SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EVENT-RELATED VIDEO SHARING SERVICES

• US 20140313341A1
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Patton Stribling
• Original Assignee: Robert Patton Stribling
• Inventors: Stribling, Robert Patton
• Granted Patent: US 9,912,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/157
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers to such services are disclosed. The systems and methods enable the capture and storage of video data corresponding to sporting events held at sports venues, and the communication of captured video data to subscribers or others for viewing. The systems and methods also enable subscribers to create video highlight reels, with or without annotations and/or music, from the captured video data, and to post, distribute, and/or communicate the video highlight reels for viewing by others.

Claims

1. A system for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers of such services, the system comprising:

a camera configured to record videographic data, said camera for association with a sports field within a venue;

a memory configured to store videographic data recorded by said camera, the videographic data corresponding to a sporting event held on the sport field within the venue;

a director configured to manage and control said camera;

a network-accessible core configured to manage and control said director, said core further configured to provide subscriber access to said system via a subscriber mobile device;

said mobile device configured to download, process, and edit at least a segment of the videographic data, said mobile device further configured to share the segment of the videographic data, or a link thereto, to a third-party over a computer implemented network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said core further controls said memory.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said camera may be controlled by a remote operator.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the segment of videographic data is stored to a memory of the mobile device by a subscriber of said system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein editing of the segment of videographic data further comprises modification of the segment of videographic data upon the subscriber mobile device, the modification comprising one or more subscriber-directed features, said features selected from the group consisting of panning, zooming, cropping, and combining of a first segment of the videographic data with a second segment of the videographic data.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein editing of the segment of videographic data further comprises the addition to the segment of videographic data of one or more subscriber-directed features, said features selected from the group consisting of textual annotations, graphic annotations, voice commentary, and music.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said network-accessible core resides upon a web server.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the subscriber-edited videographic data is shared over one or more social media channel and/or outlet.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein a process for sharing subscriber-edited videographic data comprises a link to a network-enabled resource.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein access to said system via a subscriber mobile device is accepted by said core via a network communications interface configured to link to a subscriber mobile device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein access to said system is controlled by said core via a connection request initiated by an application residing on the subscriber mobile device.

12. A computer implemented system for providing video sharing services to subscribers of such services, the system comprising:

a camera to capture videographic data and storing said videographic data in a memory;

a network-accessible core to manipulate, via computer processor, said videographic data in response to input in the form of one or more commands provided to said system by a subscriber mobile device;

said core further configured to create an excerpted clip of predefined duration from said videographic data and to transmit said excerpted clip to the subscriber mobile device;

said core further configured to interoperate with an application, configured in association with the subscriber mobile device, to enable the subscriber to edit the excerpted clip upon the subscriber mobile device;

the application further configured to provide said subscriber with network-enabled means to communicate said clip or, alternatively, an electronic location for accessing said clip, to one or more third-parties for viewing.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said videographic data is received from a videographic camera located at an event venue.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein editing of the excerpted clip further comprises modification of the excerpted clip upon the subscriber mobile device, the modification comprising one or more subscriber-directed features, said features selected from the group consisting of panning, zooming, cropping, and combining of a first excerpted clip with a second excerpted clip.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein manipulation of said videographic data further comprises the step of adding to said excerpted clip one or more subscriber-directed features, said features selected from the group consisting of textual annotations, graphic annotations, voice commentary, and music.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said network-accessible core resides upon a web server.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein access to said system is controlled by said core via a connection request initiated by an application residing on the subscriber mobile device.

18. A computer-implemented system for providing sports-related video sharing services to subscribers of such services, the system comprising:

a video camera located at a sport venue and controlled by a director;

a memory configured to receive and store videographic data from said camera, said data corresponding to a sporting event held at said sport venue;

a network-accessible video data server comprising a core configured to interoperate with said director and said video camera, and to manipulate said videographic data, at least in part, by an input in the form of one or more commands provided by a remote subscriber to said system initiated via a subscriber mobile device, in order to create a video clip from said videographic data, transmit said video clip to the subscriber mobile device,

said subscriber mobile device configured to store and edit said video clip within a memory upon the subscriber mobile device;

network enabled means for allowing the subscriber to distribute said video clip or, alternatively, an electronic location for accessing said video clip, to one or more third-parties for viewing.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein manipulation of said videographic data further comprises the addition to said video clip of one or more subscriber-directed features, said features selected from the group consisting of panning, zooming, cropping, combining of a first video clip with a second video clip, textual annotations, graphic annotations, voice commentary, and music.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said input in the form of one or more commands provided by a remote subscriber of said system is accepted by said core via a network communications interface configured to link to the subscriber mobile device.