Unique production forum

• US 8,146,131 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2010
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC (Sundesa LLC)
• Original Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC (Sundesa LLC)
• Inventors: Emkovik, Scott, Volker, Paul, Doffing, John P., Ryan, Mary
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirl, Joseph P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, An
• Application Number:
  US12/766,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20100202751A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 725/142
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/222 Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00

Abstract

A method of producing an audio/video format recording in a venue includes correlating multiple unique viewing position in the venue to viewers. An event is then recorded the venue that viewers are attending. Multiple custom versions of recordings or productions are created corresponding to the viewers. Such custom versions are then made available to corresponding viewers.

Claims

1. A computer system having a processor programmed to implement a method, the method comprising:

correlating, via the computer, a unique viewing position in the venue to a viewer;

recording an event in the venue that viewer is attending;

creating, via the computer, a custom production of the event corresponding to the viewer; and

making such custom production available to the corresponding viewer, via the computer, wherein the viewing position is correlated to the viewer by unique identifier and wherein the unique identifier corresponds to a purchased ticket for a predetermined seat in the venue.

2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the viewer is identified by the processor executing facial recognition functions.

3. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the footage is marked with a notation to indicate affinity with a particular location in the forum.

4. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the processor stores a list of viewer preferences.

5. The computer system of claim 4 wherein one viewer preference specifies close-ups on one or more performers of the performance such that the one or more performers are featured in the customized production.

6. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the processor is programmed to download the customized production to a network.

7. A computer system having a processor programmed to implement a method, the method comprising:

identifying, via the computer, locations of selected people during performance of the event;

recording the event with multiple recording devices, wherein at least one of the recording devices records footage of at least a part of the event as a function of at least one identified location; and

creating, via the computer, at least one production of the event that includes the recorded footage of at least a part of the event as a function of the at least one identified location, wherein multiple unique productions of the event are created for multiple selected people.

8. The computer system of claim 7 wherein at least one identified location includes a performer.

9. The computer system of claim 7 wherein the footage is marked with a notation to indicate affinity with a particular location in the forum.

10. The computer system of claim 7 wherein the processor stores a list of viewer preferences and wherein one viewer preference specifies close-ups on one or more performers of the performance such that the one or more performers are featured in the customized production.

11. The computer system of claim 7 wherein the processor is programmed to download the customized production to a network.