Method for viewing televised events

• US 7,753,794 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2005
• Issued: 07/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zamir Manor
• Original Assignee: Zamir Manor
• Inventors: Manor, Zamir
• Primary Examiner(s): McClellan; James S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOSHI, ANKIT B
• Application Number:
  US11/547,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20070167233A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,933 Days
• Field of Search: 463 40- 42, 463/31, 348/578, 370/527, 725/13
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/17 the unit being an image region, e.g. an object
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• 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 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for viewing a televised event, the televised event includes at least two competing parties in a playing area, each party being visually distinguished in respect of any other parties. Each party is associated with a distinctive region in the playing area of the televised event. The televised event includes a score indication with score portion for each party; the method including receiving a processed televised event for display on a display device. The score portions are associated with direction indications so as to facilitate visual association of each score indication portion to a respective party according to its distinctive region in the playing area.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a broadcast televised sporting event, the televised sporting event includes two competing teams in a playing area, each team being visually distinguished in respect to the other team, and wherein each team is associated with a distinctive offensive region in the playing area of the televised sporting event and wherein players of each team attempt to drive a ball in a direction of their respective distinctive offensive region;

the televised sporting event includes a score indication with a score portion indicating a score for each team;

the method comprising;

receiving a processed broadcast televised sporting event for display on an electronic display device;

associating the score portion of each team with an arrow symbol direction indicator;

determining the direction of the distinctive offensive region of each team; and

displaying the arrow symbol direction indicator for each team in the direction of their respective offensive region, wherein each team'"'"'s arrow symbol direction indicator is displayed in their respective score portion on the electronic display device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said sporting event being anyone of soccer, American football, basketball, Rugby and volleyball.

3. A method for preparing for displaying a broadcast televised sporting event, the televised sporting event includes two competing teams in a playing area, each team being visually distinguished in respect to the other team, and wherein each team is associated with a distinctive offensive region in the playing area of the televised sporting event and wherein players of each team attempt to drive a ball in a direction of their respective distinctive offensive region;

the televised sporting event includes a score indication with a score portion indicating a score for each team;

the method comprising;

processing the broadcast televised sporting event for display on an electronic display device, the processing including;

associating the score portion of each team with an arrow symbol direction indicator;

determining the direction of the distinctive offensive region of each team; and

displaying the arrow symbol direction indicator for each team in the direction of their respective offensive region, wherein each team'"'"'s arrow symbol direction indicator is displayed in their respective score portion on the electronic display device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said sporting event being anyone of soccer, American football, basketball, Rugby and volleyball.