Audio/video entertainment system and method
First Claim
1. A method for providing video content related to an event to a user while attending the event live, the method comprising:
- providing a portable receiver and portable display to a user for use at the event during the event;
combining a plurality of video signals to form a combined video signal, at least two of said video signals being produced by different cameras located at the event, the video signals defining different views of the event; and
transmitting said combined video signal wirelessly, over a broadcast area encompassing at least a portion of the event, to said portable receiver located at the event within the broadcast area, wherein the combining includes formatting the combined video signal in a manner that allows a user to select, at said portable receiver, one of said video signals, and to display, via said portable display, an image defined by said video signal selected by the 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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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing video content related to an event to a user while attending the event live, the method comprising:
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providing a portable receiver and portable display to a user for use at the event during the event;
combining a plurality of video signals to form a combined video signal, at least two of said video signals being produced by different cameras located at the event, the video signals defining different views of the event; and
transmitting said combined video signal wirelessly, over a broadcast area encompassing at least a portion of the event, to said portable receiver located at the event within the broadcast area, wherein the combining includes formatting the combined video signal in a manner that allows a user to select, at said portable receiver, one of said video signals, and to display, via said portable display, an image defined by said video signal selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A programmable portable wireless handheld device to be used at an event while attending the event live, the portable wireless handheld device comprising:
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a programmable receiver configured to receive video signals transmitted wirelessly to said receiver, said video signals being produced at a plurality of cameras at said event;
a display configured to display said video signals; and
a user interface for selecting at least one of said video signals from at least one of said plurality of cameras for viewing by a user on said display, wherein said receiver is programmed to multiple channels that carry said video signals while at an event and where the event is occurring, thereby permitting the user to carry said receiver about the event and select one of the channels to view any of said video signals from a corresponding camera at the event without interruption while roaming about the event during the event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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