# US 12,192,539 B1 · Broadcast synchronization with fan engagement platform > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,539 B1 - Document ID: US12192539B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/086,168 - Filed: 2022-12-21 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-01 - Assignees: SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation - Applicants: SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation - Inventors: Gerard J. Hall - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192539B1 ## CPC - H04N 21/2187: Live feed - G06T 7/20: Analysis of motion (motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51) - G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80) - H04N 21/2625: {for delaying content or additional data distribution, e.g. because of an extended sport event} - H04N 21/43076: {of the same content streams on multiple devices, e.g. when family members are watching the same movie on different devices} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract The present invention provides an improved method for synchronizing a mobile application to a video broadcast. A server platform is in communication with a plurality of user devices. The server platform retrieves and transmits data regarding a live broadcast event to the plurality of user devices and provides an interactive activity related to the live broadcast event. In one embodiment, in order to account for delays between the broadcasts of different players, the server platform utilizes at least one graphical element and/or at least one audiovisual element of the live broadcast event to generate separate delay pools for each of the plurality of user devices. The plurality of user devices include a mobile application showing sprites representing a plurality of players or objects in the live broadcast event, which are synchronized to a display device based on the delay pools for each of the plurality of user devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for live engagement with broadcast events, comprising: at least one server, including a processor and a memory, configured to receive and transmit a live broadcast stream to a plurality of display devices; at least one user device in network communication with the at least one server; and a plurality of location trackers attached to a plurality of game participants, configured to transmit location and/or orientation data to the at least one server; wherein the at least one server is configured to automatically introduce at least one unique visual code into the broadcast stream, such that the at least one unique visual code is displayed on each of the plurality of display devices; wherein the at least one server receives a confirmation message, confirming the at least one user device scanning the at least one unique visual code; wherein, based on scan data for each of the at least one user device, each of the at least one user device is placed in one of a plurality of delay pools, wherein the plurality of delay pools indicate an approximate delay of the broadcast stream for a display device associated with each of the at least one user device; wherein the at least one user device displays locations of each of the plurality of game participants on a map interface based on the location and/or orientation data; and wherein display of the plurality of game participants on the map interface of a particular user device is automatically delayed based on the one of the plurality of delay pools in which the particular user device is placed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one server automatically changes the at least one unique visual code in the broadcast stream at predetermined time intervals. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one unique visual code includes a QR code and/or a barcode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the map interface generates a plurality of sprites representing each of the plurality of game participants. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of sprites is labeled with a jersey number and/or another unique identifier corresponding to a player represented by each of the plurality of sprites. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of sprites includes an arrow indicating the direction in which a player represented by each of the plurality of sprites is facing, and wherein the directionality of the arrow is generated based on the orientation data produced by each of the plurality of location trackers. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one object tracker attached to at least one game object, wherein the at least one object tracker is configured to generate position and/or acceleration data for the at least one game object, and wherein the map interface displays a location of the at least one game object. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the map interface further displays a score of a game, an amount of time remaining in the game, and/or player statistics. ### Claim 9 A system for live engagement with broadcast events, comprising: at least one server, including a processor and a memory, configured to receive and transmit a live broadcast stream to a plurality of display devices; at least one user device in network communication with the at least one server; and a plurality of location trackers attached to a plurality of game participants, configured to transmit location and/or orientation data to the at least one server; wherein the at least one server is configured to automatically introduce at least one audio signal into the broadcast stream, such that the at least one audio signal is played by each of the plurality of display devices; wherein the at least one server receives a confirmation message, confirming the at least one user device detecting the at least one audio signal; wherein, based on audio signal detection data for each of the at least one user device, each of the at least one user device is placed in one of a plurality of delay pools, wherein the plurality of delay pools indicate an approximate delay of the broadcast stream for a display device associated with each of the at least one user device; wherein the at least one user device displays locations of each of the plurality of game participants on a map interface based on the location and/or orientation data; and wherein display of the plurality of game participants on the map interface of a particular user device is automatically delayed based on the one of the plurality of delay pools in which the particular user device is placed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one server automatically changes the at least one audio signal in the broadcast stream at predetermined time intervals. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the map interface generates a plurality of sprites representing each of the plurality of game participants. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of sprites is labeled with a jersey number and/or another unique identifier corresponding to a player represented by each of the plurality of sprites. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of sprites includes an arrow indicating the direction in which a player represented by each of the plurality of sprites is facing, and wherein the directionality of the arrow is generated based on the orientation data produced by each of the plurality of location trackers. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising at least one object tracker attached to at least one game object, wherein the at least one object tracker is configured to generate position and/or acceleration data for the at least one game object, and wherein the map interface displays a location of the at least one game object. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the map interface further displays a score of a game, an amount of time remaining in the game, and/or player statistics. ### Claim 16 A system for live engagement with broadcast events, comprising: at least one server, including a processor and a memory, configured to receive and transmit a live broadcast stream to a plurality of display devices; at least one user device in network communication with the at least one server; and a plurality of location trackers attached to a plurality of game participants, configured to transmit location and/or orientation data to the at least one server; wherein the at least one server is configured to automatically introduce at least one unique signal into the broadcast stream, such that the at least one unique signal is played by each of the plurality of display devices; wherein the at least one server receives a confirmation message, confirming the at least one user device detecting the at least one unique signal; wherein, based on signal detection data for each of the at least one user device, each of the at least one user device is placed in one of a plurality of delay pools, wherein the plurality of delay pools indicate an approximate delay of the broadcast stream for a display device associated with each of the at least one user device; wherein the at least one user device displays locations of each of the plurality of game participants on a map interface based on the location and/or orientation data; wherein display of the plurality of game participants on the map interface of a particular user device is automatically delayed based on the one of the plurality of delay pools in which the particular user device is placed; and wherein the map interface generates a plurality of sprites representing each of the plurality of game participants. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one server automatically changes the at least one unique signal in the broadcast stream at predetermined time intervals. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of sprites is labeled with a jersey number and/or another unique identifier corresponding to a player represented by each of the plurality of sprites. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of sprites includes an arrow indicating the direction in which a player represented by each of the plurality of sprites is facing, and wherein the directionality of the arrow is generated based on the orientation data produced by each of the plurality of location trackers. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, further comprising at least one object tracker attached to at least one game object, wherein the at least one object tracker is configured to generate position and/or acceleration data for the at least one game object, and wherein the map interface displays a location of the at least one game object.