Method for conducting a sports technology reality television show

• US 9,064,370 B1
• Filed: 05/18/2012
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Isaac Daniel Inventorship Group LLC
• Original Assignee: Isaac S. Daniel
• Inventors: Daniel, Isaac S.
• Primary Examiner(s): BAYOU, YONAS A
• Application Number:
  US13/475,701
• Time in Patent Office: 1,131 Days
• Field of Search: 380/251
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/38 Ball games; Shooting apparatus

Abstract

A method for conducting a reality sports television show, where the method includes providing a cast, wherein the cast comprises a plurality of sports players that remain undrafted by a professional sports league, broadcasting a plurality of private lives of the cast, broadcasting the cast playing at least one sports game, wherein the sports game comprises a game without timeouts and huddles, and wherein on-field communication between the cast is accomplished by using a means for improving in-game communications, wherein said means includes at least one player transceiver for transmitting and receiving audio or visual communications to and from players, coaches, referees, or television production members, and at least one coach transceiver for transmitting and receiving audio or visual communications to and from players, coaches, referees, or television production members.

Claims

1. A method for conducting a reality sports television show, comprising:

a) providing a cast, wherein the cast comprises a plurality of sports players that remain undrafted by a professional sports league;

b) broadcasting a plurality of private lives of the cast;

c) broadcasting the cast playing at least one sports game, wherein the sports game comprises a game without timeouts and huddles, and wherein on-field communication between the cast is accomplished by using a means for improving in-game communications, wherein said means comprises;

i) at least one player transceiver for transmitting and receiving audio or visual communications to and from players, coaches, referees, or television production members; and

ii) at least one coach transceiver for transmitting and receiving audio or visual communications to and from players, coaches, referees, or television production members.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio or visual communications comprise sports plays, audibles, penalty calls, or miscellaneous communications.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the means for improving in-game communications comprises at least one referee transceiver for transmitting and receiving audio or visual communications to and from players, coaches, referees, or television production members.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a transceiver comprises:

a) at least one means for displaying a sports play; and

b) at least one means for attaching the at least one means for displaying a sports play to a person'"'"'s wrist.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising broadcasting plays to audience members during gameplay, wherein the plays being broadcasted are plays that are selected using the means for improving in-game communications.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising using at least one concussion tracker to test cast members for brain injuries.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising subjecting cast members to a sports technology training clinic.