Methods and systems for transmitting highlights of sporting events to communication devices
OwnerHousam Badaan, Martin Tremblayinventors
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Abstract
A highlight transmission service allows users of communication devices to view highlights of sporting events while the sporting events are occurring without having to watch the sporting events. For example, a computer-implemented method may comprise: determining that a highlight of a sporting event is to be conveyed to a communication device; and transmitting data regarding the highlight of the sporting event to the communication device over a network during the sporting event in order to allow a user of the communication device to view the highlight of the sporting event.
Claims20
A method for allowing a user of a mobile communication device to view highlights of sporting events while the sporting events are occurring without having to watch the sporting events, the method comprising:
- processing information regarding the highlights of the sporting events at a computing apparatus to determine that a highlight of a sporting event is to be conveyed to the mobile communication device;
- transmitting data regarding the highlight of the sporting event to the mobile communication device over a wireless network during the sporting event in order to allow the user of the mobile communication device to view the highlight of the sporting event;
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- causing the mobile communication device to process data conveying A/V content of the highlight of the sporting event to show the highlight of the sporting event.
An apparatus for allowing a user of a mobile communication device to view highlights of sporting events while the sporting events are occurring without having to watch the sporting events, the apparatus comprising:
- a processing portion to process information regarding the highlights of the sporting events to determine that a highlight of a sporting event is to be conveyed to the mobile communication device;
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- an output to release at least one signal for causing transmission of data regarding the highlight of the sporting event to the mobile communication device over a wireless network during the sporting event in order to allow the user of the mobile communication device to view the highlight of the sporting event, and for causing the mobile communication device to process data conveying A/V content of the highlight of the sporting event to show the highlight of the sporting event.
A method for allowing a user of a mobile communication device to view a part of a sporting event while the sporting event is occurring without having to watch an entirety of the sporting event, the method comprising:
- processing information regarding a plurality of sporting events at a computing apparatus to determine that a highlight of the sporting event is to be conveyed to the mobile communication device;
- transmitting data regarding the highlight of the sporting event to the mobile communication device over a wireless network during the sporting event;
- causing the mobile communication device to present an option for the user to watch a prolonged portion of the sporting event after the highlight of the sporting event;
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- transmitting data conveying A/V content of the prolonged portion of the sporting event to the mobile communication device over the wireless network to allow the user to watch the prolonged portion of the sporting event on the mobile communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.