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In-play camera associated with headgear used in sporting events and configured to provide wireless transmission of captured video for broadcast to and display at remote video monitors

  • US 8,319,845 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2008
  • Issued: 11/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing video camera perspectives recorded from live activities at entertainment venues for display at remote video monitors, said method comprising the steps of:

  • providing at least one wireless in-play video camera in association with sports headgear worn by an athlete operating as a participant in a live entertainment activity at an entertainment venue;

    providing video cameras located throughout said entertainment venue;

    capturing video of the live activity with said at least one wireless in-play video camera and said video cameras located throughout said entertainment venue;

    transmitting the video captured by said at least one wireless in-play video camera and said video cameras located throughout said entertainment venue to enterprise equipment located at the live entertainment venue for processing said video from said sports headgear and said video cameras located throughout said entertainment venue;

    processing at said enterprise equipment the video captured by said at least one wireless in-play video camera for wireless streaming of the video as digital data to authorized remote video monitors via a wireless data network capable of wirelessly streaming said digital data and comprising at least one of a cellular network and a wireless LAN; and

    wirelessly streaming the video as said digital data from a server to the authorized remote video monitors via said wireless data network capable of wirelessly streaming said digital data and comprising at least one of a cellular network and a wireless LAN.

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