Patent ID: 7376388
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting venue-based data to authorized wireless hand held devices located throughout an entertainment venue, comprising: providing an entertainment venue including more than one video camera simultaneously capturing live video from more than one perspective of venue activities and wireless data transmission hardware adapted to support wireless transmission of venue-based data to authorized wireless hand held devices located at said entertainment venue, said entertainment venue further comprising at least one of: a racing stadium, a sports stadium, a concert hall, a golf course, a casino, a boxing arena, a wresting arena, an amusement park; authorizing wireless hand held devices adapted to receive and process venue-based data including video for operation at an entertainment venue; providing venue-based data to said wireless data transmission hardware, said venue-based data including said live video and at least one of: venue information, event information, promotional information, advertising information, team information, statistics, television broadcasts, sports scores, gaming information; and wirelessly transmitting said venue-based data to authorized wireless hand held devices located throughout said entertainment venue.