Audio/video entertainment system and method
First Claim
1. A method for providing video content related to an entertainment event to a user, the method comprising:
- providing at least one of software and firmware configured to be transferred to a plurality of handheld devices having memory, and programmable portable receivers, the receivers programmed to communicate with a communications network, wherein the handheld device includes a display device aligned with a pair of lens, the lens held within a housing at positions to reside in front of a user'"'"'s eyes when the handheld device is held against a face and/or forehead while blocking ambient light;
formatting a plurality of video signals related to the entertainment event into video content, said video signals being produced by different cameras located at the entertainment event; and
transmitting said video content wirelessly from a wireless transmitter of the communications network over a broadcast area encompassing at least a portion of the event, to said portable receivers located within the broadcast area, wherein the at least one of software and firmware enables the handheld device to allow users to select, at the corresponding individual handheld device, from said video content, and to display, via the corresponding individual display device, an image defined by said video content selected by the individual corresponding user.
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Abstract
The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for programming and/or charging one or more audio/video devices such that the audio/video devices will be programmed and charged to receive transmitted audio and video signals associated with an event, allowing a user to use the audio/video device to observe the sights and sounds of the event. A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cart with a docking port for each of a plurality of personal audio/video devices, a charger configured to charge the power source of each personal audio/video display device, and programming logic configured to program each of the personal audio/video devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for providing video content related to an entertainment event to a user, the method comprising:
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providing at least one of software and firmware configured to be transferred to a plurality of handheld devices having memory, and programmable portable receivers, the receivers programmed to communicate with a communications network, wherein the handheld device includes a display device aligned with a pair of lens, the lens held within a housing at positions to reside in front of a user'"'"'s eyes when the handheld device is held against a face and/or forehead while blocking ambient light; formatting a plurality of video signals related to the entertainment event into video content, said video signals being produced by different cameras located at the entertainment event; and transmitting said video content wirelessly from a wireless transmitter of the communications network over a broadcast area encompassing at least a portion of the event, to said portable receivers located within the broadcast area, wherein the at least one of software and firmware enables the handheld device to allow users to select, at the corresponding individual handheld device, from said video content, and to display, via the corresponding individual display device, an image defined by said video content selected by the individual corresponding user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A programmable portable wireless handheld device to receive video content related to an entertainment event, the portable wireless handheld device comprising:
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memory to store programming information; a programmable receiver configured to receive video content transmitted wirelessly from a communications network, the network having at least one wireless transmitter with a broadcast area encompassing at least a portion of the entertainment event, said video content including video signals being produced by at least one camera from a plurality of cameras at said event, wherein said receiver is programmed, based on the programming information stored in the memory, to communicate with the communications network that carries said video content; signal processing logic to condition the video content to be compatible with the display based on the programming information stored in the memory; a display device configured to display images based on said video signals, the display device aligned with a pair of lens, the lens held within a housing at positions to reside in front of a user'"'"'s eyes when the handheld device is held against a face and/or forehead while blocking ambient light; and a user interface for selecting said video content for viewing by a user on said display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A programmable portable wireless handheld device to receive video content related to an entertainment event, the portable wireless handheld device comprising:
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a housing; memory, within the housing, to store programming information; a programmable receiver, within the housing, configured to receive audio and video content transmitted wirelessly from a communications network, the network having at least one wireless transmitter with a broadcast area encompassing at least a portion of the entertainment event, said video content including video signals being produced by at least one camera from a plurality of cameras at said event; signal processing logic, within the housing, configured to condition the video content to be compatible with the display based on the programming information stored in the memory; a user interface for selecting said video content for viewing by a user on said display; a virtual image display device, within the housing, configured to produces virtual visual images based on the video content conditioned by the signal processing logic, wherein the virtual image display device includes a display device aligned with a pair of lens, the lens held within the housing at positions to reside in front of a user'"'"'s eyes when the handheld device is held against a face and/or forehead while blocking ambient light; and at least one speaker configured to produce sounds based on the audio content received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A programmable portable wireless handheld device to receive video content related to an entertainment event, the portable wireless handheld device comprising:
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a housing, wherein the housing includes a head mount configured to mount the handheld device to a user'"'"'s head; memory, within the housing, to store programming information; a programmable receiver, within the housing, configured to receive audio and video content transmitted wirelessly from a communications network, the network having at least one wireless transmitter with a broadcast area encompassing at least a portion of the entertainment event, said video content including video signals being produced by at least one camera from a plurality of cameras at said event; signal processing logic, within the housing, configured to condition the video content to be compatible with the display based on the programming information stored in the memory; a user interface for selecting said video content for viewing by a user on said display; a virtual image display device, within the housing, configured to produces virtual visual images based on the video content conditioned by the signal processing logic, wherein the virtual image display device includes a display device aligned with a pair of lens, the lens held within the housing at positions to reside in front of a user'"'"'s eyes when the handheld device is held against a face and/or forehead while blocking ambient light; and at least one speaker configured to produce sounds based on the audio content received.
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