Watching method of baseball using mobile communication means of motion picture

• US 6,934,510 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2002
• Issued: 08/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Asobou's
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Asobou's
• Inventors: Katayama, Muneomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro, Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Aminzay, Shaima Q
• Application Number:
  US10/140,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20020176000A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.06, 455/414.2, 455/517, 455/899, 348/157, 348/159, 348/207.99, 348/69, 348/14.01, 348/14.02, 348/14.03, 348/14.04, 348/14.05, 348/14.07, 345/745, 365/38, 365/3, 709/245, 725/38, 725/61, 725/135, 725/51, 725/40, 725/110, 725/114, 725/63, 725/62
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4025 where none of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A baseball game spectating method is composed of input means (score maker system) such as a mobile terminal capable of electronically inputting states of a baseball game successively, the step of successively inputting motions of players and the other information using the input terminal and transmitting their real-time data, filming means for filming the states of the baseball game, the step of encoding and transmitting the states of the baseball game, means for digitizing the input data and recorded image and sound data, a recording medium such as a data server for storing the digitized real-time data therein, a recording medium such as an image server for storing the digitized image therein, a recording medium such as a sound server for storing the digitized sounds therein, a mobile net system such as PDC or/and PHS and gateway and internet for converting protocol, and a mobile terminal such as a cellular phone with high function and high performance.

Claims

1. A baseball game spectating method using mobile image communication, comprising:

input means (score maker system) such as a mobile terminal capable of electronically inputting states of a baseball game sequentially,

the step of successively inputting motions of players and the other information using said input terminal and transmitting their real-time data;

filming means for filming the states of the baseball game;

the step of encoding and transmitting the states of the baseball game;

means for digitizing the input data and recorded image and sound data;

a recording medium such as a data server for storing the digitized real-time data therein;

a recording medium such as an image server for storing the digitized image therein;

a recording medium such as a sound server for storing the digitized sounds therein;

a mobile net system such as PDC or/and PHS and gateway and internet for converting protocol; and

a mobile terminal such as a cellular phone with high function and high performance,

wherein various data desired are linked and are output to said mobile terminal upon a receiving end'"'"'s request, and the various information and the images are displayed as character display, graphic display or still/dynamic information.

2. The baseball game spectating method using mobile image communication according to claim 1, wherein

the various information and images which are output to and displayed on the mobile terminal such as a cellular phone are an output section of pitcher'"'"'s actions, an output section of a batter and an output section of the other information,

at least one or a plurality of a clock section showing starting time and ending time of the game, a name or a part number of a pitcher at that time, a name or a part number of an opponent batter, a type and a speed of pitch such as curve, screwball or slider, a graphic of a strike zone which simultaneously makes type and speed of the pitch clear are displayed on suitable places in the output section of the pitcher'"'"'s actions,

at least one or a plurality of a diamond graphic showing names or part numbers of all fielders and a batter in predetermined positions, and output sections of strikeouts, mishit, hit, double, triple and home run are displayed on suitable places in the output section of the batter'"'"'s actions,

at least one or a plurality of names of both the teams in the game, names of the players including reserve players, a graphic of the scoreboard, count of strike, ball and out, and various data of the pitcher such as earned run average, strikeout average, the number of strikeouts, the number of pitches, the number of pitching innings, the number of hits, the number of home runs allowed, the number of walks per nine innings, a number of errors, past winning percentage, win, lose and results of meeting respective batters, various data of a batter such as batting average, the number of hits, the number of home runs, the number of RBIs, score, the number of walks allowed per mine innings and results of meeting respective pitchers are displayed on suitable places of the other information section.

3. The baseball game spectating method using mobile image communication according to claim 1, wherein

when the batter gains a base or moves up a base due to hit, double, triple, home run, bases on balls, error, strikeout, swinging and reaching first on a passed ball, wild pitch, passed ball or base steal, the name or the part number of the batter is displayed on a predetermined position of the diamond graphic,

every time when a base runner reaches the home base, points are displayed on a predetermined place of the scoreboard graphic,

when the third out is made before runners reach the home base, “

0”

is displayed automatically on a predetermined place on the scoreboard graphic.

4. The baseball game spectating method using mobile image communication according to claim 2, wherein

when the batter gains a base or moves up a base due to hit, double, triple, home run, bases on balls, error, strikeout, swinging and reaching first on a passed ball, wild pitch, passed ball or base steal, the name or the part number of the batter is displayed on a predetermined position of the diamond graphic,

every time when a base runner reaches the home base, points are displayed on a predetermined place of the scoreboard graphic,

when the third out is made before runners reach the home base, “

0”

is displayed automatically on a predetermined place on the scoreboard graphic.