Self-contained data communication system nodes as stand-alone pods or embedded in concrete walkways and in walls at public venues including sports and entertainment venues
DCFirst Claim
1. A system providing communications capacity and supporting the communications of video and data to hand held wireless devices located throughout a sports and entertainment venue, comprising:
- at least one server managing data including video of various perspectives of an activity captured by video cameras located throughout the sports and entertainment venue; and
more than one self-contained pod including wireless communications electronics and an integrated antennae for said self-contained pod to operate as a wireless access point sustaining bi-directional communication with said at least one server, said more than one self-contained pod deployed as a matrix of communications nodes throughout a sports and entertainment venue to provide enhanced communications capacity for and data network access by said hand held wireless devices being used by spectators located throughout the sports and entertainment venue and providing access to said data from the at least one server to said hand held wireless devices in use by the spectators.
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Abstract
A system supports communications of video and data to hand held devices located within a public venue (e.g., sports stadium). At least one pod includes wireless communications electronics and an integrated antennae deployed as a communications node within the public venue and provides data including video through a data network from at least one server to hand held wireless devices located in the public venue. The pod can include a rechargeable power source sustaining self-contained operation of the wireless communication electronics. An optional solar cell can provide electrical power to charge the rechargeable power source. A pod can be embedded in the wall or floor surface of said public venue and can be provided in the form of a core hole plug.
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1. A system providing communications capacity and supporting the communications of video and data to hand held wireless devices located throughout a sports and entertainment venue, comprising:
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at least one server managing data including video of various perspectives of an activity captured by video cameras located throughout the sports and entertainment venue; and more than one self-contained pod including wireless communications electronics and an integrated antennae for said self-contained pod to operate as a wireless access point sustaining bi-directional communication with said at least one server, said more than one self-contained pod deployed as a matrix of communications nodes throughout a sports and entertainment venue to provide enhanced communications capacity for and data network access by said hand held wireless devices being used by spectators located throughout the sports and entertainment venue and providing access to said data from the at least one server to said hand held wireless devices in use by the spectators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A system supporting the communications of hand held wireless devices located throughout a sports and entertainment venue, comprising more than one self-contained pod including wireless communications electronics and an integrated antennae for said more than one self-contained pod to operate as a wireless access point and deployed as a matrix of communications nodes throughout said sports and entertainment venue to provide enhanced wireless communications capacity throughout the sports and entertainment venue and to support bi-directional communication of said hand held wireless devices used by spectators located throughout the sports and entertainment venue with at least one server to obtain access to data including the video from said at least one server, wherein said at least one server manages video of various perspectives of an activity captured by video cameras located throughout the sports and entertainment venue.
- 15. A system supporting the communications of video and data to hand held wireless devices located throughout a public venue, comprising more than one self-contained pod including wireless communications electronics and an integrated antennae operating as a wireless access point and deployed as a matrix of communications nodes throughout the public venue to provide enhanced wireless communications capacity throughout the sports and entertainment venue and to support bi-directional communication of the hand held wireless communication device used by spectators located throughout the sports and entertainment venue and provide data including video from at least one server accessed over a data network through said at least one contained in a self-contained pod by said hand held wireless devices located throughout the public venue.
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