US 8,391,825 B2 · System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with user authentication capability

Abstract

A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among the plurality of video streams to be displayed on the display. The handheld electronic device is capable to acquire a locked mode of operation and an unlocked mode of operation, in the locked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being precluded from displaying the video streams to a spectator, in the unlocked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being enabled to display the video streams to the spectator, the handheld electronic device capable to acquire the unlocked mode of operation in response to reception of authentication data wirelessly transmitted to the handheld electronic device.

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Dependent claims

A mobile electronic device for use with a live event, comprising:

a receiver, the receiver receives a wireless transmission that includes at least two video streams conveying moving images of action occurring at the live event and a code specific to the mobile electronic device;
a processor in communication with the receiver;
a display, in communication with the processor, that displays at least one of the two video streams;
and
a storage device in communication with the processor, the storage device stores identification information, the mobile electronic device has a locked mode and an unlocked mode, the mobile electronic device is precluded from displaying the video streams in the locked mode and displays the at least one of the two video streams in the unlocked mode, the mobile electronic device verifies the received code specific to the mobile electronic device based on the stored identification information, the mobile electronic device enters the unlocked mode in response to the verifying the received code specific to the mobile electronic device.

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A method for operating a mobile device in association with a live event, comprising:

receiving a wireless transmission at the mobile device that includes at least two video streams conveying moving images of action occurring at the live event and a code specific to the mobile device, the mobile device has a locked mode and an unlocked mode, the mobile device is precluded from displaying the video streams in the locked mode and displays the at least one of the two video streams in the unlocked mode;
displaying at least one of the two received video streams on the mobile device if the mobile device is in the unlocked mode;
storing identification information on the mobile device;
verifying the received code specific to the mobile device based on the stored identification information, the verifying the received code specific to the mobile device is performed periodically during at least a portion of the live event;
and
operating the mobile device in the unlocked mode in response to the verifying the received code specific to the mobile device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with user authentication capability

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System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with user authentication capability

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Abstract

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