Patent ID: 9327178
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A63B,A63F,H04N,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for modifying sporting event participant decorations, the method comprising: identifying, by a processor, a player in proximity to a playing surface during a sporting event, wherein said playing surface includes a plurality of optical fibers configured to display one or more images; adding, by said processor, a graphical aura in proximity to said player to a real-time graphical image displayed on said playing surface during said sporting event; calculating a direction of movement of said player; adding a graphical player trail to said real-time graphical image displayed on said playing surface during said sporting event in response to said player moving with respect to said playing surface, wherein said graphical player trail comprises a graphical indication of at least one previous location of said player and a current location of said player; and modifying said aura to include one or more pre-defined custom attributes in response to a determination that said player corresponds to said one or more pre-defined custom attributes.