Instrumented sports paraphernalia system

• US 9,167,228 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lawrence Maxwell Monari, Lawrence Scott Monari
• Original Assignee: Lawrence Maxwell Monari, Lawrence Scott Monari
• Inventors: Monari, Lawrence Maxwell, Monari, Lawrence Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): HANCE, ROBERT J
• Application Number:
  US13/711,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20130176401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,042 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/20 Image signal generators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2213/001 Constructional or mechanical details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/681 Motion detection
• 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 real time system to televise sporting events from amongst the players on the playing field is disclosed. Sports paraphernalia that are ordinarily used by the players on the playing field are instrumented with a variety of TV cameras, microphones, and bi-directional communication electronics. Sports paraphernalia like footballs, ice hockey pucks, baseball first bases, baseball second bases, baseball third bases, baseball home plates and baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubbers are disclosed. The instrumentation is built into and contained within the sports paraphernalia themselves. The instrumented sports paraphernalia televise signals to an antenna array relay junction, which relays the signals to a remote base station where they are processed and finally broadcast to a TV viewing audience. The cameraman in the remote base station exercises command and control over the functions of the instrumented sports paraphernalia.

Claims

1. A system for broadcasting media content relating to a sporting event, comprising:

an instrumented sports stadium comprising an instrumented playing surface;

said instrumented playing surface comprising a plurality of instrumented sports paraphernalia disposed on said instrumented playing surface;

said instrumented sports paraphernalia comprising at least one package assembly, mounted within said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and comprising at least one camera and at least one microphone to capture said media content relating to said sporting event;

wherein said instrumented sports paraphernalia is configured to transmit said media content to a remote base station via a relay junction;

wherein said relay junction comprises at least one of a bi-directional RF signal antenna repeater, a fiber optic cable signal repeater, and a copper cable signal repeater, and

wherein said relay junction is configured to relay signals between said package assembly and said remote base station;

said remote base station is configured to;

receive said media content from said instrumented sports paraphernalia via said relay junction, and is configured to process said media content and broadcast the processed media content to a live television viewing audience,

transmit command and control signals to said instrumented sports paraphernalia to control electronic, mechanical, and optical functions within said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and

compare video content from said received media content with a reference image of said instrumented playing surface in order to produce stabilized and upright video image by removing rotational effects in the video image;

wherein said reference image is obtained prior to the commencement of said sporting event using a tripod mounted set-up camera;

wherein said tripod mounted set-up camera is configured to capture a plurality of reference images from a plurality of points on said instrumented playing surface, and

said tripod mounted set-up camera is configured to transmit said plurality of reference images to said remote base station using an RF wireless link;

said instrumented sports stadium further comprising a hand-held remote control unit, comprising;

circuitry configured to allow said hand-held remote control unit to wirelessly enable and disable said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and to interrogate the status of electrical, mechanical, and/or optical functions of said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and

circuitry to wirelessly transmit commands to, and receive status data from, said instrumented sports paraphernalia.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia of the instrumented playing surface is comprised of:

at least one instrumented football;

wherein said instrumented football is comprised of;

a conventional football cover-liner form; and

a first buffer plate assembly; and

a second buffer plate assembly; and

a inflatable bladder; and

wherein said conventional football cover-liner form has an interior resilient surface having a pre-formed concave ellipsoidal vesica piscis shaped surface having rotational symmetry around its long y-axis;

wherein the conventional football cover-liner form is further comprised of;

a vertex I; and

a vertex II;

a lacing gap;

wherein said lacing gap binds said conventional football cover-liner form together when said inflatable bladder is inflated; and

wherein said vertex I and said vertex II are two identical vertices and are minor images of one another and are located at opposite ends of the conventional football cover-liner form from one another; and

wherein the conventional football cover-liner form is modified by perforating the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I and said vertex II with

a mutually coaxial precision machined cylindrical bore having a finite diameter centered on the conventional football cover-liner form long y-axis; and

wherein said mutually coaxial precision machined cylindrical bore smoothly cuts through the conventional football cover-liner form panels and their seam stitching protuberances between the conventional football cover-liner form panels at said vertex I and said vertex II; and

wherein the package assembly is further comprised of

an autonomous sealed cylinder-like shaped body for capturing video and conducted sounds of the instrumented playing surface from said vertex I and said vertex II; and

wherein the package assembly has a length measuring the distance between said vertex I and said vertex II; and

wherein the package assembly is further comprised of;

a gyroscope encoder;

wherein said gyroscope encoder is configured for providing a dynamic means of determining the relative physical state of said instrumented football with respect of pitch, yaw and roll;

wherein said conventional football cover-liner form is for serving as an enclosure for said first buffer plate assembly and said second buffer plate assembly and said inflatable bladder and the package assembly; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly and said second buffer plate assembly are identical; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is positioned within the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I; and

wherein said second buffer plate assembly is positioned within the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex II; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

an elongated body having rotational symmetry about said long y-axis;

wherein said elongated body is comprised of;

two opposite ends referred to as end A and end B;

two contiguous exterior surfaces referred to as exterior surface A and exterior surface B;

at least one contiguous y-coaxial precision bore between said end A and said end B of said first buffer plate assembly; and

at least one contiguous y-coaxial precision bore between said end A and said end B of said second buffer plate assembly; and

a tapered circular cylindrical extension having a finite length and diameter; and

wherein said contiguous y-coaxial precision bore I of said first buffer plate assembly and said contiguous y-coaxial precision bore II of said second buffer plate assembly are for acting as a see-through coaxial bearings for mounting and capturing the cylinder-like shaped the package assembly between said vertex I and said vertex II of said instrumented football; and

wherein said inflatable bladder is comprised of

an inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity open at both ends and extending down the full length of the long y-axis of said inflatable bladder having a finite diameter and length for surrounding, cradling, hugging, holding, nesting and protecting the package assembly within said inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity;

wherein said exterior surface A is comprised of

a convex ellipsoidal vesica piscis shaped surface contiguous with said tapered circular cylindrical extension of finite outside diameter at said end A of said exterior surface A;

wherein said convex ellipsoidal vesica piscis shaped surface of said exterior surface A matches the inside of said concave ellipsoidal vesica piscis shape of the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I and said vertex II;

wherein said tapered circular cylindrical extension of said exterior surface A of said first buffer plate assembly is pressed into said mutually coaxial precision machined cylindrical bore of the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I; and

wherein said tapered circular cylindrical extension of said exterior surface A of said second buffer plate assembly is pressed into said mutually coaxial precision machined cylindrical bore of the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex II; and

wherein a bonding agent secures said tapered circular cylindrical extension of said exterior surface A to said mutually coaxial precision machined cylindrical bore of the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I; and

wherein a bonding agent secures said tapered circular cylindrical extension of said exterior surface A to said mutually coaxial precision machined cylindrical bore of the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex II; and

wherein said exterior surface A of said first buffer plate assembly is attached by a bonding agent to the inside surface of the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I; and

wherein said exterior surface A of said second buffer plate assembly is attached by a bonding agent to the inside surface of the conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex II; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly and said second buffer plate assembly is for propping up said vertex I and said vertex II of the conventional football cover-liner form and for holding together the conventional football cover-liner form panels;

wherein said exterior surface A and said exterior surface B and the conventional football cover-liner form contiguously join together for forming a smooth tapered transition for said inflatable bladder so as not to pinch said inflatable bladder;

wherein said inflatable bladder is disposed inside the conventional football cover-liner form and sandwiched between said first buffer plate assembly and said second buffer plate assembly;

wherein the package assembly is for wirelessly transmitting said captured video and said conducted sounds to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein said inflatable bladder is comprised of;

an exterior resilient surface configured for having a convex ellipsoidal vesica piscis shape around its girth for matching said concave ellipsoidal vesica piscis interior shape inside said conventional football cover-liner form for propping up said conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein the inflatable bladder is for applying y-axial pressure on the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly for maintaining the y-axial length of the instrumented football;

wherein each of the opposite ends of the inflatable bladder are each identical mirror images of each other; and

wherein one end has a form matching the form of said exterior surface B of the first buffer plate assembly; and

wherein the other end has a form matching the form of said exterior surface B of the second buffer plate assembly; and

wherein the form of said exterior surface B of the first buffer plate assembly and the form of said exterior surface B of the second buffer plate assembly are identical.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia of the instrumented playing surface is comprised of:

at least one instrumented football;

wherein said instrumented football is comprised of;

a conventional football cover-liner form; and

a buffer plate assembly I; and

a buffer plate assembly II; and

a first inflatable bladder; and

two of the package assemblies;

wherein one of the two package assemblies is referred to as the package assembly I, and the other of the two package assemblies as the package assembly II;

wherein said conventional football cover-liner form has an interior resilient surface having a pre-formed concave ellipsoidal vesica piscis shape having rotational symmetry around its long y-axis; and

wherein said conventional football cover-liner form is comprised of;

a vertex I; and

a vertex II; and

a lacing gap;

wherein said lacing gap binds said conventional football cover-liner form together when said first inflatable bladder is inflated; and

wherein said vertex I and said vertex II are two identical vertices and are minor images of one another and are located at opposite ends of said conventional football cover-liner form from one another; and

wherein said conventional football cover-liner form is modified by perforating said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I and said vertex II with a mutually coaxial precision cylindrical bore;

said mutually coaxial precision cylindrical bore having a finite diameter centered along said instrumented football'"'"'s long y-axis; and

wherein said conventional football cover-liner form is for serving as an enclosure for said buffer plate assembly I and said buffer plate assembly II and said first inflatable bladder and the package assembly I and the package assembly II; and

wherein said buffer plate assembly I and said buffer plate assembly II are identical; and

wherein said buffer plate assembly I is positioned within said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I; and

wherein said buffer plate assembly II is positioned within said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex II; and

wherein said buffer plate assembly I is comprised of;

an elongated body having rotational symmetry about said y-axis;

wherein said elongated body is comprised of;

two opposite ends referred to as end A and end B; and

two connected external surfaces referred to as exterior surface A and exterior surface B;

wherein said exterior surface A is configured with a convex ellipsoidal vesica piscis shaped surface contiguously connecting with a tapered circular cylindrical extension of finite length and diameter at said end A of said exterior surface A;

wherein said convex ellipsoidal vesica piscis shaped surface of said exterior surface A matches said concave ellipsoidal vesica piscis shaped surface of said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I and said vertex II;

wherein said tapered circular cylindrical extension of said exterior surface A of said buffer plate assembly I is pressed into said mutually coaxial precision cylindrical bore of said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I and bonded therein with a bonding agent; and

wherein said tapered circular cylindrical extension of said exterior surface A of said buffer plate assembly II is pressed into said mutually coaxial precision cylindrical bore of said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex II and bonded therein with a bonding agent; and

wherein said external surface A of said buffer plate assembly I is attached by bonding to the inside of said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex I with a bonding agent;

wherein said external surface A of said buffer plate assembly II is attached by bonding to the inside of said conventional football cover-liner form at said vertex II with a bonding agent;

wherein said buffer plate assembly I and said buffer plate assembly II prop up said vertex I and said vertex II respectively;

wherein said exterior surface A and said exterior surface B and said conventional football cover-liner form join together for forming a smooth transition for said first inflatable bladder so as not to pinch said first inflatable bladder;

wherein the package assembly I is comprised of;

one of the camera;

wherein the camera is a TV camera and is referred to as the camera I;

a camera lens I;

one of the microphone;

wherein the microphone is referred to as the microphone I;

wherein the package assembly II is comprised of;

another one of the camera;

wherein the camera is a TV camera and is referred to as the camera II;

a camera lens II;

another one of the microphone;

wherein the microphone is referred to as the microphone II;

wherein the camera I is for capturing video of the instrumented playing surface through said vertex I of said instrumented football; and

wherein the camera II is for capturing video of the instrumented playing surface through said vertex II of said instrumented football; and

wherein the microphone I and the microphone II are for capturing sounds conducted into said instrumented football; and

wherein the package assembly I is contained within said buffer plate assembly I; and

wherein the package assembly II is contained within said buffer plate assembly II; and

wherein the package assembly I inside buffer plate assembly I is rotated and adjusted independently around the long y-axis of said conventional football cover-liner form inside said buffer plate assembly Ito align said captured video from the camera I in an upright condition using said lacing gap as an arbitrary reference; and

wherein the package assembly II inside buffer plate assembly II is rotated and adjusted independently around the long y-axis of said conventional football cover-liner form inside said buffer plate assembly II to align said captured video from the camera II in an upright condition using said lacing gap as an arbitrary reference; and

wherein the package assembly I contained within said buffer plate assembly I is of modular construction whereby facilitating ease of alignment and replacement; and

wherein the package assembly II contained within said buffer plate assembly II is of modular construction whereby facilitating ease of alignment and replacement; and

wherein the package assembly I contained within said buffer plate assembly I comprises;

an electronic transceiver I for wirelessly televising said captured video and said conducted sounds to the remote base station via the relay junction; and

wherein the package assembly II contained within said buffer plate assembly II further comprises;

an electronic transceiver II for wirelessly televising said captured video and said conducted sounds to the remote base station via the relay junction; and

wherein said first inflatable bladder is disposed inside of said conventional football cover-liner form and sandwiched between said buffer plate assembly I and said buffer plate assembly II; and

wherein said first inflatable bladder is comprised of;

an exterior resilient surface configured for having a convex ellipsoidal vesica piscis shape around its girth for matching said concave ellipsoidal vesica piscis interior shape inside said conventional football cover-liner form for propping up said conventional football cover-liner form; and

wherein furthermore said first inflatable bladder is for applying y-axial pressure on said buffer plate assembly I for maintaining the y-axial length of said instrumented football; and

wherein furthermore said first inflatable bladder is for applying y-axial pressure on said buffer plate assembly II for maintaining the y-axial length of said instrumented football.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia of the instrumented playing surface is comprised of:

at least one instrumented ice hockey puck;

wherein said instrumented ice hockey puck is comprised of;

a conventional ice hockey puck form;

a first upper protective cover plate shield;

a first buffer plate assembly;

a plurality of antenna elements;

a first lower protective cover plate shield;

a plurality of external microphones;

wherein said conventional ice hockey puck form is comprised of;

a molded flat top surface;

a molded flat bottom surface;

wherein the microphones are for capturing sounds conducted into said instrumented ice hockey puck caused by motions, actions and contacts with said instrumented ice hockey puck occurring during games on the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said plurality of external microphone is flush with said molded flat top surface of said instrumented ice hockey puck and is for capturing airborne sounds occurring on the instrumented playing surface around said instrumented ice hockey puck;

wherein the microphones and said external microphones are physically different from one another;

wherein said conventional ice hockey puck form is comprised of;

a molded cylindrical disk-like form ice;

wherein said molded flat top surface is modified with at least one precision bore of finite diameter symmetrically disposed on said molded flat top surface with respect to the centerline of said cylindrical disk-like form;

wherein the package assembly is furthermore comprised of

a gyro encoder for measuring and encoding the pitch, roll and yaw of said instrumented ice hockey puck;

wherein said conventional ice hockey puck form is for serving as a playable enclosure for said first upper protective cover plate shield and said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly and said plurality of antenna elements and said first lower protective cover plate shield and said plurality of external microphones, and

wherein encapsulating rubber material fills said conventional ice hockey puck form for molding and encapsulating said first upper protective cover plate shield and said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly and said plurality of antenna elements and said first lower protective cover plate shield thereby maintaining mechanical and optical alignment despite said instrumented ice hockey puck being subjected to shocks and vibrations during a game; and

wherein said plurality of antenna elements are configured for wirelessly radiating the media content from said instrumented ice hockey puck to the remote base station via the relay junction; and

for serving as elements in a bi-directional communications path over which control commands, as well as status data between said instrumented ice hockey puck and the remote base station are conveyed; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield and said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly and said plurality of antenna elements are molded and encapsulated within said conventional ice hockey puck form; and

wherein furthermore the camera is for capturing video of the instrumented playing surface through said instrumented ice hockey puck'"'"'s said precision bore disposed on said molded flat top surface of said conventional ice hockey puck form;

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a dome shaped circular disk-like object configured for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to said molded flat top surface and molded cylindrical sides of said conventional ice hockey puck form; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is deployed between said molded flat top and said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly;

wherein said first lower protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a circular disk-like object configured for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to said molded flat bottom surface and said molded cylindrical sides of said conventional ice hockey puck form; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

a mounting for aligning the package assembly inside said conventional ice hockey puck form;

wherein each said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

at least one portal through said molded flat top surface of said conventional ice hockey puck form for permitting at least one the camera to peer through said portal and view the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the package assembly is for receiving RF wireless command and control signals from the remote base station via the relay junction to control the functions within the package assembly; and

wherein any two of the cameras are configured for forming a 3-D stereo camera pair;

wherein the cameras of said 3-D stereo camera pair are separated by a pre-determined interpupillary distance; and

wherein the sequence of the physical elements in order of their occurrence measured from said molded flat top surface is said external microphones and said first upper protective cover plate shield and said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly and said plurality of antenna elements and said first lower protective cover plate shield; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is perforated through its said dome shaped top surface with at least one precision clearance bore of finite diameter symmetrically disposed coaxially below said precision bore in said molded flat top surface;

wherein said precision bore in said molded flat top surface is similarly coaxial with matching bores in said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia of the instrumented playing surface is comprised of:

at least one instrumented ice hockey puck;

wherein said instrumented ice hockey puck is molded into the form of a conventional ice hockey puck form; and

;

wherein furthermore the package assembly is molded and encapsulated within said conventional ice hockey puck form for shock-proofing and alignment; and

wherein furthermore the package assembly comprises;

a gyro encoder for measuring the pitch, roll and yaw data of said instrumented ice hockey puck; and

a transceiver electronics for wirelessly transmitting encoded RF signals of the pitch, roll and yaw data of said instrumented ice hockey puck via the relay junction to the remote base station for processing to remove the effects of the motion of said instrumented ice hockey puck on the pictures and sounds broadcast by the remote base station; and

wherein said transceiver electronics furthermore is for wirelessly transmitting RF signals of said video and said sounds via the relay junction to the remote base station for processing said video and said sounds broadcast by the remote base station to a live TV viewing audience in real time in a stabilized upright condition relative to the direction of forward motion of the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

wherein said transceiver electronics furthermore is for wirelessly transmitting RF signals of said video and said sounds under the command and control of the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein the remote base station commands and controls the functions within said instrumented ice hockey puck via the relay junction; and

wherein said transceiver electronics furthermore is for transmitting status control signals in response to the remote base station control commands for completing the feedback control loop, whereby the quality and quantity of said instrumented ice hockey arena'"'"'s TV broadcasts to a live TV viewing audience is improved by the system;

a power supply circuitry for wirelessly charging a battery pack inside said instrumented ice hockey puck by externally induced time varying magnetic flux in the 100 to 450 kHz frequency range.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the relay junction of the instrumented sports stadium is further comprised of:

a) at least one physical fixed point multi-directional electronics I configured as a bi-directional radio frequency signal receiver and transmitter for simultaneously receiving and transmitting RF signals via the air-ways from and to a plurality of the instrumented sports paraphernalia respectively;

b) at least one physical fixed point multi-directional electronics III configured as a bi-directional signal receiver and transmitter for simultaneously receiving and transmitting RF signals via fiber optic/copper cable communication links from and to a plurality of the instrumented sports paraphernalia respectively;

c) a plurality of physical fixed point multi-directional electronics V configured for surrounding the outside perimeter of the instrumented playing surface for comparing and selecting the strongest signal with the best signal to noise ratio from the instrumented sports paraphernalia on the instrumented playing surface;

d) at least one physical fixed point multi-directional electronics VI configured to transmit status data signals to the remote base station from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

e) at least one antenna repeater electronics configured for relaying bi-directional wireless radio frequency signals between the instrumented sports paraphernalia and the remote base station;

f) at least one antenna repeater electronics further configured for relaying bi-directional signals to the remote base station using bi-directional fiber optic/copper cable communication links;

g) at least one physical fixed point multi-directional electronics II configured as a bi-directional radio frequency signal repeater for simultaneously receiving and transmitting RF signals via the air-ways from and to a the remote base station respectively;

h) at least one physical fixed point multi-directional electronics IV configured as a bi-directional signal repeater for simultaneously receiving and transmitting RF signals via fiber optic/copper cable communication links from and to a the remote base station respectively;

i)

wherein the location of the relay junction is within the instrumented sports stadium boundaries but outside the limits of the instrumented playing surface for not interfering with the games.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the instrumented sports stadium is further comprised of:

a charging station unit; and

wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia of the instrumented playing surface is comprised of at least one rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said charging station unit is configured for wirelessly charging said battery pack by magnetic induction coupling; and

wherein furthermore said charging station unit is for interrogative diagnostic testing and assessing the overall optical alignment and optical quality status of the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein furthermore said charging station unit is for running diagnostics for all operations and functions of the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein furthermore said charging station unit is for wirelessly communicating with the instrumented sports paraphernalia by magnetic induction coupling using carrier frequencies in the 100 to 450 KHZ range;

wherein said charging station unit is comprised of;

a first induction coil for inducing time varying magnetic fields into the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

a second induction coil for inducing time varying magnetic fields into the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

a holding mechanism configured for restraining said instrumented sports paraphernalia between said first induction coil and said second induction coil for alignment and optical quality testing and diagnostics; and

during the charging cycle; and

wherein said first induction coil and said second induction coil are wound on said holding mechanism having a finite inside diameter for coaxially encircling the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein said first induction coil and said second induction coil inductively couple and concentrate magnetic flux having time varying frequencies in the 100 to 450 KHZ range into the instrumented sports paraphernalia.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the hand-held remote control unit of the instrumented sports stadium further comprises:

a primary induction coil; and

a handle; and

a antenna; and

wherein said handle is for manually aligning and holding said primary induction coil in contact with the instrumented sports paraphernalia for transmitting time varying magnetic flux into the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein the inside diameter of said primary induction coil is a finite value to encircle the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein furthermore said hand-held remote control unit is for wirelessly communicating with the instrumented sports paraphernalia by magnetic induction coupling using carrier frequencies in the 100 to 450 KHZ range; and

wherein said primary induction coil is configured for receiving time varying magnetic flux encoded signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said primary induction coil is configured for transmitting time varying magnetic flux encoded signals to said vertex of the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said antenna is configured for transmitting encoded RF signals to the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

furthermore for receiving RF signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein the hand-held remote control unit is furthermore menu driven configured for;

a) transmitting encoded signals for enabling and disabling the instrumented sports paraphernalia for turning it on and off; and

b) transmitting encoded control command signals to the instrumented sports paraphernalia for interrogatively diagnostically testing its functions; and

c) receiving encoded status signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia for evaluating its functions'"'"' response to control commands; and

d) receiving encoded status signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia for evaluating the health of its functions; and

e) transmitting encoded control commands to the instrumented sports paraphernalia to adjust communication frequencies; and

f) transmitting encoded control command signals to the instrumented sports paraphernalia for setting its wireless carrier frequency.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said hand-held remote control unit of the instrumented sports stadium is furthermore comprised of:

a primary induction coil; and

a handle; and

a antenna; and

wherein said handle is for manually aligning and holding said primary induction coil in contact with the instrumented sports paraphernalia for transmitting time varying magnetic flux into the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein the inside diameter of said primary induction coil is a finite value to encircle the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein furthermore the hand-held remote control unit is for wirelessly communicating with the instrumented sports paraphernalia by magnetic induction coupling using carrier frequencies in the 100 to 450 KHZ range; and

wherein said primary induction coil is configured for receiving time varying magnetic flux encoded signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said primary induction coil is configured for transmitting time varying magnetic flux encoded signals to the vertex of the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said antenna is configured for transmitting encoded RF signals to the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

furthermore for receiving RF signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein the hand-held remote control unit is furthermore configured for;

a) transmitting encoded signals for enabling and disabling the instrumented sports paraphernalia for turning it on and off; and

b) transmitting encoded control command signals to the instrumented sports paraphernalia for interrogatively diagnostically testing its functions; and

c) receiving encoded status signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia for evaluating its functions'"'"' response to control commands; and

d) receiving encoded status signals from the instrumented sports paraphernalia for evaluating the health of its functions; and

e) transmitting encoded control command signals to the instrumented sports paraphernalia for setting its wireless carrier frequency.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the tripod mounted set-up camera of the instrumented sports stadium is further comprised of:

a CPU memory for storing the plurality of reference images for every future sports venue to be played;

a transceiver electronics for transmitting the plurality of reference images from the tripod mounted set-up camera to the remote base station via the relay junction using a bi-directional wireless RF data link;

a removable memory for storing the plurality of reference images.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the remote base station of the instrumented sports stadium is further configured for:

a) processing the media content comprised of;

televised pictures transmitted by the package assembly; and

including the production of 3-D pictures; and

wherein any two of the cameras are configured for forming a 3-D stereo camera pair for producing said 3-D pictures;

wherein the two cameras of said 3-D stereo camera pair are separated by a finite interpupillary distance; and

televised conducted sounds transmitted by the package assembly; and

b) processing said televised pictures captured by said 3-D stereo camera pairs for making each pair of pictures appear upright to the viewing audience;

c) processing said televised pictures captured by said 3-D stereo camera pairs for making the letter box format of the pair of pictures be aligned with one another;

d) broadcasting to a live TV viewing audience processed said televised pictures and processed said televised conducted sounds including said 3-D pictures and said conducted surround sound;

e) enabling the remote base station to process said 3-D pictures from said 3-D stereo camera pairs and align said 3-D pictures from said 3-D stereo camera pairs and their frames with the sports stadium'"'"'s horizon for making said 3-D pictures and their frames from said 3-D stereo camera pairs appear upright to the TV viewing audience;

f) enabling the remote base station to align said 3-D stereo camera pair'"'"'s picture frames with one another;

g) enabling the remote base station to align the 3-D stereo camera pair'"'"'s picture frames with the instrumented playing surface;

h) enabling the remote base station to select, using a command and control signal, which of the instrumented sports paraphernalia on the instrumented playing surface are activated;

i) processing pictures wirelessly received from the instrumented sports paraphernalia to appear upright to the TV viewing audience;

j) processing and stabilizing imagery in an upright condition as viewed by a live TV audience in the letterbox picture format by using image recognition processing of the plurality of reference images derived from the tripod mounted set-up camera as background reference material;

k) executing a real time algorithm for continuously monitoring and comparing the received signal strength indication and status data information from each of a plurality of corresponding the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters for determining dynamically which the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters to use to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

l) executing a real time algorithm for continuously monitoring, comparing and determining dynamically the radio frequency, gain, polarization and error correction that should be applied by the plurality of the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

m) executing a real time algorithm for continuously monitoring and comparing the received signal strength indication and status data information from the relay junction for determining dynamically the condition of the payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia to help to anticipate the next break from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

n) executing a real time algorithm for continuously monitoring, comparing and determining dynamically the radio frequency, gain, polarization and error correction that should be applied by the relay junction to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

o) executing an algorithm in real-time for continuously monitoring and comparing the received signal strength indication and status data information from each of a plurality of the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters and determining dynamically which of the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters to use to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

p) executing an algorithm in real-time continuously monitoring, comparing and determining dynamically the radio frequency, gain, polarization and error correction that should be applied by the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia, and

q) executing the real-time selection of the correct the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters, radio frequency, gain, and polarization, for ensuring the video images and said televised conducted sounds captured by the instrumented sports paraphernalia will be of high quality and will have sufficient stability to allow additional decoding and post processing of the payload data packet by the remote base station;

r) executing algorithms in real-time for continuously monitoring, comparing and determining dynamically the radio frequency, gain, polarization and error correction that should be applied by the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia to ensure that the images and sounds captured by the instrumented sports paraphernalia will be of high quality and will have sufficient stability to allow additional decoding and post processing of the payload data packet by additional electronics hardware and software located at the remote base station;

s) executing an algorithm in real-time for continuously monitoring, comparing and determining dynamically the radio frequency, gain, polarization and error correction that should be applied by the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia and ensuring by real-time selection of the correct antenna arrays, radio frequency, gain, and polarization that the images and sounds captured by the instrumented sports paraphernalia will be of high quality and will have sufficient stability to allow additional decoding and post processing of the payload data packet by additional electronics hardware and software located at the remote base station;

t) transmitting status data to said hand-held remote control unit from the remote base station'"'"'s;

u) receiving function status control signals from the relay junction for completing the feedback control loop between the relay junction and the remote base station;

v) receiving and processing sounds of the game for producing ordinary sound and conducted surround sound for broadcasting to a TV viewing audience;

w) receiving a status data acknowledgement by the remote base station from the hand-held remote control unit;

x) stabilizing imagery in an upright condition regardless of the pitch, roll or yaw of the instrumented sports paraphernalia, as viewed by a live TV audience in the letterbox picture format by using image recognition processing; and

y) stabilizing imagery in an upright condition regardless of the pitch, roll or yaw of the instrumented sports paraphernalia as viewed by a live TV audience in the letterbox picture format by using image recognition processing of the reference images derived from the tripod mounted set-up camera; and

z) stabilizing and making upright the pictures received from the instrumented sports paraphernalia by removing the rotational effects of motion on said televised picture and thereby making said televised picture upright before broadcasting said televised pictures to the live TV viewing audience;

aa) adjusting the virtual rotational axis of each the camera in real-time for having proper alignment and for having proper letterbox aspect ratio for producing a proper three-dimensional display regardless of the camera'"'"'s line of sight angular direction relative to the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

bb) commanding and controlling the electronic and mechanical functions of the relay junction by transmitting control signals from the remote base station to the relay junction;

cc) comparing and processing the video content received from the instrumented sports paraphernalia containing imagery of the instrumented stadium and its horizon and the plurality of the reference images received from the tripod mounted set-up camera;

dd) determining the real-time selection of radio frequency, gain and polarization to ensure that the images and sounds captured by the instrumented sports paraphernalia are of high quality and will have sufficient stability to allow additional decoding and post processing of the payload data packet by other downstream electronics hardware and software located at the remote base station;

ee) making real-time selection of the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters for ensuring that the images and sounds captured by the instrumented sports paraphernalia will be of high quality and will have sufficient stability to allow additional decoding and post processing of the payload data packet by other electronics hardware and software located at the remote base station;

ff) measuring the received signal strength and status data associated with a specific payload data packet consisting of image and audio data and executing a real-time algorithm for continuously monitoring and comparing the received signal strength indication and status data information from each of the bi-directional RF signal antenna repeaters feeding the relay junction and determining dynamically the radio frequency, gain, polarization and error correction that should be applied by the repeater antenna array to receive the best overall specific payload data packet from the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

gg) responding to intercepts of appropriately coded transmissions over the particular mode of communications connectivity that the sport stadium has been equipped for including fiber optics, copper cable or wireless radio;

hh) a means for running image recognition algorithms for establishing the upright reference for each picture taken by the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

ii) selecting any two of the cameras to be said 3-D stereo camera pair.

12. The system of claim 2 wherein the elongated body of the first buffer plate assembly further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A driven into said end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded;

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into said end B;

wherein said diameter B is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B;

wherein said shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly; and

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the x-z movement of the package assembly;

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore B of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly act jointly as co-axial shaft mounting bearings for holding and aligning the package assembly between them;

wherein the package assembly is mounted co-axially between the vertex I and the vertex II and between the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly and aligned on said y-axis of the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly for peering outside of the vertex I and the vertex II through the conventional football cover-liner form onto the instrumented playing surface; and

wherein furthermore the package assembly is comprised of;

a camera lens I;

a camera lens II;

two of the cameras;

wherein one of the two cameras is referred to as the camera I, and the other as the camera II;

two of the microphones;

wherein one of the two microphones is referred to as the microphone I, and the other as the microphone II;

wherein the camera I is for capturing video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex I of the instrumented football;

wherein the camera II is for capturing video images of the playing surface through said vertex II of the instrumented football;

wherein said camera lens I is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at said vertex I;

wherein said camera lens II is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at said vertex II;

wherein the front lens element of said camera lens I acts as a protruding optical window from said vertex I providing a clear sealed path through which the camera I can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein the front lens element of said camera lens II acts as a protruding optical window from the vertex II providing a clear sealed path through which the camera II can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein the microphone I and the microphone II are for capturing sounds conducted into the instrumented football; and

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

a the exterior surface B configured with a cup-like concave shaped surface matching the convex form of the surface on the inflatable bladder pressed against it.

13. The system of claim 2 wherein the elongated body of the first buffer plate assembly further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A driven into the end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded; and

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into the end B; and

wherein said diameter B is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B; and

wherein said shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly; and

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the x-z movement of the package assembly; and

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly; and

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore B of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly act jointly as co-axial shaft mounting bearings for holding and aligning the package assembly between them; and

wherein the package assembly is mounted co-axially between the vertex I and the vertex II and between the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly and aligned on said y-axis of the conventional football cover-liner form; and

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly for

peering outside of the vertex I and the vertex II through the conventional football cover-liner form onto the instrumented playing surface; and

wherein the package assembly is comprised of;

a camera lens I;

a camera lens II;

two of the cameras;

wherein one of the two cameras is referred to as the camera I, and the other as the camera II;

two of the microphones;

wherein one of the two microphones is referred to as the microphone I, and the other as the microphone II;

wherein the camera I is for capturing video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex I of the instrumented football; and

wherein the camera II is for capturing video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex II of the said instrumented football; and

wherein said camera lens I is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex I; and

wherein said camera lens II is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex II; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

an optical window; and

wherein said optical window is comprised of;

an optical element having a sealed convex spherical-shell-like shaped exterior surface attached to and facing outward and protruding from the end A for providing a clear sealed path through which the camera I and the camera II can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form thereby providing an unobstructed field of view; and

an antireflection coating on its surfaces which is hard and scratch and stain resistant; and

wherein said coating has a brownish tint to make said optical window unobtrusive to the players;

wherein furthermore said optical window is for providing protection for the camera and the camera lens;

wherein the microphone I and the microphone II are for capturing sounds conducted into the instrumented football; and

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

a the exterior surface B configured with a cup-like concave shaped surface for matching the convex form of the surface of the inflatable bladder pressed against it.

14. The system of claim 2 wherein the elongated body of the first buffer plate assembly further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A driven into said end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded;

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into said end B;

a precision cylindrical axial bore C having a finite diameter C driven into said end B; and

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter B; and

wherein said elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B; and

a shoulder II at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore C and said precision cylindrical axial bore B;

wherein said shoulder is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly; and

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore C of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly act jointly as co-axial shaft mounting bearings for holding and aligning the package assembly there between;

wherein the package assembly is mounted co-axially between the vertex I and the vertex II and between the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly and aligned on said y-axis of the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B and said precision cylindrical axial bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through its said bearing for peering outside of the vertex I and the vertex II through the conventional football cover-liner form onto the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the package assembly is comprised of;

a camera lens I;

a camera lens II;

two of the cameras;

wherein one of the two cameras is referred to as the camera I, and the other as the camera II;

two of the microphones;

wherein one of the two microphones is referred to as the microphone I, and the other as the microphone II;

wherein the camera I is for capturing video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex I of the instrumented football; and

wherein the camera II is for capturing video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex II of the instrumented football; and

wherein said camera lens I is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex I; and

wherein said TV camera lens II is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex II; and

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said precision cylindrical axial bore A; and

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for permitting easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows;

wherein each said precision cylindrical axial bore acts as a portal through which the camera I and the camera II of the package assembly can see through each said optical window of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly through the vertex I and the vertex II;

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

said exterior surface B configured with a cup-like concave shaped surface matching the convex form of the surface of the inflatable bladder pressed against it; and

wherein said optical window is comprised of;

an optical element having a sealed convex spherical-shell-like shaped exterior surface facing outward and flush with the end A for providing a clear sealed path through which the cameras can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form thereby providing an unobstructed field of view; and

an antireflection coating on its surfaces which is hard and scratch and stain resistant; and

wherein said coating has a brownish tint to make said optical window unobtrusive to the players;

wherein furthermore said optical window is for providing protection for the camera and said camera lens;

wherein said shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the y-axial movement of said threaded cell-like sleeve.

15. The system of claim 2 wherein the elongated body of the first buffer plate assembly further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A driven into the end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded;

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into the end B;

a precision cylindrical axial bore C having a finite diameter C driven into the end B; and

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter B; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B; and

a shoulder II at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore C and said precision cylindrical axial bore B;

wherein said shoulder II is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly; and

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore C of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly act jointly as co-axial shaft mounting bearings for holding and aligning the package assembly there between;

wherein the package assembly is mounted co-axially between the vertex I and the vertex II and between the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly and aligned on said y-axis of the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B and said precision cylindrical axial bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through said co-axial shaft mounting bearings bearing for peering outside of the vertex I and the vertex II through the conventional football cover-liner form onto the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the package assembly is comprised of;

a camera lens I;

a camera lens II;

two of the cameras;

wherein one of the two cameras is referred to as the camera I, and the other as the camera II;

two of the microphones;

wherein one of the two microphones is referred to as the microphone I, and the other as the microphone II;

wherein the camera I is for capturing video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex I of the instrumented football; and

wherein the camera II is for capturing video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex II of the instrumented football; and

wherein said camera lens I is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex I; and

wherein said camera lens II is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex II; and

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

and for permitting easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows;

wherein said optical window is for sealing said precision cylindrical axial bore A;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said precision cylindrical axial bore A;

wherein each said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B and said precision cylindrical axial bore C acts as a portal through which the camera I and the camera II of the said package assembly can see

through each said optical window of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly through the vertex I and the vertex II;

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

the exterior surface B configured with a cup-like concave shaped surface matching the convex form of the surface of the inflatable bladder pressed against it; and

wherein said optical window is comprised of;

an optical element having a sealed convex spherical-shell-like shaped exterior surface facing outward and recessed flush with the end A for providing a clear sealed path through which the cameras can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form thereby providing an unobstructed field of view; and

an antireflection coating on its surfaces which is hard and scratch and stain resistant; and

wherein said coating has a brownish tint to make said optical window unobtrusive to the players;

wherein furthermore said optical window is for providing protection for the camera and said camera lens;

wherein said optical window is for permitting easy access for removal and exchange of said camera lenses by removal of said threaded sleeve containing said optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for enabling the easy interchange of said optical windows having different curvatures ranging from plane flat surfaces to shell-like-domed shaped concentric surfaces;

wherein said shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the y-axial movement of said threaded cell-like sleeve.

16. The system of claim 2 wherein the elongated body of the first buffer plate assembly further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A driven into the end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded;

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into the end B;

a precision cylindrical axial bore C having a finite diameter C driven into the end B; and

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter B; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B; and

a shoulder II at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore C and said precision cylindrical axial bore B;

wherein said shoulder is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly; and

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore C of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly are configured to act jointly as

a co-axial shaft mounting bearings for holding and aligning the package assembly there between;

wherein the package assembly is mounted co-axially between the vertex I and the vertex II and between the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly and aligned on said y-axis of the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B and said precision cylindrical axial bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through its said co-axial shaft mounting bearings for peering outside of the vertex I and the vertex II through the conventional football cover-liner form onto the;

wherein the package assembly is comprised of;

a camera lens I;

a camera lens II;

two of the cameras;

wherein one of the two cameras is referred to as the camera I, and the other as the camera II;

two of the microphones;

wherein one of the two microphones is referred to as the microphone I, and the other as the microphone II;

wherein the camera I is for capturing the video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex I of the instrumented football; and

wherein the camera II is for capturing the video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex II of the instrumented football; and

wherein said camera lens I is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex I; and

wherein said camera lens II is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex II; and

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

and for permitting easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said precision cylindrical axial bore A;

wherein each said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B act as a portal through which the camera I and the camera II of the package assembly can see through each said optical window of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly through the vertex I and the vertex II;

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

the exterior surface B configured with a cup-like concave shaped surface matching the convex form of the surface of the inflatable bladder pressed against it; and

wherein said shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the y-axial movement of said threaded cell-like sleeve; and

wherein said optical window is comprised of;

an optical element having a sealed convex spherical-shell-like shaped exterior surface facing outward and recessed flush with the conventional football cover-liner form at the end A for providing protection for said optical window from damage on the playing field;

and for providing a clear sealed path through which the cameras can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form thereby providing an unobstructed field of view; and

an antireflection coating on its surfaces which is hard and scratch and stain resistant; and

wherein said antireflection coating has a brownish tint to make said optical window unobtrusive to the players;

wherein furthermore said optical window is for providing protection for the camera and said camera lens;

wherein said optical window is for permitting easy access for removal and exchange of said camera lenses by removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve containing said optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for enabling the easy interchange of said optical windows having different curvatures ranging from plane flat surfaces to shell-like-domed shaped concentric surfaces;

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

four radially slotted clearance slots at ninety degree intervals on said exterior surface A of the first buffer plate assembly and the external surface A of the second buffer plate assembly for preventing an interference fit with the conventional football cover-liner form panel stitching on the vesica piscis surfaces on the inside of the conventional football'"'"'s cover-liner form at the vertex I and the vertex II by providing clearance for the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels;

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of said exterior surface A of the first buffer plate assembly I is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex I; and

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of the exterior surface A of the first buffer plate assembly is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex II.

17. The system of claim 2 wherein the elongated body of the first buffer plate assembly further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A in the end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded;

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into the end B;

a precision cylindrical axial bore C having a finite diameter C driven into the end B; and

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter B; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B; and

a shoulder II at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore C and said precision cylindrical axial bore B;

wherein said shoulder is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly; and

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore C of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly are configured to act jointly as

a co-axial shaft mounting bearings for holding and aligning the package assembly there between;

wherein the package assembly is mounted co-axially between the vertex I and the vertex II and between the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly and aligned on said y-axis of the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B and said precision cylindrical axial bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through its said co-axial shaft mounting bearing for peering outside of the vertex I and the vertex II;

wherein the package assembly is comprised of;

a camera lens I;

a camera lens II;

two of the cameras;

wherein one of the two cameras is referred to as the camera I, and the other as the camera II;

two of the microphones;

wherein one of the two microphones is referred to as the microphone I, and the other as the microphone II;

wherein the camera I is for capturing the video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex I of the instrumented football; and

wherein the camera II is for capturing the video images of the instrumented playing surface through the vertex II of the instrumented football; and

wherein said camera lens I is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex I; and

wherein said camera lens II is disposed within said precision cylindrical axial bore A at the vertex II; and

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

and for permitting easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said precision cylindrical axial bore A;

wherein each said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B and said precision cylindrical axial bore C acts as a portal through which the camera I and the camera II of the package assembly can see through each said optical window of the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly through the vertex I and the vertex II;

wherein the exterior surface B is configured with a cup-like concave shaped surface for matching the convex form of the surface of the inflatable bladder pressed against it; and

wherein said optical window is comprised of;

an plane-parallel-flat sealed optical element recessed flush with the conventional football cover-liner form at the end A for providing a clear sealed path through which the camera can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form providing an unobstructed field of view; and

an antireflection coating on its surfaces which is hard and scratch and stain resistant; and

wherein said antireflection coating has a brownish tint to make said optical window unobtrusive to the players;

wherein furthermore said optical window is for providing protection for the camera and said camera lens I and said camera lens II;

wherein said optical window is for permitting easy access for removal and exchange of said camera lens I and said camera lens II by removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve containing said optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for enabling the easy interchange of said optical windows having different curvatures ranging from plane flat surfaces to shell-like-domed shaped concentric surfaces;

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

four radially slotted clearance slots at ninety degree intervals on the exterior surface A of the first buffer plate assembly and the exterior surface A of the second buffer plate assembly for preventing an interference fit with the conventional football cover-liner form panel stitching on the vesica piscis surfaces on the inside of the conventional football cover-liner form at the vertex I and the vertex II, by providing clearance for the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels;

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of the exterior surface A of said first buffer plate assembly is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex I; and

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of said exterior surface A of the second buffer plate assembly is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex II.

18. The system of claim 2 wherein the inflatable bladder of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

one open slot that runs radially outward from the inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity to the exterior resilient surface of the inflatable bladder;

said open slot forming two parallel walls running parallel to the y-axis for the full length of the inflatable bladder;

wherein said open slot walls close up and press flat against one another when the inflatable bladder is inflated and the conventional football cover-liner form is laced at the lacing gap; and

wherein the inflatable bladder is disposed within the lacing gap for enabling the first package assembly to be loaded and aligned directly through the lacing gap into said central hollow cylindrical cavity whereby simplifying the assembly phase of the manufacturing process of the instrumented football whereby reducing the cost of production.

19. The system of claim 2 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

an enclosure; and

two of the camera lenses comprised of;

a first camera lens is for the camera I; and

a second camera lens is for the camera II;

two of the cameras;

wherein one of the two cameras is referred to as the camera I, and the other as the camera II;

two of the microphones;

wherein one of the two microphones is referred to as the microphone I, and the other as the microphone II;

two inductive pickup coils;

wherein one inductive pickup coil is referred to as inductive pickup coil 1, and the other as inductive pickup coil 2;

a rechargeable battery pack; and

at least two phased array antennas; and

wherein said enclosure of the package assembly is comprised of an elongated cylinder-like shaped body for housing the two cameras and two said camera lenses and the two microphones and two said inductive pickup coil and said rechargeable battery pack;

wherein said enclosure of the package assembly is mounted co-axially between the vertex I and the vertex II and captured between the first buffer plate assembly and the second buffer plate assembly and aligned to the conventional football cover-liner form;

wherein the camera I and the camera II are for capturing the video images of the instrumented playing surface through the instrumented football'"'"'s the vertex I and the vertex II respectively;

wherein the microphone I and the microphone II are for capturing sounds conducted into the instrumented football at the vertex I and the vertex II respectively;

wherein said inductive pickup coil 1 and said inductive pickup coil 2 are for serving as air core transformer secondary windings for gathering time varying magnetic flux induced into the vertices of the instrumented football having frequencies in the 100 to 450 Khz range for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

for receiving and transmitting control and status signals by magnetic induction having carrier frequencies in the 100 to 450 Khz range;

wherein said rechargeable battery pack is for being electrically charged via said inductive pickup coil 1 and said inductive pickup coil 2; and

for performing as an electrical power source supplying electricity to the package assembly;

wherein said inductive pickup coil 1 and said inductive pickup coil 2 are wound on the exterior of said enclosure for reducing heat flow into said enclosure;

wherein said inductive pickup coil 1 and said inductive pickup coil 2 are wound at opposite ends of said enclosure;

wherein said phased array antennas are for receiving and transmitting radio signals to and from the instrumented football.

20. The system of claim 2 wherein the inflatable bladder of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

two slots that are one hundred eighty degrees apart and opposite to one another that run radially outward from said central hollow cavity to the exterior surface of the inflatable bladder thereby forming parallel radial slot walls in the inflatable bladder resulting in two identical bladder halves;

wherein each of the inflatable bladder half comprises ½

of said cylindrical hollow cavity space;

wherein each the inflatable bladder half being comprised of;

a gas valve for inflation;

wherein each the inflatable bladder half comprises ½

of said cylindrical hollow cavity space;

wherein said slot walls run the full length of the inflatable bladder from end to end parallel to the y-axis, and

wherein said slot walls close up and press flat against one another when the inflatable bladder is inflated with said dry gas and the conventional football cover-liner form is laced;

wherein the inflatable bladder is disposed with one said slot located beneath the opening to the lacing gap for enabling the package assembly to be loaded and aligned directly through the lacing gap into said central hollow cavity whereby simplifying the assembly phase of the manufacturing process of the instrumented football whereby reducing the cost of production;

wherein the inflatable bladder further comprises;

two gas valves identical to the gas valves used in conventional football bladders;

wherein said two gas valves are disposed in the same y-axis location on the inflatable bladder as with the conventional football bladders;

wherein one of said gas valves is at the same (x, z) location on one of the inflatable bladder halves as with the conventional football bladders, and wherein the other said gas valve is at the (−

x, z) location on the other one of the inflatable bladder halves, and wherein both said gas valves are positioned ninety degrees apart from one another in the x-z plane of the inflatable bladder, and where said gas valves are each positioned at forty five degrees on either side of the lacing gap.

21. The system of claim 3 wherein the elongated body of the buffer plate assembly I further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A driven into the end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded;

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into the end B;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore B is threaded;

wherein said diameter B is greater than said diameter A;

a precision cylindrical axial bore C having a finite diameter C driven into the end B; and

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter B; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B; and

a shoulder II at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore C and said precision cylindrical axial bore B;

wherein said shoulder II is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly I; and

an axially symmetric hollow threaded cavity I formed within said precision cylindrical axial bore C;

wherein said symmetric hollow threaded cavity forms a threaded nest for the package assembly I wherein the package assembly I is threaded into said hollow threaded cavity I and rests against said shoulder I;

wherein the buffer plate assembly I comprises;

a threaded plug I for sealing said hollow threaded cavity I at the exterior surface B;

wherein said threaded plug I is removable for enabling the package assembly Ito be removed for service and maintenance;

a dry pressurized gas for filling said hollow threaded cavity Ito keep dirt and moisture from damaging the package assembly I; and

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture from entering said hollow threaded cavity I and said hollow threaded cavity II;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for providing the camera I of the package assembly I with an unobstructed field of view for peering outside of the vertex I through the conventional football cover-liner form onto the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the buffer plate assembly I further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve I; and

an optical window I;

wherein the buffer plate assembly II further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve II; and

an optical window II;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve I is for housing and sealing said optical window I; and

is for permitting easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows I;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve I is threaded into said precision cylindrical axial bore A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A of the package assembly I acts as a portal through which the camera I of the package assembly I can see through said optical window I of the buffer plate assembly I through the vertex I;

wherein similarly said precision cylindrical axial bore A of the package assembly II acts as a portal through which the camera II of the package assembly II can see through said optical window II of the buffer plate assembly II through the vertex II;

wherein said optical window I is comprised of;

an optical element I having a sealed convex spherical-shell-like shaped exterior surface facing outward and recessed flush with the conventional football cover-liner form at the end A for providing a clear sealed path through which the camera I can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form providing an unobstructed field of view; and

an antireflection coating on its surfaces which is hard and scratch and stain resistant; and

wherein said coating has a brownish tint to make said optical window I unobtrusive to the players;

wherein furthermore said optical window I is for providing protection for the camera I and the camera lens I;

wherein said optical window I is for permitting easy access for removal and exchange of the camera lens I by removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve I containing said optical window I;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve I is for enabling the easy interchange of said optical window I having different curvatures ranging from plane flat surfaces to shell-like-domed shaped concentric surfaces;

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

four radially slotted clearance slots at ninety degree intervals on the exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly I and the exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly II for preventing an interference fit with the conventional football cover-liner form panel stitching on the vesica piscis surfaces on the inside of the conventional football cover-liner form at the vertex I and the vertex II, by providing clearance for the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels; and

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of said exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly I is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex I; and

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of the exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly II is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex II; and

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

a plurality of wireless radio antenna elements for enabling the transmission and reception of radio signals by the package assembly I and the package assembly II;

wherein said wireless radio antenna elements are molded into the elongated body of the buffer plate assembly I and the buffer plate assembly II for aligning them and protecting them from damage;

wherein the buffer plate assembly I is further comprised of;

wherein the elongated body having the exterior surface B configured with a convex vesica piscis shaped surface for pressing against the first inflatable bladder having a concave vesica piscis shaped dimpled surface; and

wherein said threaded plug I is comprised of;

a convex vesica shaped surface for pressing against said concave vesica piscis shaped dimpled surface of the first inflatable bladder;

wherein said convex vesica shaped surface of said threaded plug I smoothly joins and is a continuation of the exterior surface B for pressing against the first inflatable bladder having said concave vesica piscis shaped dimpled surface whereby permitting the use of conventional football bladders which is an extremely important feature.

22. The system of claim 3 wherein the first inflatable bladder of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

a gas;

a gas valve;

wherein said gas is comprised of at least one dry air gas and dry helium gas;

wherein said gas valve is centered and protrudes through the exterior surface of the first inflatable bladder at a point equidistant between the vertex I and the vertex I.

23. The system of claim 3 wherein the first inflatable bladder of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

a conventional football bladder whose inflated shape is modified simply by depressing and folding inward both vertices of said conventional football bladder at both of its ends on the y-axis to form identical concave vesica piscis shaped formed dimples at either of its ends whereby the dimpled said conventional football bladder can be used inside the instrumented football without materially changing said conventional football bladder;

wherein the first inflatable bladder is for applying y-axial pressure on the exterior surface B of the buffer plate assembly I and on the exterior surface B of the buffer plate assembly II;

wherein the convex vesica piscis shape of the exterior surface B on the buffer plate assembly I and on the buffer plate assembly II is for matching and being in smooth contact with the concave vesica piscis shaped formed dimples of the first inflatable bladder.

24. The system of claim 3 wherein the package assembly I of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

a inductive pickup coil;

a rechargeable battery pack;

wherein said inductive pickup coil is for serving as an air core transformer secondary winding for gathering time varying magnetic flux induced into said vertex I of the instrumented football by an external source at frequencies in the 100 to 450 Khz range for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

for receiving and transmitting control and status signals by magnetic induction having carrier frequencies in the 100 to 450 Khz range;

wherein said rechargeable battery pack is furthermore for performing as an rechargeable electrical power source for supplying electricity to the package assembly I.

25. The system of claim 3 wherein the elongated body of the first buffer plate assembly I further comprises:

a precision cylindrical axial bore A having a finite diameter A driven into the end A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A is threaded;

a precision cylindrical axial bore B having a finite diameter B driven into the end B;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore B is threaded;

wherein said diameter B is greater than said diameter A;

a precision cylindrical axial bore C having a finite diameter C driven into the end B; and

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter A; and

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter B; and

wherein the elongated body further comprises;

a shoulder I at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B; and

a shoulder II at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore C and said precision cylindrical axial bore B;

wherein said shoulder II is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly I; and

an axially symmetric hollow threaded cavity I formed within said precision cylindrical axial bore C;

wherein the package assembly I is threaded and nested into said hollow threaded cavity I and rests against said shoulder II;

wherein the exterior surface A and the exterior surface B are configured with a cup-like concave shaped surface; and

wherein said cup-like concave shaped surface is for matching the convex form of the opposite surface of the first inflatable bladder pressed against it; and

wherein the buffer plate assembly I comprises;

a threaded plug I for sealing said hollow threaded cavity I at the exterior surface B;

wherein said threaded plug I is removable for enabling the package assembly Ito be removed for service and maintenance;

wherein said threaded plug I is comprised of;

a concave shaped surface for smoothly joining the exterior surface B and for being a continuation of the exterior surface B for pressing against the first inflated bladder having a convex shaped surface;

wherein the buffer plate assembly I is further comprised of;

a dry pressurized gas for filling said hollow threaded cavity Ito keep dirt and moisture from damaging the package assembly I; and

a plurality of annular grooves disposed in said precision cylindrical axial bore A for seating a plurality of o-rings for sealing dirt and moisture from entering said hollow threaded cavity I;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for providing the camera I of the package assembly I with an unobstructed field of view for peering outside of the vertex I through the conventional football cover-liner form onto the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the buffer plate assembly I further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve I; and

an optical window I;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve I is for housing and sealing said optical window I;

and is for permitting easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows I;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve I is threaded into said precision cylindrical axial bore A;

wherein said precision cylindrical axial bore A of the package assembly I acts as a portal through which the camera I of the package assembly I can see through said optical window I of the buffer plate assembly I through the vertex I;

wherein similarly said precision cylindrical axial bore A of the package assembly II acts as a portal through which the camera II of the package assembly II can see through said optical window of the buffer plate assembly II through the vertex II;

wherein said optical window I is comprised of;

an optical element I having a sealed convex spherical-shell-like shaped exterior surface facing outward and recessed flush with the conventional football cover-liner form at the end A for providing a clear sealed path through which the camera I can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form providing an unobstructed field of view; and

an antireflection coating on its surfaces which is hard and scratch and stain resistant; and

wherein said antireflection coating has a brownish tint to make said optical window I unobtrusive to the players;

wherein furthermore said optical window I is for providing protection for the camera I and said camera lens I;

wherein said optical window I is for permitting easy access for removal and exchange of said camera lens I by removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve I containing said optical window I;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve I is for enabling the easy interchange of said optical window I having different curvatures ranging from plane flat surfaces to shell-like-domed shaped concentric surfaces;

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

four radially slotted clearance slots at ninety degree intervals on the exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly I and the exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly II for preventing an interference fit with the conventional football cover-liner form panel stitching on the vesica piscis surfaces on the inside of the conventional football cover-liner form at the vertex I and the vertex II, by providing clearance for the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels;

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of the exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly I is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex I; and

wherein said radially slotted clearance slots of the exterior surface A of the buffer plate assembly II is attached by a bonding agent to the protuberances in the conventional football cover-liner form stitching in the seams between adjacent cover panels at the vertex II; and

wherein the elongated body is further comprised of;

a plurality of wireless radio phased antenna elements for enabling the transmission and reception of radio signals by the package assembly I and the package assembly II;

wherein said wireless radio phased antenna elements are molded into the elongated body of the buffer plate assembly I and the buffer plate assembly II for aligning them and protecting them from damage; and

wherein the material used for the buffer plate assembly I and the buffer plate assembly II is transparent to RF frequencies for not interfering with receiving and transmission of RF by said wireless radio phased antenna elements;

wherein said shoulder II at the intersection of said precision cylindrical axial bore A and said precision cylindrical axial bore B is for restraining the y-axial movement of said threaded cell-like sleeve.

26. The system of claim 3 wherein the first inflatable bladder of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

an inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity open at both ends and extending down the full length of the long y-axis of the first inflatable bladder having a finite diameter and length for surrounding, cradling, hugging, holding, nesting and protecting the package assembly I within said inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity down the full length of said inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity;

wherein said inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity diameter before inflation with gas, is greater than the diameter of the package assembly I for allowing the package assembly I to be easily slipped into the first inflatable bladder'"'"'s said inner y-axial central hollow cylindrical cavity;

wherein the first inflatable bladder puts radial pressure on the package assembly I for isolating the package assembly I from shock and vibration during games when the first inflatable bladder is inflated with a gas and the conventional football cover-liner form is laced;

wherein the overall y-axial length of the first inflatable bladder is shorter than the y-axial length of the conventional football bladders for making the first inflatable bladder fit in the space between the buffer plate assembly I and the buffer plate assembly II against which the first inflatable bladder presses;

wherein the first inflatable bladder is further comprised of;

a pressurized dry gas; and

a gas valve for pumping said gas into the first inflatable bladder; and

a rotationally symmetric external surface about said y-axis, and

wherein said pressurized dry gas includes but is not restricted to air or helium;

wherein said gas valve is in the x-z plane and protrudes through the inflated external surface of the first inflatable bladder at a point equidistant between both of the ends of the first inflatable bladder; and

wherein said inner central hollow cylindrical cavity diameter is smaller than the diameter of the package assembly I after the first inflatable bladder is inflated with said pressurized dry gas for causing an interference fit for restraining the package assembly I in place.

27. The system of claim 3 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

a MPEG video signal compression module of;

a MPEG audio signal compression module of;

a MPEG stream encoder;

a network transceiver;

a CPU system control microprocessor;

a ROM;

a plurality of antennas;

a power supply;

a gyroscopic encoders;

wherein said gyroscope encoders is configured for providing a dynamic means of determining the relative physical state of the instrumented football with respect to its pitch, yaw and roll;

wherein said MPEG video signal compression module is configured for receiving video signals from the camera I;

wherein said MPEG audio signal compression module is configured for receiving audio signals from the microphones I;

wherein said MPEG video signal compression module and said MPEG audio signal compression module are configured for compressing the video signals and said audio signals respectively and inputting compressed video data packets and compressed audio data packets respectively into said MPEG stream encoder;

wherein said MPEG stream encoder is for combining said compressed video data packets and said compressed audio data packets into a single data stream for inputting into said network transceiver;

wherein said network transceiver is configured for coupling said single data stream to said plurality of antennas;

wherein said plurality of antennas is for transmitting and receiving wireless RF communication data packets to and from the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is configured for receiving control status signals from said CPU system control microprocessor and for transmitting said control status signals to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein said network transceiver is configured for receiving said compressed signals along with bi-directional system control status data packets from said CPU system control microprocessor and for transmitting;

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is configured for transmitting and receiving control commands to and from the remote base station;

wherein said plurality of antennas are configured for providing isotropic gain to reach the RF wireless the relay junction; and

wherein said plurality of antennas are configured as a phased array antenna system operating within the GHz radio spectrum for capturing and radiating the RF transmitted and received respectively between the relay junction and the instrumented football, and

wherein said power supply is comprised of a rechargeable battery pack, and

wherein said power supply is comprised of;

a rechargeable battery pack for supplying electricity to the instrumented football;

a inductive pickup coil for inductively coupling electrical energy from outside of the instrumented football into said rechargeable battery pack during a recharging cycle;

wherein said inductive pickup coil is configured to operate in the 100 to 400 kHz frequency range; and

wherein said gyroscopic encoders are configured for providing a dynamic means of determining the relative physical state of the instrumented football with respect to pitch, yaw and roll;

wherein said ROM initializes said gyroscopic encoders in a zero motion state;

wherein said CPU system control microprocessor executes instructions contained in said ROM to act only on those control commands that are correctly identified based on a unique identification integer code present in the signal that immediately precedes the control data stream contents, when a data stream arrives at said CPU system control microprocessor from the remote base station;

wherein the remote base station is furthermore configured for processing and stabilizing imagery in an upright condition regardless of the pitch, roll or yaw of the instrumented sports paraphernalia using pitch, roll and yaw signal data transmitted to the remote base station by said gyroscopic encoders from within the instrumented sports paraphernalia.

28. The system of claim 4 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented ice hockey puck is furthermore comprised of:

an induction coil; and

an electronics; and

an enclosure;

a camera lens for the camera;

a rechargeable battery

wherein said enclosure is comprised of three contiguous sections, wherein;

a small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment;

a large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment;

a hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment is for mounting said camera lens;

wherein said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment is for mounting the camera;

wherein said hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment is for mounting said electronics;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment and said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment are connected by a shoulder;

wherein said three contiguous section connections are air tight;

wherein said enclosure is sealed and pressurized with dry gas for protecting said camera lens and the camera and said electronics; and

wherein said enclosure is made of materials which are transparent to radio frequencies and air tight;

wherein said electronics is for RF wirelessly communicating picture and sound data to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore said electronics is for communicating picture and sound data using fiber optics signal cable and copper signal cable to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore said electronics is for controlling the electrical functions within the package assembly;

wherein furthermore said electronics is for charging said rechargeable battery from said induction coil;

wherein said rechargeable battery is for supplying electricity to said electronics;

wherein said induction coil is for wirelessly charging said rechargeable battery;

wherein furthermore said electronics is for controlling and managing said rechargeable battery power consumption.

29. The system of claim 4 wherein the first upper protective cover plate shield of the instrumented ice hockey puck is further comprised of:

at least one clearance hole; and

a top spherical surface region; and

a top flattened surface region; and

a rounded circular edge region; and

at least one mounting hole for the external microphones; and

at least one optical window for providing the cameras a portal on top of the-instrumented ice hockey puck;

wherein said clearance hole is for providing an aperture on top of the instrumented ice hockey puck through which said optical window may protrude flush with the top flat surface of the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

wherein said clearance hole is for physically surrounding said optical window on top of the instrumented ice hockey puck with its walls for protecting said optical window from damage during the game; and

wherein the finite diameter of the first upper protective cover plate is for protecting the package assembly and the antenna elements; and

wherein the first upper protective cover plate shield is for mounting and supporting the microphone which protrudes above the upper surface of the first upper protective cover plate shield and protrudes through and is flush with the flat top surface of the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

wherein the microphone is for capturing both airborne sounds and sounds conducted into the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

wherein said top flattened surface region is flattened in proximity to said clearance hole for protecting said optical window; and

for providing a location for the microphone mounting hole close to the flat top surface of the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

wherein said top spherical surface region is for keeping its edge curved downward and away from the flat top surface of the instrumented ice hockey puck for protecting the top and circumference of the package assembly; and

wherein the dome shape of said top spherical surface region is for increasing its stiffness; and

wherein the finite diameter of said upper protective cover plate is to cover the tips of the antenna elements; and

wherein said rounded circular edge is rounded off for protecting the players from injury if the instrumented ice hockey puck were to fracture.

30. The system of claim 4 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented ice hockey puck is further comprised of:

one main central body;

at least one supporting electronics; and

one rechargeable battery pack; and

at least one induction coil; and

four quad radio antenna array elements; and

a gyroscopic encoders;

wherein said gyroscope encoders is configured for providing a dynamic means of determining the relative physical state of the instrumented football with respect to its pitch, yaw and roll;

wherein the package assembly is an autonomous module designed as a sealed unit for being mounted inside the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

for seeing and capturing video of the instrumented playing surface out of the top surface of the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

for hearing ordinary and conducted sounds from the instrumented playing surface; and

for transmitting video and audio signals to the remote base station for processing; and

for receiving control signals from the remote base station for controlling its functions; and

for transmitting control status signals back to the remote base station for completing the feedback control loop; and

wherein said supporting electronics is comprised of;

a network transceiver; and

wherein at least one said supporting electronics is for wirelessly televising ice hockey media captured from the cameras and the microphones to the remote base station via the relay junction; and

wherein at least one said supporting electronics is furthermore for televising ice hockey media captured from the cameras and the microphones to the remote base station via at least one wireless RF radio link to the remote base station; and

wherein said supporting electronics is for receiving command and control signals from the remote base station for putting function settings on automatic under the control said supporting electronics; and

wherein said network transceiver is for wirelessly transmitting real-time pictures and sounds from the cameras and the microphones via said quad radio antenna array elements to the remote base station; and

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is for providing for wirelessly receiving command and control radio signals from the remote base station; and

wherein the remote base station is furthermore configured for processing and stabilizing imagery in an upright condition regardless of the pitch, roll or yaw of the instrumented football using pitch, roll and yaw signal data transmitted to the remote base station by said gyroscopic encoders from within the instrumented football;

wherein command and control signals received by said supporting electronics from the remote base station are for controlling the functions of the package assembly; and

wherein said main central body is a finite diameter hollow cylindrical cavity having dimensions; and

wherein said main central body is for housing said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said main central body is for housing said rechargeable battery pack which supplies electrical power to each of the elements within the package assembly; and

wherein said main central body is configured with a removable lid on its bottom for accessing and servicing said rechargeable battery pack and contents therein; and

wherein said lid is for allowing access to said rechargeable battery pack and the camera and said support electronics and said quad radio antenna array elements and the microphone for servicing prior to molding and encapsulation; and

wherein said induction coil is attached to the bottom outside surface of said lid; and

wherein said lid is for mounting a gas valve mounted on it for permitting dry gas to be injected into said main central body cavity to pressurize the package assembly prior to molding and encapsulation; and

wherein said lid is for allowing access to switch selectable functions through the opening in the bottom of the instrumented ice hockey puck prior to molding and encapsulation; and

wherein the package assembly is filled with a dry pressurized gas for preventing the entry of moisture and dirt;

wherein the cameras and said supporting electronics are joined to said main central body by corrugated bellows segments; and

wherein the cameras look out of the top of the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

wherein the camera are for providing imagery of the instrumented playing surface to the cameras; and

wherein any two of the cameras are for making a 3-D stereo camera pair wherein the optical axes of each of the cameras are set parallel to one another; and

wherein the camera have o-ring seals for preventing leakage of the pressurized dry gas from the cavity of the package assembly; and

wherein said quad radio antenna array elements are mounted radially in a horizontal plane 90degrees apart from one another and extend outward through the cylindrical wall of said main central body; and

wherein said quad radio antenna array elements are in quadrature to radiate radio signals to the relay junction with satisfactory gain for overcoming RF noise and for providing a large enough gain bandwidth product to accommodate real-time picture quality requirements; and

wherein the relay junction is deployed in the sports stadium for receiving said radio signals from said quad radio antenna array elements; and

wherein a helix antenna is wound on the inside diameter of said main central body for transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from the remote base station; and

wherein said induction coils are for inductively coupling electrical energy into the package assembly for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said induction coils are wound on the exterior of said main central body enclosure for minimizing their heat transfer into said main central body enclosure cavity that would otherwise raise the temperature of said supporting electronics within said main central body enclosure cavity thereby lowering the signal to noise ratio; and

wherein said induction coils are electrically connected through said main central body enclosure walls to said support electronics inside said enclosure; and

wherein said induction coils are for inductively coupling to a source of electrical power from a charging unit which is external to the instrumented ice hockey puck by coaxially laying an external induction coil of the charging unit flat on the top or bottom of the instrumented ice hockey puck for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically connecting said camera lens and the camera and said support electronics to said main central body; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is mechanically flexible for tilting the line of sight of the camera relative to said main central body; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for pre-setting the tilt in place prior to encapsulation; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically connecting the camera and said support electronics to said main central body; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is flexible for allowing the section containing the camera to be bent together in order to tilt the line of sight of the camera relative to said main central body; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for acting as a spring to resist shocks and vibration and for compressing and expanding its length when under stress from outside forces without damaging the contents of the package assembly; and

wherein the microphones are for capturing the sounds of real-time contacts and impacts and shocks to the instrumented ice hockey puck; and

wherein the first buffer plate assembly is for acting as a see-through bearing for mounting the package assembly inside the instrumented ice hockey puck.

31. The system of claim 4 wherein the first buffer plate assembly of the instrumented ice hockey puck is further comprised of:

a unitary body having opposite ends;

end 1 and end 2; and

at least one set of three coaxially joined contiguous precision cylindrical bores;

bore A, bore B and bore C;

a bore A having a finite diameter DA;

a bore B having a finite diameter DB;

a bore C having a finite diameter DC;

wherein said bore A is threaded;

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter DA;

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter DB;

wherein the finite thickness between said end 1 and said end 2 is T;

wherein said bore A has length LA;

wherein said bore B has length LB;

wherein said bore C has length LC;

wherein the sum of said lengths LA+LB+LC is equal to T;

wherein said bore A and said bore B join to form shoulder E;

wherein said bore B and said bore C join to form shoulder F;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly;

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

wherein the inside diameter and outside diameter are threaded; and

an optical window; and

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

wherein said outside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DA;

wherein said inside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DB;

wherein the length of said threaded cell-like sleeve is L;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said bore A for a distance LA till it bottoms on said shoulder D for permitting easy removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve for replacement of damaged said optical windows;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve protrudes from said end A by a distance equal to L−

LA;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of said

wherein said first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a plurality of o-ring seals,

a plurality of annular grooves,

wherein said plurality of annular grooves is disposed in said bore A and said bore B and said bore C for seating said plurality of o-rings for sealing against dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said bore C acts as a co-axial shaft mounting bearing for holding and aligning the package assembly;

wherein said bore A and said bore B and said bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through for peering outside of said flat molded top;

wherein each said set acts as a portal through which each of the cameras of the package assembly can peer outside of said flat molded top.

32. The system of claim 4 wherein the first buffer plate assembly of the instrumented ice hockey puck is further comprised of:

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded for sealing and retaining said optical window; and

threaded for easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows; and

wherein said optical window is an optical element for serving as a sealed optical portal through the molded flat top surface of the instrumented ice hockey puck through which the camera peers onto the playing surface.

33. The system of claim 10

wherein furthermore the tripod mounted set-up camera is further comprised of:

a) two setup cameras; and

b) two camera lenses; and

c) a motorized tripod mount; and

d) a laptop computer; and

e) system software; and

f) a USB high-speed port of said laptop computer; and

wherein said two setup cameras are comprised of;

set-up camera 1; and

set-up camera 2; and

wherein said two setup camera lenses are comprised of;

set-up camera lens 1; and

set-up camera lens 2; and

wherein said set-up camera 1 is identical to said set-up camera 2; and

wherein said set-up camera lens 1 is identical to said set-up camera lens 2; and

wherein said set-up camera 1 and said set-up camera 2 are identical to the camera used in the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said set-up camera lens 1 and said set-up camera lens 2 are identical to the camera lenses used in the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said two setup cameras and said two camera lenses are configured for simultaneously capturing the reference images from pre-determined coordinate vantage points on the instrumented playing surface; and

wherein said two setup cameras are aligned on said motorized tripod mount to look in opposite directions 180 degrees apart from one another; and

wherein said motorized tripod mount is configured for mounting said two setup cameras and said two camera lenses; and

configured for slewing the lines of sight of said two setup cameras and said two camera lenses to pre-determined pitch and yaw angles; and

wherein said laptop computer is configured for commanding and controlling the operation of said motorized tripod mount; and

configured for controlling the operation of said two setup cameras and said two camera lenses; and

configured for processing said video images for building the plurality of reference images; and

wherein said system software is configured for storing said pre-determined pitch and yaw angles for said motorized tripod mount for each of said pre-determined coordinate vantage points on the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said USB high-speed port is for loading said plurality of reference images onto said removable flash memory; and

wherein said removable flash memory is for storing the plurality of reference images; and

for transporting the plurality of reference images to the remote base station,

wherein for each said archival image database the two setup cameras and said two camera lenses used to build said plurality of reference images are made identical to the cameras and said camera lenses used in each of the instrumented sports paraphernalia for keeping said archival image database matched to its specific the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein a separate said the plurality of reference images is built for each of the instrumented sports paraphernalia configuration of the camera and said camera lens for keeping the plurality of reference images matched to its specific the instrumented sports paraphernalia.

34. The system of claim 19 wherein the enclosure is further comprised of:

a first optical window; and

a first small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section; and

a first large diameter cylinder section; and

a middle section; and

a second large diameter cylinder section; and

a second small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section; and

a second optical window;

wherein said first optical window and said first small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section and said first large diameter cylinder section and said middle section and said second large diameter cylinder section and said second small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section and said second optical window are respectively sequentially coaxially connected;

wherein said first small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section and said first large diameter cylinder section and said middle section and said second large diameter cylinder section and said second small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section are made from materials transparent to radio frequencies for allowing passage of GHZ RF to and from the phased array antennas mounted within the enclosure;

wherein said first small diameter section is for housing the first camera lens;

wherein said first large diameter cylinder section is for housing the camera; and

for mounting the inductive pickup coil 1 close to the vertex 1 for maximizing the linkage of externally induced magnetic flux during the rechargeable battery pack recharging cycle and for maximizing the linkage of an induced magnetic flux carrier for bi-directional communications during diagnostic testing;

wherein said middle section is for housing the rechargeable battery pack;

wherein said second large diameter section is for housing the second camera; and

for mounting the inductive pickup coil 2 close to the vertex 2 for maximizing the linkage of externally induced magnetic flux during the rechargeable battery pack recharging cycle and for maximizing the linkage of induced magnetic flux for bi-directional communications during diagnostic testing;

wherein said second small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section is for housing the camera lens;

wherein said first small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section and said first large diameter cylinder section intersect and join together to form a first shoulder;

wherein said second small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section and said second large diameter slightly tapered cylinder section intersect and join together to form a second shoulder;

wherein said first optical window is for sealing the enclosure form moisture and dirt; and

for permitting the camera to look out through said first small diameter section onto the instrumented playing surface from the enclosure;

wherein said second optical window is for sealing the enclosure form moisture and dirt; and

for permitting the camera to look out through said second small diameter slightly tapered cylinder section onto the playing surface from the enclosure.

35. The system of claim 19 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented football is further comprised of:

at least one MPEG signal compression modules;

a network transceiver;

a CPU system control microprocessor;

a ROM;

a power supply;

wherein said MPEG signal compression modules are configured for receiving output signals from two of the cameras;

wherein said MPEG signal compression modules are configured for receiving output signals from two of the microphones;

wherein said MPEG signal compression modules are configured for compressing said signals into a composite MPEG format stream using a compression protocol;

wherein said network transceiver is configured for receiving said composite MPEG stream image and audio data along with bi-directional system control status data packets from and to said CPU system control microprocessor;

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is configured for transmitting and receiving control commands to and from the remote base station;

wherein said network transceiver is configured for transmitting and receiving wireless communication data packets to and from the remote base station, and

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is configured for receiving control commands from said CPU system control microprocessor;

wherein the phased array antennas are furthermore configured inside the enclosure for operating within the GHz radio spectrum, and

wherein the phased array antennas are furthermore configured for providing an isotropic gain sufficient to reach the wireless the relay junction; and

wherein the phased array antennas are furthermore configured for capturing and radiating the RF energy transmitted and received between said network transceiver and the relay junction; and

wherein said power supply is configured with the inductive pickup coil 1 and the inductive pickup coil 2 are for inductively coupling electrical energy from a source outside of the instrumented football into the rechargeable battery pack during a recharging cycle;

wherein the inductive pickup coil 1 and the inductive coil 2 are configured to operate in the 100 to 400 kHz frequency range; and

wherein said real-time gyroscopic encoders are configured for providing a dynamic means of determining the relative physical state of the instrumented football; and

wherein said ROM initializes the gyroscopic encoders in a zero motion state,

wherein said CPU system control microprocessor executes a series of instructions contained in said ROM to act only on those control commands that are correctly identified based on a unique identification integer code present in the signal that immediately precedes the control data stream contents when a data stream arrives at said CPU system control microprocessor from the remote base station;

wherein the remote base station is furthermore configured for processing and stabilizing imagery in an upright condition regardless of the pitch, roll or yaw of the instrumented football using pitch, roll and yaw signal data transmitted to the remote base station by the gyroscopic encoders from within the instrumented football.

36. The system of claim 34 wherein the middle section is further comprised of:

a hollow resilient flexible-stretchable-compressible segment having a finite diameter and length.

37. The system of claim 34 wherein the middle section is further comprised of:

a hollow firm cylindrical segment having a finite diameter and length.

38. The system of claim 34 wherein the first optical window is further comprised of:

a single domed shaped optical element having a finite diameter.

39. The system of claim 34 wherein the second optical window is further comprised of:

a single domed shaped optical element having a finite diameter.

40. The system of claim 34 wherein the first optical window is further comprised of:

a front lens element of the first camera lens;

wherein said front lens element of the first camera lens is recessed flush with the conventional football cover-liner form for providing a clear sealed path through which the camera can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form for yielding an unobstructed field of view.

41. The system of claim 34 wherein the second optical window is further comprised of:

a front lens element of the second camera lens;

wherein said front lens element of the second camera lens is recessed flush with the conventional football cover-liner form for providing a clear sealed path through which the camera can peer outward through the conventional football cover-liner form for yielding an unobstructed field of view.

42. A system for broadcasting media content relating to a sporting event, comprising:

an instrumented sports stadium comprising an instrumented playing surface;

said instrumented playing surface comprising a plurality of instrumented sports paraphernalia disposed on said instrumented playing surface;

said instrumented sports paraphernalia comprising at least one package assembly, mounted within said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and comprising;

at least one camera and at least one microphone to capture said media content relating to said sporting event;

wherein said instrumented sports paraphernalia is configured to transmit said media content to a remote base station via a relay junction;

wherein said relay junction comprises at least one of a bi-directional RF signal antenna repeater, a fiber optic cable signal repeater, and a copper cable signal repeater, and

wherein said relay junction is configured to relay signals between said package assembly and said remote base station;

said remote base station is configured to;

receive said media content from said instrumented sports paraphernalia via said relay junction, and is configured to process said media content and broadcast the processed media content to a live television viewing audience,

transmit command and control signals to said instrumented sports paraphernalia to control electronic, mechanical, and optical functions within said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and

said instrumented sports stadium further comprising a hand-held remote control unit, comprising;

circuitry configured to allow said hand-held remote control unit to wirelessly enable and disable said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and to interrogate the status of electrical, mechanical, and/or optical functions of said instrumented sports paraphernalia, and

circuitry to wirelessly transmit commands to, and receive status data from, said instrumented sports paraphernalia.

43. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is further comprised of:

at least one instrumented baseball base;

wherein said instrumented baseball base is comprised of;

a conventional baseball base form;

wherein said conventional baseball base form is configured for serving as a molded enclosure having four molded side surfaces which meet together to form four corners and a molded top surface and a molded bottom surface;

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball base form is configured for serving as an enclosure for housing the package assembly;

wherein the package assembly is further comprised of;

at least one electronics for encoding video and conducted sounds into data packets and communicating said data packets to the remote base station via the relay junction;

a flexible segment for adjusting the tilt angle of the line of sight of the camera up and down and from side to side;

wherein furthermore the conventional baseball base form is configured with at least one optical portal aperture of finite diameter disposed in at least one of said four molded side surfaces for serving as a window through which the cameras peer at the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the camera is a TV camera; and

wherein the package assembly is configured to capture video from each of said four sides of said conventional baseball base form; and

capture conducted sounds from each of said four sides of said conventional baseball base form; and

encode video and conducted sounds into data packets and communicate said data packets to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein the package assembly is molded and encapsulated within said conventional baseball base form for shock-proofing and alignment.

44. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is further comprised of:

at least one instrumented baseball home plate;

wherein said instrumented baseball home plate is comprised of;

a conventional baseball home plate form;

a first upper protective cover plate shield;

at least one first buffer plate assembly;

a plurality of phased array antenna elements;

a plurality of external microphones;

a first lower protective cover plate shield;

wherein said conventional baseball home plate form is configured for serving as a molded enclosure with five side surfaces which meet to form five corners and a top surface and a bottom surface;

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball home plate form is configured for serving as an enclosure for housing said first upper protective cover plate shield and said first buffer plate assemblies and the package assembly and said plurality of phased array antenna elements and the microphones and said first lower protective cover plate shield;

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield, and said first buffer plate assemblies, and the package assembly, and the plurality of phased array antenna elements and the microphones are molded and encapsulated within said conventional baseball home plate form for shock-proofing and alignment; and

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball home plate form is perforated through its molded top surface with at least one precision bore of finite diameter for serving as a optical portals through which the cameras peers at the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said plurality of external microphones are mechanically attached and electrically connected to the package assembly;

wherein the microphones is for capturing sounds conducted into said instrumented baseball home plate caused by motions, actions and contacts with said instrumented baseball home plate occurring during games on the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said plurality of external microphone is flush with said molded flat top surface of said instrumented baseball home plate and is for capturing airborne sounds occurring around said instrumented baseball home plate;

wherein the microphones and said external microphones are physically different from one another;

wherein said plurality of phased array antenna elements are mechanically attached and electrically connected to the package assembly;

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a dome shaped circular disk-like object configured for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to said molded top and said molded sides of the conventional baseball home plate form; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is deployed between said molded top and said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly;

wherein said first lower protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a flat surface object configured for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to the bottom of said conventional baseball home plate form; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

a apparatus configured for mounting and aligning the package assembly inside said instrumented baseball home plate;

wherein each said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

at least one portal through said flat top of said conventional baseball home plate form configured for permitting at least one the cameras to peer through said portal and view the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the sequence of the physical elements in order of their occurrence measured from said top surface is the external microphones, said first upper protective cover plate shield, said first buffer plate assembly, the package assembly, said plurality of phased array antenna elements, and said first lower protective cover plate shield; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is perforated through its said dome shaped top surface with at least one precision clearance bore of finite diameter symmetrically disposed coaxially below said precision bore in said top surface;

wherein said precision bore in said top surface is similarly coaxial with matching bores in said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly.

45. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is further comprised of:

at least one instrumented baseball home plate;

wherein the instrumented baseball home plate is comprised of;

a conventional baseball home plate form;

wherein said conventional baseball home plate form is configured for serving as a molded enclosure having five molded side surfaces which meet together to form five corners and a molded top surface and a molded bottom surface;

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball home plate form is configured for serving as an enclosure for housing the package assembly;

wherein the package assembly is comprised of;

at least one electronics for encoding the media content into data packets and communicating said data packets to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball home plate form is configured with at least one optical portal aperture of finite diameter disposed in said molded top surface for serving as a window through which the cameras peers at the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the package assembly is molded and encapsulated within said conventional baseball home plate form for shock-proofing and alignment; and

wherein the package assembly is configured to;

capture video from the top of said conventional baseball home plate form;

capture conducted sounds through said conventional baseball home plate form;

encode video and conducted sounds into data packets and communicate said data packets to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein the tilt angle of the line of sight of the cameras can be set relative to a normal to said molded top surface.

46. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is further comprised of:

at least one instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

wherein said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber is comprised of;

a conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form;

a least two upper protective cover plate shields;

at least two first buffer plate assemblies;

a plurality of phased array antenna elements;

a plurality of external microphones;

a lower protective cover plate shield;

wherein said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form is configured for serving as a molded enclosure with four side surfaces which meet to form four corners and a top surface and a bottom surface;

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form is configured for serving as said molded enclosure for housing said first upper protective cover plate shield and said first buffer plate assemblies and the package assemblies and said plurality of phased array antenna elements and said plurality of external microphones and said lower protective cover plate shield;

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shields and said first buffer plate assemblies and the package assemblies and said plurality of phased array antenna elements and said plurality of external microphones are molded and encapsulated within said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form for shock-proofing and alignment; and

wherein said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form is perforated through its molded top surface with at least two precision bores of finite diameter for serving as optical portals through which the cameras peers at the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said plurality of external microphones are mechanically attached and electrically connected to the package assemblies;

wherein the microphones is for capturing sounds conducted into said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber caused by motions, actions and contacts with said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber occurring during games on the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said plurality of external microphone is flush with said molded flat top surface of said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber and is for capturing airborne sounds occurring around said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

wherein the microphones and said external microphones are physically different from one another;

wherein said plurality of phased array antenna elements are mechanically attached and electrically connected to the package assemblies;

wherein said upper protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a dome shaped circular disk-like object for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to said molded flat top of said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form; and

wherein said upper protective cover plate shield is deployed between said molded top and said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly;

wherein said lower protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a flat surface object configured for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to the molded flat bottom of said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is;

an apparatus configured for mounting and aligning the package assembly inside said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

at least one portal through said molded flat top of said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form configured for permitting at least one the camera to peer through said portal and view the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the sequence of the physical elements in order of their occurrence measured from said molded top surface is said external microphones, said first upper protective cover plate shield, said first buffer plate assembly, the package assembly, said phased array antenna elements, and said first lower protective cover plate shield; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is perforated through its said dome shaped top surface with at least one precision clearance bore of finite diameter symmetrically disposed coaxially below said precision bore in said molded flat top surface;

wherein said precision bore in said molded flat top surface is similarly coaxial with matching bores in said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly.

47. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is further comprised of:

at least one instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

wherein said instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber is comprised of;

a conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form;

wherein said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form is configured for serving as a molded enclosure having four molded flat side surfaces which meet together to form four corners and a molded top surface and a molded bottom surface;

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form is configured for serving as an enclosure for housing the package assembly;

wherein the package assembly is further comprised of;

at least one electronics for encoding the media content into data packets and communicating said data packets to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein the camera is a TV camera;

wherein furthermore said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form is configured with at least one optical portal aperture of finite diameter disposed in said top surface for serving as a window through which the camera peers at the instrumented playing surface;

wherein the package assembly is configured to;

capture video from the top of said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form;

capture conducted sounds through said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form;

wherein the package assembly is molded and encapsulated within said conventional baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber form for shock-proofing and alignment; and

wherein the tilt angle of the line of sight of the camera can be set relative to a normal to said top surface.

48. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented sports stadium is further comprised of:

a battery pack charging unit configured for wirelessly charging the battery pack within at least one the instrumented sports paraphernalia by magnetic induction coupling; and

wherein said battery pack is for supplying electricity to the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

wherein said battery pack charging unit is comprised of;

an enclosure; and

a primary induction coil; and

wherein said enclosure is comprised of;

a top flat surface; and

a bottom flat surface; and

wherein said enclosure is configured for housing said primary induction coil with windings in a plane parallel to said top surface and said bottom flat surface; and

wherein said primary induction coil is configured for creating lines of time varying magnetic flux in the 100 to 450 Khz frequency range to emerge perpendicular to said top flat surface and said bottom flat surface of said enclosure; and

wherein said primary induction coil is configured with a finite diameter to coaxially immerse at least one the instrumented sports paraphernalia in said magnetic flux;

wherein said top flat surface is for retaining at least one of the instrumented sports paraphernalia in said magnetic flux; and

alternately said bottom flat surface is for retaining at least one of the instrumented sports paraphernalia in said magnetic flux;

wherein said battery pack charging unit is furthermore comprised of;

a supporting electronics; and

a CPU microprocessor and memory;

wherein said CPU microprocessor and memory is for running interrogative diagnostics for all operations and functions and status of at least one the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein said supporting electronics is configured for applying current in the 100 to 450 Khz frequency range to said primary induction coil.

49. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented playing surface of the instrumented sports stadium is further comprised of:

a single contiguous underground trench comprising five contiguous segments;

wherein said single contiguous underground trench is configured for deploying fiber-optics signal cable and copper signal cable; and

low voltage copper power cable carrying between 5 and 15 volts;

an off-field cable junction box I;

wherein said off-field cable junction box I is for serving as a communications cable hub between said fiber-optics signal cable and said copper signal cable and said copper low voltage power cable that are deployed in said single contiguous underground trench segments, and the relay junction;

wherein said off-field cable junction box I is located off of the instrumented playing surface on the side-lines a finite distance from the conventional home plate location;

wherein said contiguous underground trench is comprised of;

five straight inter-connected underground trench segments; and

wherein said five straight inter-connected underground trench segments are for linking said off-field cable junction box I underground to beneath the conventional home plate, conventional first base, conventional second base, conventional third base and conventional pitcher'"'"'s rubber conventional baseball field locations; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the off-field cable junction box I location underground to beneath the conventional home plate location; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional home plate location underground to beneath the conventional first base location; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional first base location underground to beneath the conventional second base location; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional second base location underground to beneath the conventional third base location; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional third base location underground to beneath the conventional pitcher'"'"'s rubber location; and

wherein said fiber-optics signal cable and said copper signal cable are for carrying bi-directional encoded data communication signals; and

said copper low voltage power cable for carrying low voltage power; and

whereby the cable lengths are minimized thereby minimizing electrical noise and cable cost and providing voltage levels that are safe to the players.

50. The system of claim 42 wherein the instrumented playing surface of the instrumented sports stadium is further comprised of:

five interconnected underground trench segments; and

wherein said interconnected underground trench segments are configured for deploying fiber-optics signal cable and copper signal cable; and

copper low voltage power cable carrying between 5 and 15 volts;

an off-field cable junction box II; and

wherein said off-field cable junction box II is for serving as a communications cable hub between said fiber-optics signal cable and said copper signal cable; and

said copper low voltage power cable that are deployed in said contiguous underground trench segments, and the relay junction;

wherein said off-field cable junction box II is located off of the instrumented playing surface on the side-lines at a finite distance from the conventional home plate location;

wherein said contiguous underground trench is comprised of;

five straight inter-connected underground trench segments; and

wherein said five straight inter-connected underground trench segments are for linking said off-field cable junction box II underground to beneath the conventional home plate, conventional first base, conventional second base, conventional third base and conventional pitcher'"'"'s rubber conventional baseball field locations; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the off-field cable junction box location underground to the conventional home plate location underground; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional home plate location underground to the conventional pitcher'"'"'s rubber location underground; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional pitcher'"'"'s rubber location underground to the conventional second base location underground; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional home plate location underground to the conventional first base location underground; and

wherein one trench segment interconnects the conventional home plate location underground to the conventional third base location underground; and

wherein said fiber-optics signal cable and said copper signal cable are for carrying bi-directional encoded data communication signals; and

said copper low voltage power cable for carrying low voltage power; and

whereby the cable lengths are minimized thereby minimizing electrical noise and cable cost and providing voltage levels that are safe to the players.

51. The system of claim 43 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented baseball base is further comprised of:

a main enclosure;

wherein said main enclosure is the central body of the package assembly;

a rechargeable battery pack;

a phased array antenna;

a plurality of radial package assembly elements;

wherein each of said radial package assembly elements is comprised of;

a hollow flexible shock absorbing cylinder-like enclosure; and

wherein said main enclosure is furthermore for serving as a hub for attaching said plurality of radial package assembly elements; and

wherein said hollow flexible shock absorbing cylinder-like enclosure is for housing;

a electronics; and

a camera lens; and

an optical window; and

wherein each of said plurality of said radial package assembly elements extends radially outward from said main enclosure by a finite distance;

wherein said optical window is disposed in a threaded cell-like sleeve which is threaded into an end of said hollow flexible shock absorbing cylinder-like enclosure of said radial package assembly element;

wherein said optical window is flush with the side of the instrumented baseball base;

wherein said optical window is for serving as a portal through said side for permitting the camera to peer onto the instrumented playing surface from inside the instrumented baseball base;

wherein furthermore said hollow flexible shock absorbing cylinder-like enclosure is for tilting the line of sight of the camera and said camera lens;

wherein said electronics is for encoding and communicating the video from the camera and audio from said plurality of the microphones to the relay junction;

wherein said phased array antenna is for wirelessly transmitting and receiving RF signals between the package assembly and the relay junction;

wherein said rechargeable battery pack is for providing a source of electricity to the package assembly.

52. The system of claim 43 wherein the instrumented baseball base is further comprised of:

a conventional baseball base form;

a first upper protective cover plate shield;

at least four first buffer plate assemblies;

a plurality of phased array antenna elements;

a plurality of external microphones;

a first lower protective cover plate shield;

wherein the conventional baseball base form is configured for serving as a molded enclosure having four molded side surfaces which meet together to form four corners and a top molded surface and a bottom molded surface having the identical exterior dimensions, shape, color and appearance as the conventional baseball base form;

wherein furthermore the conventional baseball base form is configured for serving as an enclosure for housing said first upper protective cover plate shield and said first buffer plate assemblies and the package assemblies and said plurality of phased array antenna elements and said plurality of external microphones and said first lower protective cover plate shield; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield, and said first buffer plate assemblies and the package assemblies and said plurality of phased array antenna elements and said plurality of external microphones and said first lower protective cover plate shield are molded and encapsulated within the conventional baseball base form for shock-proofing and alignment; and

wherein furthermore the conventional baseball base form is perforated in each of its said molded side surfaces with at least one portal of finite diameter symmetrically disposed on each of said molded side surfaces and two portals of finite diameter symmetrically disposed across from each other on either side of said corners for serving as optical portals through which the cameras peer at the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said plurality of external microphones are mechanically attached and electrically connected to the package assemblies;

wherein the microphones is for capturing sounds conducted into the instrumented baseball base caused by motions, actions and contacts with the instrumented baseball base occurring during games on the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said plurality of external microphone are flush with said top molded surface and said molded side surfaces of the instrumented baseball base and are for capturing airborne sounds occurring around the instrumented baseball base;

wherein said plurality of phased array antenna elements are mechanically attached and electrically connected to the package assemblies for transmitting and receiving wireless RF signals to and from the relay junction;

wherein said plurality of phased array antenna elements are for adjusting to maximize the signal to noise ratio for transmitting and receiving wireless RF signals to and from the relay junction;

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a flat surface square shaped plate I configured for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to said top molded surface and sides of the instrumented baseball base; and

wherein said first upper protective cover plate shield is disposed below said top molded surface; and

wherein said first lower protective cover plate shield is comprised of;

a flat surface square shaped plate II configured for protecting the package assembly from physical forces applied to said bottom surface of the instrumented baseball base; and

wherein said first lower protective cover plate shield is disposed above said bottom molded surface; and

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

a mounting apparatus for aligning the package assembly inside the instrumented baseball base;

wherein each said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

at least one portal through said molded side surface of the instrumented baseball base configured for permitting at least one the camera to peer through said portal and view the instrumented playing surface;

wherein said portal in said molded side surface is coaxial with clearance bores in said first buffer plate assembly and the package assembly.

53. The system of claim 43 wherein the instrumented baseball base is further comprised of:

a first buffer plate assembly,

wherein said first buffer plate assembly is comprised of;

a unitary body having opposite ends;

end 1 and end 2; and

at least one set of three coaxially joined contiguous precision cylindrical bores;

bore A, bore B and bore C;

a bore A having a finite diameter DA;

a bore B having a finite diameter DB;

a bore C having a finite diameter DC;

wherein said bore A is threaded;

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter DA;

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter DB;

wherein the finite thickness between said end 1 and said end 2 is T;

wherein said bore A has length LA;

wherein said bore B has length LB;

wherein said bore C has length LC;

wherein the sum of said lengths LA+LB+LC is equal to T;

wherein said bore A and said bore B join to form shoulder E;

wherein said bore B and said bore C join to form shoulder F;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly;

wherein said first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

wherein the inside diameter and outside diameter are threaded; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

wherein said outside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DA;

wherein said inside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DB;

wherein the length of said threaded cell-like sleeve is L;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said bore A for a distance LA till it bottoms on said shoulder F for permitting easy removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve for replacement of damaged said optical windows;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve protrudes from said end A by a distance equal to L−

LA;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of said

wherein said first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a plurality of o-ring seals,

a plurality of annular grooves,

wherein said plurality of annular grooves is disposed in said bore A and said bore B and said bore C for seating said plurality of o-rings for sealing against dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said bore C acts as a co-axial shaft mounting bearing for holding and aligning the package assembly;

wherein said bore A and said bore B and said bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through for peering outside of the instrumented baseball base;

wherein each said set acts as a portal through which each the camera of the package assembly can peer outside of the instrumented baseball base.

54. The system of claim 43 wherein the instrumented baseball base is further comprised of:

a buffer plate assembly;

wherein said buffer plate assembly of the instrumented baseball base is comprised of;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded for sealing and retaining said optical window; and

threaded for easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows; and

wherein said optical window is an optical element for serving as a sealed optical portal through the instrumented baseball base through which the camera peers onto the instrumented playing surface; and

wherein said optical window is for protecting the camera from damage.

55. The system of claim 43 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented baseball base is further comprised of:

at least one said package assembly element;

wherein said package assembly element is comprised of;

a camera lens; and

an electronics; and

an enclosure;

wherein said enclosure is comprised of three contiguous sections;

a small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment;

a large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment;

a hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment is for mounting said camera lens;

wherein said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment is for mounting the camera;

wherein said hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment is for mounting said electronics;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment and said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment are connected by a shoulder;

wherein said three contiguous section connections are air tight;

wherein said enclosure is sealed and pressurized with dry gas for protecting said camera lens and the said camera and said electronics; and

wherein said enclosure is made of materials which are transparent to radio frequencies and air tight;

wherein said electronics is for RF wirelessly communicating video and audio data to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore said electronics means is for communicating picture and sound data using fiber optics/copper cable to the remote base station via the relay junction.

56. The system of claim 43 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented baseball base is further comprised of:

an induction coil; and

a rechargeable battery pack; and

a power supply electronics;

wherein said induction coil is for wirelessly receiving time varying magnetic flux in the 100 to 400 kHz frequency range from an external charging source for charging said rechargeable battery pack;

wherein said power supply electronics is for controlling the charging of said rechargeable battery pack from said induction coil; and

for controlling and managing power consumption from said rechargeable battery pack.

57. The system of claim 43 wherein the molded bottom surface of the instrumented baseball base is configured to electrically connect to the copper low voltage power cable buried in the instrumented playing surface beneath the instrumented baseball base;

and wherein the molded bottom surface of the instrumented baseball base is configured to electrically connect to the copper signal cable buried in the instrumented playing surface beneath the instrumented baseball base; and

wherein said molded bottom surface of the instrumented baseball base is configured to connect to the fiber optics signal cable buried in the instrumented playing surface beneath the instrumented baseball base.

58. The system of claim 44 wherein the first buffer plate assembly of the instrumented baseball home plate is further comprised of:

a unitary body having opposite ends;

end 1 and end 2; and

at least one set of three coaxially joined contiguous precision cylindrical bores;

bore A, bore B and bore C;

a bore A having a finite diameter DA;

a bore B having a finite diameter DB;

a bore C having a finite diameter DC;

wherein said bore A is threaded;

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter DA;

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter DB;

wherein thickness between said end 1 and said end 2 is T;

wherein said bore A has length LA;

wherein said bore B has length LB;

wherein said bore C has length LC;

wherein the sum of said lengths LA+LB+LC is equal to T;

wherein said bore A and said bore B join to form shoulder E;

wherein said bore B and said bore C join to form shoulder F;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly;

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

wherein the inside diameter and outside diameter are threaded; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

wherein the finite said outside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DA;

wherein the finite said inside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DB;

wherein the length of said threaded cell-like sleeve is L;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said bore A for a distance LA till it bottoms on said shoulder F for permitting easy removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve for replacement of damaged said optical windows;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve protrudes from said end 1 by a distance equal to L−

LA;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of said

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a plurality of o-ring seals,

a plurality of annular grooves,

wherein said plurality of annular grooves is disposed in said bore A and said bore B and said bore C for seating said plurality of o-rings for sealing against dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said bore C acts as a co-axial shaft mounting bearing for holding and aligning the package assembly;

wherein said bore A and said bore B and said bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through for peering outside of the molded top surface of the instrumented baseball home plate;

wherein each of said bore A and said bore B and said bore C acts as a portal through which each the camera of the package assembly can peer outside of the molded top surface the instrumented baseball home plate.

59. The system of claim 44 wherein the first buffer plate assembly of the instrumented baseball home plate is further comprised of:

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded for sealing and retaining said optical window; and

threaded for easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows; and

wherein said optical window is an optical element for serving as a sealed optical portal through the molded top surface of the instrumented baseball home plate through which the camera peers onto the instrumented playing surface.

60. The system of claim 45 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented baseball home plate is further comprised of:

one main central body;

at least one supporting electronics; and

one rechargeable battery pack; and

at least one induction coils; and

four quad radio antenna array elements; and

wherein the package assembly is configured;

a) as an autonomous module designed as a sealed unit for being mounted inside the instrumented baseball home plate; and

b) for seeing and capturing video of the instrumented playing surface out of the top surface of the instrumented baseball home plate; and

c) for hearing ordinary and conducted sounds from the instrumented playing surface; and

d) for transmitting video and audio signals to the remote base station for processing; and

for receiving control signals from the remote base station for controlling its functions; and

for transmitting control status signals back to the remote base station for completing the feedback control loop; and

wherein said supporting electronics is comprised of;

a network transceiver; and

wherein at least one said supporting electronics is for wirelessly televising the media content captured from the cameras and the microphones and said plurality of external microphones to the remote base station via the relay junction; and

wherein at least one said supporting electronics is furthermore for televising the media content captured from the cameras and the microphones and said plurality of external microphones to the remote base station via at least one of a bi-directional fiber optics/copper cable communication link and one wireless RF radio link to the remote base station; and

wherein said supporting electronics is for receiving command and control signals from the remote base station for putting function settings on automatic under the control of said supporting electronics; and

wherein said network transceiver is for wirelessly transmitting real-time the media content from the cameras and the microphones and said plurality of external microphones via said quad radio antenna array elements to the remote base station; and

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is for providing for wirelessly receiving command and control radio signals from the remote base station; and

wherein command and control signals received by said supporting electronics from the remote base station are for controlling the functions of the package assembly; and

wherein said main central body is configured with a hollow cylindrical cavity with a cylindrical wall having an exterior and an inside diameter of finite dimensions; and

wherein said main central body is for housing said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said main central body is for housing said rechargeable battery pack which supplies electrical power to each of the elements within the package assembly; and

wherein said main central body is configured with a removable lid on its bottom surface for accessing and servicing said rechargeable battery pack and contents therein; and

wherein said lid is for allowing access to said rechargeable battery pack and the camera and said supporting electronics and said quad radio antenna array elements and the microphone for servicing; and

wherein said inductive coil is attached to the bottom outside surface of said lid; and

wherein a fiber optics/copper cable connector is attached through the bottom of said lid; and

wherein said lid has a gas valve mounted on it for permitting dry gas to be injected into the cavity to pressurize the package assembly; and

wherein said lid is for allowing access to switch selectable functions through the opening in the bottom of the instrumented baseball home plate; and

wherein the package assembly is filled with a dry pressurized gas for preventing the entry of moisture and dirt;

wherein the cameras and said supporting electronics are joined to said main central body by corrugated bellows segments; and

wherein the cameras look out of the top of the instrumented baseball home plate; and

wherein camera lenses are for providing imagery of the instrumented playing surface to the cameras; and

wherein any two of the cameras are for making a 3-D stereo camera pairs having their optical axes set parallel to one another; and

wherein said camera lenses have o-ring seals for preventing leakage of a pressurized dry gas from the cavity of the package assembly; and

wherein said quad radio antenna array elements are mounted radially in a horizontal plane 90 degrees apart from one another and extend outward through said cylindrical wall of said main central body; and

wherein said quad radio antenna array elements are in quadrature to radiate radio signals to the relay junction with satisfactory gain for overcoming RF noise and for providing a large enough gain bandwidth product to accommodate real-time picture quality requirements; and

wherein the relay junction is deployed in the sports stadium for receiving said radio signals from said quad radio antenna array elements; and

wherein a helix antenna is wound on said inside diameter of said main central body for transmitting and receiving RF signals to and from the remote base station; and

wherein said induction coils are for inductively coupling electrical energy into the package assembly for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said induction coils are wound on said exterior of said main central body enclosure for minimizing their heat transfer into said main central body enclosure cavity that would raise the temperature of said supporting electronics within said main central body enclosure cavity thereby lowering the signal to noise ratio; and

wherein said induction coils are electrically connected through said cylindrical enclosure walls to said support electronics inside said main central body enclosure; and

wherein said induction coil is for inductively coupling to a source of electrical power from a charging unit which is external to the instrumented baseball home plate by coaxially laying the charging unit flat on the top or bottom of the instrumented baseball home plate for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically connecting said camera lens and the camera and said support electronics to said main central body; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is mechanically flexible for tilting the line of sight of the camera and said camera lens relative to said main central body; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for pre-setting the tilt in place prior to encapsulation; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically connecting said camera lens and the camera and said support electronics to said main central body;

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is flexible for allowing the section containing said camera lens and the camera to be bent together in order to tilt the line of sight of the camera relative to said main central body and the instrumented baseball home plate; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for acting as a spring to resist shocks and vibration and for compressing and expanding its length when under stress from outside forces without damaging the contents of the package assembly; and

wherein the microphones are for capturing the sounds of real-time contacts and impacts and shocks to the instrumented baseball home plate; and

wherein the buffer plate assembly is for acting as a see-through bearing for mounting the package assembly inside the instrumented baseball home plate.

61. The system of claim 45 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented baseball home plate is further comprised of:

a camera lens; and

an induction coil; and

an electronics; and

an enclosure;

wherein said enclosure is comprised of three contiguous sections;

a small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment;

a large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment;

a hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment;

wherein said camera lens is for providing imagery for the camera;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment is for mounting said camera lens;

wherein said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment is for mounting the camera;

wherein said hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment is for mounting said electronics;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment and said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment are connected by a shoulder;

wherein said three contiguous sections are air tight;

wherein said enclosure is sealed and pressurized with dry gas for protecting said camera lens and the camera and said electronics;

wherein said enclosure is made of materials which are transparent to radio frequencies and air tight;

wherein said electronics is for RF wirelessly communicating picture and sound data to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore said electronics is for communicating picture and sound data using fiber optics/copper cable to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore said electronics is for controlling the electrical functions within the package assembly element.

62. The system of claim 46 wherein the first buffer plate assembly of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber is further comprised of:

a unitary body having opposite ends;

end 1 and end 2; and

at least one set of three coaxially joined contiguous precision cylindrical bores;

bore A, bore B and bore C;

wherein bore A having a finite diameter DA;

wherein bore B having a finite diameter DB;

wherein bore C having a finite diameter DC;

wherein said bore A is threaded;

wherein said diameter C is greater than said diameter DA;

wherein said diameter A is greater than said diameter DB;

wherein the finite thickness between said end 1 and said end 2 is T;

wherein said bore A has length LA;

wherein said bore B has length LB;

wherein said bore C has length LC;

wherein the sum of said lengths LA+LB+LC is equal to T;

wherein said bore A and said bore B join to form shoulder E;

wherein said bore B and said bore C join to form shoulder F;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of the package assembly;

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

wherein the inside diameter and outside diameter are threaded; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is for housing and sealing said optical window;

wherein said outside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DA;

wherein said inside diameter of said threaded cell-like sleeve is equal to DB;

wherein the length of said threaded cell-like sleeve is L;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded into said bore A for a distance LA till it bottoms on said shoulder F for permitting easy removal of said threaded cell-like sleeve for replacement of damaged said optical windows;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve protrudes from said end 1 by a distance equal to L−

LA;

wherein said shoulder F is for restraining the y-axial movement of said

wherein the first buffer plate assembly further comprises;

a plurality of o-ring seals,

a plurality of annular grooves,

wherein said plurality of annular grooves is disposed in said bore A and said bore B and said bore C for seating said plurality of o-rings for sealing against dirt and moisture and for providing shock and vibration isolation to the package assembly;

wherein said bore C acts as a co-axial shaft mounting bearing for holding and aligning the package assembly;

wherein said bore A and said bore B and said bore C is for providing the package assembly with an unobstructed field of view through for peering outside of the top surface of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber;

wherein each said set acts as a portal through which each the camera of the package assembly can peer outside of the top surface of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber.

63. The system of claim 46 wherein the first buffer plate assembly of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber is comprised of:

a threaded cell-like sleeve; and

an optical window;

wherein said threaded cell-like sleeve is threaded for sealing and retaining said optical window; and

threaded for easy removal and replacement of damaged said optical windows; and

wherein said optical window is an optical element for serving a sealed optical portal through said top surface of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber through which the camera peers onto the instrumented playing surface.

64. The system of claim 47 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber is further comprised of:

one main central body;

at least two supporting electronics; and

one rechargeable battery pack; and

at least two induction coils; and

four quad radio antenna array elements; and

at least one corrugated bellows segment; and

wherein the package assembly is further configured;

as an autonomous module designed as a sealed unit for being mounted inside the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber; and

for seeing and capturing video of the instrumented playing surface out of the top surface of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber; and

for hearing ordinary and conducted sounds from the instrumented playing surface; and

for transmitting video and audio signals to the remote base station for processing; and

for receiving control signals from the remote base station for controlling its functions; and

for transmitting control status signals back to the remote base station for completing the feedback control loop; and

wherein said supporting electronics is comprised of;

a network transceiver; and

wherein said network transceiver is for wirelessly televising media content captured from the cameras and the microphones and said plurality of external microphones to the remote base station via the relay junction; and

wherein said network transceiver is furthermore for televising media content captured from the cameras and the microphones and said plurality of external microphones to the remote base station via at least one of a bi-directional fiber optics/copper cable communication link and one wireless RF radio link to the remote base station; and

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is for receiving command and control signals from the remote base station for putting function settings on automatic under the control said supporting electronics; and

wherein said network transceiver is for wirelessly transmitting real-time media content from the cameras and the microphones and said plurality of external microphones via said quad radio antenna array elements to the remote base station; and

wherein furthermore said network transceiver is for providing for wirelessly receiving command and control radio signals from the remote base station; and

wherein command and control signals received by said supporting electronics from the remote base station are for controlling the functions of the package assembly; and

wherein said main central body is hollow cylindrical cavity having finite dimensions; and

wherein said main central body is for housing said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said hollow cylindrical cavity is configured with an inside diameter and an outside diameter; and

wherein furthermore said main central body is for housing said rechargeable battery pack which supplies electrical power to each of the elements within the package assembly; and

wherein furthermore said main central body is configured with a removable lid on its bottom for accessing and servicing said rechargeable battery pack and contents therein; and

wherein said lid is for allowing access to said rechargeable battery pack and the camera and said supporting electronics and said quad radio antenna array elements and the microphone for servicing; and

wherein one of the two said inductive coil is electrically attached to the bottom outside surface of said lid; and

wherein said fiber optics/copper cable is electrically attached to said supporting electronics of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber through the bottom of said lid; and

wherein said lid has a gas valve mounted on it for permitting a dry gas to be injected into the cavity to pressurize the package assembly; and

wherein said lid is for allowing access to switch selectable functions through the opening in the bottom of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber; and

wherein the package assembly is filled with a dry pressurized gas for preventing the entry of moisture and dirt;

wherein the cameras and said camera lenses and said supporting electronics are joined to said main central body by said corrugated bellows segments; and

wherein the cameras look out of the top surface of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber; and

wherein a camera lens is for providing imagery of the instrumented playing surface to the cameras; and

wherein any two of the cameras are for forming a 3-D stereo camera pair; and

wherein the optical axis of each of the cameras of said 3-D stereo camera pairs are set parallel to one another; and

wherein said camera lenses have o-ring seals for preventing leakage of the pressurized dry gas from the cavity of the package assembly; and

wherein said quad radio antenna array elements are mounted radially in a horizontal plane 90 degrees apart from one another and extend outward through the cylindrical wall of said main central body; and

wherein furthermore said quad radio antenna array elements are in quadrature to radiate radio signals to the relay junction with satisfactory gain for overcoming RF noise and for providing a large enough gain bandwidth product to accommodate real-time picture quality requirements; and

wherein the relay junction is deployed in the sports stadium for receiving said radio signals from said quad radio antenna array elements; and

wherein a helix antenna is wound on said inside diameter of said main central body for transmitting and receiving RF signals to and from the remote base station; and

wherein said two induction coils are for inductively coupling electrical energy into the package assembly for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein furthermore said two induction coils are wound on the exterior of said main central body enclosure for minimizing their heat transfer into said main central body enclosure cavity that would raise the temperature of said supporting electronics within said main central body enclosure cavity thereby lowering the signal to noise ratio; and

wherein said two induction coils are electrically connected to said supporting electronics; and

wherein said two induction coils are referred to as the upper induction coil and the lower induction coil;

wherein said upper induction coil and said lower induction coil is for inductively coupling to a source of electrical power from a charging unit which is external to the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber by coaxially laying the external induction coil of the charging unit flat on the top or bottom of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber for charging said rechargeable battery pack; and

wherein said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically connecting said camera lens and the camera and said supporting electronics to said main central body; and

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is mechanically flexible for tilting the line of sight of the camera and said camera lens relative to said main central body; and

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is for pre-setting the tilt in place prior to encapsulation; and

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is for mechanically connecting said camera lens and the camera and said supporting electronics to said main central body; and

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is flexible for allowing the section containing said camera lens and the camera to be bent together in order to tilt the line of sight of the camera relative to said main central body; and

wherein furthermore said corrugated bellows segment is for acting as a spring to resist shocks and vibration and for compressing and expanding its length when under stress from outside forces without damaging the contents of the package assembly; and

wherein the microphones are for capturing the sounds of real-time contacts and impacts and shocks to the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber; and

wherein the buffer plate assembly is for acting as a see-through bearing for mounting the package assembly inside the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber.

65. The system of claim 47 wherein the package assembly of the instrumented baseball pitcher'"'"'s rubber is further comprised of:

at least one package assembly element;

wherein said package assembly element is comprised of;

a camera lens; and

an induction coil; and

an enclosure;

wherein said enclosure is comprised of three contiguous sections;

a small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment;

a large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment;

a hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment is for mounting said camera lens;

wherein said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment is for mounting the camera;

wherein said hollow corrugated bellows enclosure segment is for mounting the electronics;

wherein said small diameter hollow cylindrical enclosure segment and said large diameter cylindrical hollow enclosure segment are connected by a shoulder;

wherein said three contiguous section connections are air tight;

wherein said cylindrical hollow enclosure is sealed and pressurized with dry gas for protecting said camera lens and the camera and the electronics; and

wherein said cylindrical hollow enclosure is made of materials which are transparent to radio frequencies and air tight;

wherein the electronics is for RF wirelessly communicating picture and sound data to the remote base station via the relay junction;

wherein furthermore the electronics is for communicating picture and sound data using a fiber optics/copper cable link to the remote base station via the relay junction.

66. The system of claim 49 wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is configured to electrically connect to the copper low voltage power cable buried in the instrumented playing surface beneath the instrumented sports paraphernalia;

and wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is configured to electrically connect to the copper signal cable buried beneath the instrumented playing surface and under the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

wherein the instrumented sports paraphernalia is configured to connect to the fiber optics signal cable buried beneath the instrumented playing surface and under the instrumented sports paraphernalia.

67. The system of claim 50 wherein furthermore the instrumented sports paraphernalia is further configured to:

a) electrically connect to the copper low voltage power cable buried in the instrumented playing surface beneath the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

b) electrically connect to the copper signal cable buried in the instrumented playing surface beneath the instrumented sports paraphernalia; and

c) electrically connect to the fiber optics signal cable buried in the instrumented playing surface beneath the instrumented sports paraphernalia.