Method and apparatus for broadcasting live events to another location and producing a computer simulation of the events at that location
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1. A method of broadcasting information about a live event that is composed of a sequence of discrete sub-events wherein a set of rules governs the event so that a status change resulting from the occurrence of a sub-event is determined by the set of rules, comprising the steps of:
- creating a set of symbols useful in a computer simulation, wherein each symbol is representative of an action involving physical exertion and skill;
generating a sequence of symbolic descriptions, each description being a representation of one of the discrete sub-events, and includes at least one symbol from said set of symbols wherein said symbol may be used in a computer simulation to effect a change in an indicated status of an event in connection with a computer simulation program that operates in accordance with the set of rules governing the event;
creating a database file corresponding to the event;
updating said database file with a generated sequence of symbolic descriptions; and
broadcasting said symbolic descriptions in said updated database file.
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Abstract
A live event may be broadcasted by producing a computer coded description of the sub-events that constitute the event. The coded description is stored in a centralized computer data base and the information thus stored is accessible by a viewer'"'"'s computer. That viewer computer then produces a computer simulation of the live event using the coded description.
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1. A method of broadcasting information about a live event that is composed of a sequence of discrete sub-events wherein a set of rules governs the event so that a status change resulting from the occurrence of a sub-event is determined by the set of rules, comprising the steps of:
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creating a set of symbols useful in a computer simulation, wherein each symbol is representative of an action involving physical exertion and skill; generating a sequence of symbolic descriptions, each description being a representation of one of the discrete sub-events, and includes at least one symbol from said set of symbols wherein said symbol may be used in a computer simulation to effect a change in an indicated status of an event in connection with a computer simulation program that operates in accordance with the set of rules governing the event; creating a database file corresponding to the event; updating said database file with a generated sequence of symbolic descriptions; and broadcasting said symbolic descriptions in said updated database file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for simulating a live event that is composed of a sequence of discrete sub-events at a viewer computer at a location different from the location of the live event, with the event being governed by a set of rules that predetermines the consequences of actions that define the sub-events, comprising the steps of:
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creating a set of symbols useful in a computer simulation, wherein each symbol is representative of an action involving physical exertion and skill; generating a sequence of symbolic descriptions wherein each symbolic description is a representation of a discrete sub-event of the live event and includes at least one symbol from said set of symbols, wherein an indicated status of the event may be affected by an action described by the symbol; creating a database file corresponding to the event; updating said database file with a generated sequence of symbolic descriptions; broadcasting said symbolic descriptions after updating said database file; receiving the broadcasted symbolic descriptions at the viewer computer; storing the received symbolic descriptions; generating a computer simulation of the live event at the viewer computer using said received symbolic descriptions by calculating new status information from a combination of the received symbolic descriptions and previously calculated status information in accordance with the rules that govern the event. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for broadcasting information about a plurality of live events, each composed of a sequence of discrete sub-events, wherein a set of rules governs the plurality of live events so that a status change in one event that results from the occurrence of a sub-event in said one event is determined by the set of rules comprising the steps of:
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creating a database file corresponding to each of said plurality of events; creating a set of symbols useful in a computer simulation, wherein each symbol is representative of an action involving physical exertion and skill; generating, for each of said plurality of events, a sequence of symbolic descriptions, each description being a representation of one of the discrete sub-events of said event and includes at least one symbol from said set of symbols wherein said symbol may be used in a computer simulation to effect a change in an indicated status of an event in connection with a computer simulation program that operates in accordance with the set of rules governing the event; updating each database file that corresponds to one of said plurality of events with a sequence of symbolic descriptions associated with the event that corresponds to that database file; and broadcasting said symbolic descriptions in said database files. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for simulating a live event, composed of a sequence of discrete sub-events wherein a set of rules governs the event so that a status change resulting from the occurrence of a sub-event is determined by the set of rules, at a computer of a viewer at a location distinct from the location of the event, comprising:
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an observer computer generating a sequence of symbolic descriptions from a set of symbols useful in a computer simulation, wherein each symbols representative of an action involving physical exertion and skill and wherein, each description is a representation of one of the sub-events said representation being useful in a computer simulation to effect a change in an indicated status of an event in connection with a computer simulation program that operates in accordance with the set of rules governing the event; a centralized database receiving and storing said sequence of symbolic descriptions in a file corresponding to the event; a viewer computer, receiving said sequence of symbolic descriptions, and including an event simulator, said simulator producing a simulation of said event using said sequence of symbolic descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method for simulating a live event composed of a sequence of discrete sub-events at a viewer computer at a location different from the location of the live event, with the event being governed by a set of rules that predetermines the consequences of actions that define the sub-events, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at the viewer computer a symbolic description including at least one symbol from a set of symbols useful in a computer simulation, wherein each symbol is representative of an action involving physical exertion and skill and wherein, said symbolic description being representative of a discrete sub-event of the live event; storing the received symbolic description; and generating a computer simulation of the discrete sub-event of the live event using the symbolic description by calculating new status information from a combination of the received symbolic descriptions and previously calculated status information in accordance with the rules that govern the event.
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