for molding and encapsulating each of said second instrumentation package assembly(s) and said buffer plate assembly(s) and said microphones into the form of the standard regulation league baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

wherein said molding materials are furthermore for conducting sounds through said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber to said microphones;

wherein a plurality of said microphones are mounted and molded beneath the exterior top and bottom surfaces of said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers for capturing sounds of the game conducted into said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers from said instrumented baseball playing field;

wherein the output of each said microphone is electrically connected to said second instrumentation package assembly(s) electronics for producing audio encoded signals;

wherein said audio encoded signals are streamed and televised from said phased antenna arrays;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly is for mounting and positioning and aligning said second instrumentation package assembly(s) within said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

wherein each said buffer plate assembly has at least one bearing surface for retaining said second instrumentation package assembly(s);

wherein each said bearing surface(s) provides a clear aperture with an optical window retained therein through which each said video camera(s) looks out through the top of said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber onto said instrumented baseball playing field(s)/bullpens and be protected from impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games;

wherein said optical windows are mechanically disposed for easily removing and replacing said optical windows; and

wherein each said video camera(s) and said microphone(s) is disposed at a variety of different viewing and hearing vantage points for viewing and hearing the games from different aspect angles during the game, and output streamed and televised encoded video and audio signals thereof;

wherein said microphones for capturing conducted sounds produced by any contacts and vibrations to said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber; and

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) are further comprised of at least one video camera pairs for producing 3-D stereo television encoded video signals from among said video cameras;

wherein said video cameras comprising said 3-D stereo video camera pairs are menu selectable from said remote base station;

wherein said buffer plate assembly(s) is furthermore for setting an interpupillary distance between at least two said video cameras for forming 3-D stereo camera pairs;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for holding said interpupillary distance and alignment of said 3-D stereo camera pairs stable during games;

said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said camera(s) individually;

wherein said buffer plate assembly is furthermore for tilting said 3-D stereo camera pairs of said cameras together;

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is furthermore for tilting the line of sight of said video camera(s) individually;

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) is for accessing said internet service and streaming encoded video and audio signals from each of said video cameras and said microphones to said internet service via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables that are connected to said internet service and buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber, and routed up into said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber to said second instrumentation package assembly; and

wherein said optical windows is for enabling each said video camera(s) to look out through from said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber onto said instrumented baseball playing fields from the top surface of said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber and be protected from impacts, debris, humidity, and moisture encountered during games; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service and streaming encoded video and audio signals radiated by its antenna to said internet service via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field to at least one antenna repeater;

wherein said antenna repeater is connected to said internet service cable; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals to said antenna array relay junction via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber and routed up into said second instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals radiated by its antenna to said antenna array relay junction via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field; and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service and streaming and televising encoded video and audio signals to said remote base station via bi-directional fiber optics/RF cables buried beneath said instrumented baseball playing field under said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber and routed up into said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber to said second instrumentation package assembly(s); and

wherein each said second instrumentation package assembly is for accessing said internet service, streaming and televising signals by its antenna to said remote base station via bi-directional wireless RF transmission links in the air ways above said instrumented baseball playing field; and

wherein said second instrumentation package assembly(s) have means for tilting and angling the line of sight of their said video camera(s) from each of their plurality of vantage points upon said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber toward said instrumented baseball playing field; and

wherein said optical windows are sized and colored for altering their appearance for blending with said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber so as not to pose a distraction to the players.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, and said instrumented tennis net posts are further comprised of:

at least one sensor(s) for measuring the physical and chemical states of said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, and said instrumented tennis net posts located on said instrumented playing field/rink/court;

wherein each of said sensors are attached to each of said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, said instrumented tennis net posts;

wherein furthermore said sensors are for producing physical and chemical state data of said instrumented soccer goals, said instrumented ice hockey goals, said instrumented tennis nets, and said instrumented tennis net posts;

wherein each said sensors are furthermore for inputting said physical and chemical state data into said second instrumentation package assembly electronics'"'"' said video and said audio compression hardware input ports of a said instrumentation modules for streaming said physical and chemical state data to at least one said internet service.

28. The signal and data flow electronics means of claim 8, wherein said signal and data flow electronics means is further comprised of:

at least one satellite uplink satellite antenna; and

a satellite uplink transmission hardware for driving at least one said satellite uplink satellite antenna; and

at least one geosynchronous satellite orbiting the earth; and

wherein said satellite uplink satellite antenna is for transmitting signals to at least one said geosynchronous satellite; and

wherein said geosynchronous satellite is for broadcasting said encoded signals received from said uplink satellite antenna.

a broadcast console driven by said CPU for conveying cueing and commentary between said remote base station operator and other TV studio personnel, and for performing further editing and adding other functions including time coding to said video and said sounds passing through to the input of said satellite uplink transmission hardware; and

at least two high definition monitors for viewing images of said video of the games before and after image stabilization;

wherein said CPU is for driving said high definition monitors; and

for editing and/or adding special effects to pictures received from said video cameras; and

for choosing by menu any two said video cameras from plurality of said video cameras to form 3-D stereo camera pairs; and

for selecting by menu a combination of the wireless mode of communication, and the fiber optics/copper cable mode of communication between each of the instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station; and

for selecting by menu the equipment installed in said stadium/arena with which to command and control; and

for communicating command and control choices to the instrumented sports paraphernalia on said playing fields/rinks/courts/bullpens; and

for providing a menu of control commands that go to the network transceiver that are subsequently transmitted to said instrumented sports paraphernalia for adjusting various system initializations and operating parameters and radio frequencies; and

for polling and tracking all status data of all instrumented sports paraphernalia that are in said stadium/arena; and

for initiating remote mechanical adjustments including camera focus, optical zoom, iris and movement to the cameras'"'"' field of view; and

for conserving bandwidth by transmitting a control signal to each of said instrumented sports paraphernalia instructing them to operate all their cameras in a low resolution mode; and

for selecting which of said instrumented sports paraphernalia'"'"'s camera'"'"'s video is going to be broadcast to the TV viewing audience, and for sending a control signal to those said instrumented sports paraphernalia video cameras to stream and televise their signals in the HD resolution mode; and

for selecting the low resolution mode to include time division multiplexing (TDM) or (FDM) frequency division multiplexing (FDM) or high definition thumbnails (HDT); and

for selecting of the desired telecommunication path between each said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station.

29. The signal and data flow electronics means of claim 28, wherein said signal and data flow electronics means is furthermore for combining the data received from said tripod mounted camera system with the data received from said gyroscopic encoders for jointly processing, stabilizing and making upright pictures derived from said video encoded signals received by said remote base station from each said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

and

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for monitoring said battery pack charging status and for making said remote base station operator aware when each said instrumented sports paraphernalia battery packs are charging properly; and

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for commanding and controlling said video cameras and said video camera lenses within each said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means provides for commanding and controlling said battery pack power to each said instrumented sports paraphernalia electronics.

30. The signals and data flows electronics means of claim 29, wherein said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for producing surround sound using the audio captured from a plurality of said instrumentation module(s)'"'"' microphones located at a plurality of different positions on said instrumented soccer goal(s);

and wherein

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for producing 3-D using said video captured from a plurality of said instrumentation module(s)'"'"' said video cameras located at a plurality of different positions on said instrumented soccer goal(s);

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for producing surround sound using said audio captured from a plurality of said instrumentation module(s)'"'"' microphones located at a plurality of different positions on said instrumented ice hockey goal(s);

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for producing 3-D pictures using said video captured from a plurality of said instrumentation module(s)'"'"' said video cameras located at a plurality of different positions on said instrumented ice hockey goal(s);

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for adjusting system initializations, operating parameters, radio frequency, polling system status, and initiating remote mechanical adjustments over menu selectable alternative communications links;

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for receiving the image data streams transmitted by said instrumentation package assembly(s) and holding said streamed and broadcasted images in an upright stable condition;

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for enabling the cameraman for commanding said remote base station'"'"' microprocessor to control the amount of correction applied to the final image stream;

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for sending control signals, from said remote base station to said instrumented sports paraphernalia, for selecting the mode of communication between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station;

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for sending control signals, from said remote base station to said antenna array relay junction, for selecting combinations of multipoint diversity reception and/or single point non-diversity reception antenna configurations;

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for receiving and transmitting RF signals via said antenna array relay junction using the air ways linking said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said antenna array relay junction; and

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for processing and formatting the video signals received from said instrumented sports paraphernalia from any selected combination of two said video cameras having mutually parallel optical axes acting together as 3-D stereo camera pairs, to produce broadcast grade 3-D pictures.

31. The signals and data flows electronics means of claim 30, wherein said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for providing a menu of choices to the cameraman in said remote base station for enabling the cameraman to select alternative combinations of modes of communication between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station comprised of said wireless mode of communication and said fiber optics/RF cable mode of communication;

and wherein;

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for commanding and controlling the zoom, focus and f-stop setting of said camera lenses by the cameraman in said remote base station; and

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for processing and for stabilizing said video camera imagery obtained from said instrumented footballs in an upright condition in the picture frame in the direction of forward motion of said instrumented footballs, regardless of the pitch, roll or yaw of the ice hockey puck;

wherein said remote base station processes gyroscopic encoder data for pitch, roll and yaw received from said instrumented footballs and uses image recognition processing of the archived data base derived from said tripod mounted set-up camera system used in the football playing field venue; and

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for processing and for removing the effect of said instrumented football'"'"'s spin on the surround sounds processed from the encoded audio signals received from said instrumented football'"'"'s microphones, and phasing said sounds to concur with the upright stabilized said video camera imagery seen by viewers in the direction of forward motion of said instrumented football; and

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for processing and for stabilizing said video camera imagery obtained from said instrumented ice hockey puck in an upright condition in the picture frame in the direction of forward motion of said instrumented ice hockey puck, regardless of the pitch, roll or yaw of the ice hockey puck;

wherein said remote base station system software means furthermore for processing said gyroscopic encoder data for pitch, roll and yaw received from said instrumented ice hockey puck and using image recognition processing of the archived data base derived from said tripod mounted set-up camera system used on the ice hockey rink venue; and

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for processing and for electronically synthesizing 3-D stereo camera pair combinations from a plurality of said video cameras;

wherein said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for commanding and controlling any two said video cameras to electronically form a 3-D stereo camera pair by the cameraman from said remote base station; and

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for processing and for removing the effect of said instrumented ice hockey puck'"'"'s spin on the surround sound processed from said instrumented ice hockey puck'"'"'s said microphones, and for phasing said surround sound to match the upright stabilized said video camera imagery seen by viewers in the direction of forward motion of said instrumented ice hockey puck; and

said signals and data flows electronics means is furthermore for processing and for removing the effect of said instrumented football'"'"'s spin on the surround sound processed from said instrumented football'"'"'s said microphones, and for phasing said surround sound to match the upright stabilized said video camera imagery seen by viewers in the direction of forward motion of said instrumented football.

32. The discrete electronic means of claim 5, wherein each said first instrumentation package assembly that is integrated with each of said instrumented ice hockey pucks and said instrumented footballs is further comprised of:

a pitch gyroscopic encoder and a yaw gyroscopic encoder and a roll gyroscopic encoder for outputting pitch, roll, and yaw encoded signal data for the physical motions of said instrumented ice hockey pucks and said instrumented footballs, wherein furthermore said first instrumentation package assembly is for transmitting said encoded signal data from said instrumented ice hockey pucks and said instrumented footballs to said remote base station for processing to remove pitch, roll and yaw effects for stabilizing the broadcasted video and the conducted sounds.

33. The discrete electronic means of claim 6, wherein each of said second instrumentation package assembly element(s) for each of said instrumented baseball home plates and said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers are further comprised of:

an electro-mechanical actuator is for physically rotating said second instrumentation package assembly element(s) and their said video camera'"'"'s about their respective said optical y-axis;

wherein furthermore said electro-mechanical actuator is for receiving positioning instructions from said system microprocessor via an actuator driver whenever a positioning command is received from said remote base station by said second instrumentation package assembly element(s);

wherein furthermore said remote base station is for setting the instantaneous physical rotational position of said electro-mechanical actuator;

wherein furthermore said electro-mechanical actuator is for maintaining pictures to be upright with reference to the direction of said video camera'"'"'s respective lines of sight for streaming and television broadcast audiences.

34. The instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen of claim 2, wherein

said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen are further comprised of:

a hand held remote control unit;

wherein said hand-held remote control unit is for wirelessly commanding and controlling and interrogating the on and off status of said instrumented sports paraphernalia using magnetic induction coupling;

wherein said hand held remote control unit is comprised of;

a handle;

a primary induction coil; and

a remote control unit signal and data flow circuit means; and

wherein said handle is for carrying said hand held remote control unit onto said instrumented playing fields/rinks/courts/bullpens and for placing said hand held remote control unit in proximity to said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein said handle is attached to said primary induction coil; and

wherein said handle houses said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit; and

wherein said primary induction coil is for bi-directionally wirelessly transmitting and receiving encoded signals modulated onto time varying magnetic flux carriers inductively coupled between said primary induction coil and said secondary induction coils of said instrumented sports paraphernalia, wherein the magnetic flux carrier frequencies are in the multi-one hundred kHz frequency range; and

wherein said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit means is for driving said primary induction coil with time varying currents modulated by said encoded signals, wherein said encoded signals are for commanding and controlling and interrogating the on and off status of said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein furthermore said hand-held remote control unit signal and data flow circuit means is for decoding the modulated time varying currents it receives from said primary induction coil which are induced in said primary induction coil by the magnetic flux coupled to said primary induction coil by said secondary induction coils of said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein furthermore said hand-held remote control unit signal and data flow circuit means is for displaying the on and off status of said instrumented sports paraphernalia to said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen field crew.

35. The instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen of claim 2, wherein said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen are further comprised of:

a battery charging station;

wherein said battery charging station is for wirelessly charging said instrumented sports paraphernalia'"'"'s said battery packs using magnetic induction coupling; and

for displaying the status of said electrical, optical and mechanical functions of said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

for commanding and controlling and interrogating the status of said electrical, optical and mechanical functions of said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein said battery charging station is portable and is comprised of;

a primary induction coil;

wherein said primary induction coil is for bi-directionally wirelessly transmitting and receiving encoded signals modulated onto time varying magnetic flux carriers coupled between said primary induction coil and said secondary induction coils of said instrumented sports paraphernalia, wherein the magnetic flux carrier frequencies are in the multi-one hundred kHz frequency range; and

a battery charging station electronic circuit means including a CPU, and a readable and writeable CPU memory, and a systems software;

wherein said battery charging station electronic means circuit is for driving said primary induction coil with time varying currents to produce said time varying magnetic flux carriers;

wherein furthermore said battery charging station electronic circuit means is for wirelessly charging said instrumented sports paraphernalia'"'"'s said battery packs by inductively coupling said time varying magnetic flux from said primary induction coil into said instrumented sports paraphernalia'"'"' said secondary induction coils; and

wherein furthermore said battery charging station electronic circuit means is for driving said primary induction coil with time varying currents modulated by encoded signals, wherein said encoded signals are for commanding and controlling and interrogating the status of said electrical, optical and mechanical functions of said instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein furthermore said battery charging station electronic circuit means is for decoding the modulated time varying currents it receives from said primary induction coil which are induced in said primary induction coil by the magnetic flux coupled to said primary induction coil by said secondary induction coils of said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein furthermore said battery charging station electronic circuit means is for displaying the status of said electrical, optical and mechanical functions of said instrumented sports paraphernalia to said instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen field crew.

36. The instrumented playing field/rink/court/bullpen of claim 2, wherein said instrumented playing fields/rinks are further comprised of:

a tripod mounted set-up camera system;

wherein said tripod mounted set-up camera system is for producing archival images of said instrumented football playing fields with said football stadium'"'"'s interior details serving as a reference background; and

wherein said tripod mounted set-up camera system is comprised of a signal and data flow circuit means including a CPU, and a CPU readable and writeable memory; and

wherein said tripod mounted set-up camera system is portable and is temporarily set up pre-game on said instrumented football playing fields for gathering and archiving pre-game images in said CPU memory of said instrumented football playing fields included with said football stadium'"'"'s interior details as a reference image background; and

wherein said tripod mounted set-up camera system is portable and is temporarily set up pre-game on said instrumented ice hockey rinks for gathering and archiving pre-game images in said CPU memory of said instrumented ice hockey rinks included with said ice hockey arena'"'"'s interior details as a reference image background; and

wherein said pre-game image archive is for installing into said remote base station'"'"'s CPU memory to create a reference image database that is subsequently utilized during said remote base station'"'"'s CPU image recognition and processing cycle to enhance, stabilize and make upright the real-time video images of the games received by said remote base station from said instrumented sport'"'"'s paraphernalia; and

wherein the said remote base station is for facilitating said remote base station operator to execute a transfer of said archived pre-game images from said tripod mounted set-up camera system'"'"'s computer memory to said remote base station'"'"'s computer memory via said wireless RF airborne communication link between said tripod mounted set-up camera system and said remote base station via said antenna array relay junction.

37. The remote base station of claim 31, wherein furthermore said signal and data flow electronics means is for establishing a first administrative data link;

wherein said first administrative data link is a bi-directional communications path for transferring control commands, and for transferring status data between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said remote base station;

wherein said control commands and said control status data consist of data packets or streams for sharing the same communications transport mechanism as those that are used to convey image and sound information to said remote base station;

wherein said microprocessor within said instrumented sports paraphernalia is for establishing said communications transport mechanism whenever a communication link with said remote base station'"'"'s said signal and data flow electronics is formed;

wherein an I/O port of said microprocessor is for connecting said microprocessor to said network transceiver within said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and wherein said microprocessor is for periodically monitoring this port for activity;

wherein when said data stream arrives at this I/O port from said remote base station'"'"'s said signal and data flow electronics, said microprocessor executes a series of instructions contained in ROM that will respond and act only on those commands that are correctly identified based on a unique identification integer code present in the signal that immediately precedes said control data stream contents;

wherein if said data stream is identified as valid, said microprocessor is for executing the received command as determined by the firmware stored in said ROM and transmit a status data acknowledgement to said remote base station'"'"'s said signal and data flow electronics;

wherein said remote base station'"'"'s said signal and data flow electronics transceiver is for handling received said status data in a manner substantially similar to that of said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein when said remote base station'"'"'s said signal and data flow electronics transceiver intercepts an appropriately coded transmission over the particular mode of communications connectivity that said instrumented stadium/arena has been equipped for, said remote base station is for responding and acting on it in the manner predetermined by the communications handling provisions of said system software means running on the CPU at said remote base station.

38. The hand held remote control unit of claim 34, wherein furthermore said hand held remote control unit signal and data flow circuit is for establishing a second administrative data link;

wherein said second administrative data link is a bi-directional communications path for transferring control commands, and for transferring status data between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said hand held remote control unit'"'"'s said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit;

wherein said microprocessor within said instrumented sports paraphernalia is for establishing said second administrative data link whenever a communication link with said hand held remote control unit'"'"'s said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit is formed via said time varying magnetic flux inductive coupling;

wherein said microprocessor I/O port is for connecting said microprocessor to said network transceiver within said instrumented sports paraphernalia and wherein said microprocessor periodically monitors said port for activity;

wherein when said data stream arrives at said I/O port from said hand held remote control unit'"'"'s said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit, said microprocessor is for executing a series of instructions contained in said ROM that will respond and act only on those commands that are correctly identified based on a unique identification integer code present in the signal that immediately precedes said control data stream contents;

wherein if said data stream is identified as valid, said microprocessor is for executing the received commands as determined by the firmware stored in said ROM and for transmitting a status data acknowledgement to said hand held remote control unit'"'"'s said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit;

wherein status data received by said hand held remote control unit'"'"'s said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit transceiver is for handling in a manner similar to that of said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said hand held remote control unit'"'"'s said remote control unit signal and data flow circuit is for responding and acting on intercepted an appropriately coded transmissions by its said transceiver in the manner predetermined by the communications handling provisions of the system software means running on the CPU at said hand held remote control unit.

39. The battery charging station of claim 35, wherein furthermore said battery charging station electronic circuit is for establishing a third administrative data link;

wherein said third administrative data link is a bi-directional communications path for transferring control commands, and for transferring status data between said instrumented sports paraphernalia and said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means;

wherein said control commands and said control status data consist of data packets or streams for sharing the same communications transport mechanism as those that are used to convey image and sound information to said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means;

wherein said microprocessor within said instrumented sports paraphernalia is for forming said third administrative data link whenever said microprocessor establishes a communication link with said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means via said time varying magnetic flux inductive coupling;

wherein said microprocessor I/O port is for connecting said microprocessor to said network transceiver within said instrumented sports paraphernalia and wherein said microprocessor is for periodically monitoring this port for activity;

wherein when said data stream arrives at this I/O port from said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means, said microprocessor is for executing a series of instructions contained in said ROM for responding and acting only on those commands that are correctly identified based on a unique identification integer code present in the signal that immediately precedes said control data stream contents;

wherein if said data stream is identified as valid, said microprocessor is for executing the received commands as determined by the firmware stored in said ROM and for transmitting a status data acknowledgement to said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means;

wherein said status data received by said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means transceiver is for handling in a manner similar to that of said instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein when said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means transceiver intercepts an appropriately coded transmission, said battery charging station'"'"'s said battery charging station electronic circuit means is for responding and acting on it in the manner predetermined by the communications handling provisions of said system software means running on the CPU at said battery charging station.

40. The tripod mounted set-up camera system of claim 36, wherein furthermore said tripod mounted set-up camera system is for establishing a fourth administrative data link;

wherein said fourth administrative data link is a bi-directional communications path for transferring control commands, as well as for transferring control status data between said tripod mounted set-up camera system and said remote base station;

wherein said control commands and said control status data consist of data packets or streams for sharing the same communications transport mechanism as those that are used to convey image and sound information to said remote base station;

wherein said microprocessor within said tripod mounted set-up camera system is for establishing said fourth administrative data link communications transport mechanism whenever a communication link with said remote base station'"'"'s said signal and data flow electronics is formed;

wherein said microprocessor is connected via an I/O port to said network transceiver within said tripod mounted set-up camera system and periodically monitors this port for activity;

wherein when said control status data stream arrives at this I/O port from said remote base station'"'"'s said microprocessor, said microprocessor is for executing a series of instructions contained in said ROM that will respond and act only on those commands that are correctly identified based on a unique identification integer code present in the signal that immediately precedes said control data stream contents;

wherein if said control data stream is identified as valid, said microprocessor is for executing the received command as determined by the firmware stored in said ROM and for transmitting a status data acknowledgement to said remote base station;

wherein said remote base station transceiver is for handling received said status data in a manner substantially similar to that of said tripod mounted set-up camera system; and

wherein when said remote base station transceiver intercepts an appropriately coded transmission, said remote base station is for responding and acting on it in the manner predetermined by the communications handling provisions of the system software means running on the CPU at said remote base station.