Patent ID: 9661359
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A system for distributing, to at least one individual, audio information reflecting the perspective of one or more participants in a sporting event, the system comprising: a first device positioned on or adjacent to a first participant of the one or more participants in the sporting event and configured to generate a first audio signal reflecting the perspective of the first participant of the one or more participants during the sporting event; a first transmitter positioned on or adjacent to the first participant and configured to transmit the first audio signal generated by the first device during the sporting event; and receiving and retransmission equipment configured to receive the first audio signal transmitted from the first transmitter and receive a second audio signal transmitted from a second transmitter positioned on or adjacent to a second participant during the sporting event, the receiving and retransmission equipment being further configured to direct the first audio signal and the second audio signal to first and second respective channels of a distribution system during the sporting event, the distribution system enabling remote listening by the at least one individual on an electronic device; wherein the at least one individual is able to select from among the first channel and the second channel during the sporting event and thereby listen to the audio information of the one or more participants during the sporting event on the electronic device; and wherein the receiving equipment is configured to receive continuous audio signals from the first transmitter and second transmitters as well as from additional transmitters positioned on or adjacent to additional participants in the sporting event; and the audio signals available for listening are configured to change during the sporting event based on the level of interest in particular participants.