Transmitting sports and entertainment data to wireless hand held devices over a telecommunications network

• US 8,401,460 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Front Row Technologies LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Original Assignee: Front Row Technologies LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Inventors: Ortiz, Luis M., Lopez, Kermit D.
• Primary Examiner(s): GESESSE, TILAHUN
• Application Number:
  US13/307,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20120072945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 475 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/3.06, 455/66.1, 455/899, 455/180.1
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2347 involving video stream encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2381 Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an Internet Protocol [IP] network transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• 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 21/4181 for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method and system for wirelessly providing venue-based data to one or more wireless hand held devices. Venue-based data can be acquired from one or more venues. The venue-based data can be authenticated and wirelessly transmitted to one or more hand held devices through one or more wireless telecommunications networks, in response to authenticating the venue-based data and/or the hand held device(s) and/or a user of the hand held device(s), in order to permit the venue-based data to be accessible via one or more hand held devices at locations remote from the venue(s).

Claims

1. At least one server that includes a computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions, said computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for:

acquiring entertainment venue-based data that comprises video of live entertainment occurring in front of a live audience captured from more than one camera located in at least one entertainment venue;

processing said entertainment venue-based data including video of live entertainment occurring in front of a live audience captured from the more than one camera located in at least one entertainment venue into a format suitable for streaming over wireless data networks as streamed data that is capable of further processing for viewing by at least one remote hand held device;

authenticating at least one remote hand held device to provide at least one user of said at least one remote hand held device wireless access to said entertainment venue-based data; and

transmitting said entertainment venue-based data after processing from said at least one server so that said entertainment venue-based data may be received and further process for viewing by at least one remote hand held device authorized to receive said venue-based data through at least one wireless data communications network, in response to said authenticating of said at least one remote hand held device to wirelessly access said entertainment venue-based data, in order to permit said entertainment venue-based data to be accessible via said at least one remote hand held device by said at least one user of said at least one remote hand held device at locations within or remote from said at least one entertainment venue for viewing via said at least one remote hand held device.

2. The at least one server of claim 1, wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a touchscreen display for display of said video captured from said more than one camera located at said at least one entertainment venue.

3. The at least one server of claim 1 wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a Smartphone.

4. The at least one server of claim 1 wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a portable computing device having a touchscreen display for display of said video captured from said more than one camera located at said at least one entertainment venue.

5. The at least one server of claim 1 wherein said at least one wireless data communications network comprises a cellular communications network.

6. The at least one server of claim 1 wherein said at least one wireless data communications network an 802.11 data communications network.

7. The at least one server of claim 1 wherein said at least one entertainment venue comprises a sports venue.

8. The at least one server of claim 2 wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a portable computing device having a touchscreen display for display of said video captured from said more than one camera located at said at least one entertainment venue.

9. The at least one server of claim 8 wherein said at least one entertainment venue comprises a sports venue.

10. At least one server that includes a computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions, said computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for:

acquiring entertainment venue-based data that comprises video of live entertainment occurring in front of a live audience captured from more than one camera located in at least one entertainment venue;

processing said entertainment venue-based data including video of live entertainment occurring in front of a live audience captured from the more than one camera located in at least one entertainment venue into a format suitable for streaming over wireless data networks as streamed data that is capable of further processing for viewing by at least one remote hand held device;

authenticating at least one remote hand held device to provide at least one user of said at least one remote hand held device wireless access to said entertainment venue-based data; and

transmitting said entertainment venue-based data after processing from said at least one server so that said entertainment venue-based data may be streamed to at least one remote hand held device authorized to receive said venue-based data through at least one wireless data communications network, in response to said authenticating of said at least one remote hand held device to wirelessly access said entertainment venue-based data, in order to permit said entertainment venue-based data to be accessible via said at least one remote hand held device by said at least one user of said at least one remote hand held device at locations within or remote from said at least one entertainment venue for further processing and viewing via said at least one remote hand held device.

11. The at least one server of claim 10, wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a touchscreen display for display of said video captured from said more than one camera located at said at least one entertainment venue.

12. The at least one server of claim 10 wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a Smartphone.

13. At least one server, comprising:

memory capable of storing entertainment venue-based data that comprises video of live entertainment occurring in front of a live audience captured from more than one camera located in at least one entertainment venue;

at least one processor capable of processing said entertainment venue-based data including video of live entertainment occurring in front of a live audience captured from the more than one camera located in at least one entertainment venue into a format suitable for streaming over wireless data networks as streamed data that is capable of further processing for viewing by at least one remote hand held device, and of authenticating at least one remote hand held device to provide at least one user of said at least one remote hand held device wireless access to said entertainment venue-based data; and

at least one port capable of transmitting said entertainment venue-based data, after its processing into a format suitable for streaming over wireless data networks as streamed data, from said at least one server so that said venue-based data may be received by or streamed to at least one remote hand held device authorized to receive said venue-based data through at least one wireless data communications network, in response to said authenticating of said at least one remote hand held device to wirelessly access said entertainment venue-based data, in order to permit said entertainment venue-based data to be accessible via said at least one remote hand held device by said at least one user of said at least one remote hand held device at locations within or remote from said at least one entertainment venue for further processing and viewing via said at least one remote hand held device.

14. The at least one server of claim 13 wherein said entertainment venue-based data further comprises video replay data.

15. The at least one server of claim 13 wherein said entertainment venue-based data further comprises audio data.

16. The at least one server of claim 13 wherein said entertainment venue-based data further comprises audio and video data.

17. The at least one server of claim 13 wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a touchscreen display for display of said video captured from said more than one camera located at said at least one entertainment venue.

18. The at least one server of claim 13 wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a Smartphone.

19. The at least one server of claim 13 wherein said at least one remote hand held device comprises a portable computing device having a touchscreen display for display of said video captured from said more than one camera located at said at least one entertainment venue.

20. The at least one server of claim 13 wherein said at least one entertainment venue comprises a sports venue.