Method of recording and playing baseball game showing each batter's last pitch

• US 7,628,716 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2001
• Issued: 12/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Baseball Quick LLC
• Original Assignee: Baseball Quick LLC
• Inventors: Mockry, Greg M., Mockry, George M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim; Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S
• Application Number:
  US09/878,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20030060311A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,104 Days
• Field of Search: 473/468, 473415-421, 473/434, 473499-501, 473/FOR.102, 473/465, 273/317.6, 273/244.1
• US Class Current: 473/468
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/02 Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/024 on tapes G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence

Abstract

A recorded complete baseball game is condensed into about fifteen minutes of action. All of the at-bat appearances of the players, in turn, are recorded, and then the recorded game is edited to leave only the last pitch thrown to each player, plus any action ensuing after that pitch and any attempts of runners to advance to another base and any other outs, such a runner as being picked off base. Then the recorded edited game is presented to viewers as a condensed game. The condensed game can be presented to subscribers over the Internet, or may be presented on film or as a video recording.

Claims

1. A method of providing a subscription for viewing a recorded baseball game in which players from each team appear at bat, and attempt to place a pitched baseball into play and to reach base safely;

with players failing to reach base safely being out and players on base attempting unsuccessfully to advance to another base being out;

the method comprising;

(1) recording each appearance-at-bat for every player and game action resulting from an appearance-at-bat to produce a game recording;

(2) editing the game recording of each appearance-at-bat to produce an edited recording by deleting substantially all game action other than (i) game action from a final pitch thrown to each player, (ii) successful attempts of runners on base to advance to another base not associated with the game action resulting from the final pitch and (iii) unsuccessful attempts of the runners on base to advance to another base resulting in and out not associated with the game action resulting from the final pitch;

(3) obtaining subscribers for viewing the edited recording and (4) playing or broadcasting the edited recording as a condensed recorded game for viewing by the subscribers.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the edited recording for a nine-inning baseball game is about 15 minutes.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of playing or broadcasting the edited recording for viewing is conducted over the Internet.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of playing or broadcasting the edited recording for viewing is conducted by playing a videotape recording.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the edited recording contains audio explaining any substitution of players.