Patent ID: 7796162

Claim:
A method for capturing, transmitting and processing arena camera views in an entertainment arena as video entertainment offered to customers located within the entertainment venue and remote customers located away from the entertainment venue, said camera views provided over a data network for display on a display screen associated with at least one remote viewer used by a customer, said method comprising the steps of: providing a performance platform as a focal point for live entertainment occurring before a live audience within said entertainment venue; simultaneously capturing at least two arena camera views of a live entertainment activity in an arena using a primary camera located above and near the center of said performance platform and capturing images of live entertainment occurring on said performance platform from above said performance platform and at least one slave camera located proximate to the performance platform and capturing side views of images on said platform, wherein movement of the at least one slave camera is synchronized to movement of the primary camera enabling the primary camera and the at least one slave camera to remain focused on a similar target of interest in the arena and moving about said performance platform while simultaneously capturing the at least two arena camera views; transmitting said at least two arena camera views provided from the primary camera and the at least one slave camera to a server connected to said data network; processing said at least two arena camera views at said server for display on a display screen associated with at least one remote viewer; and enabling display of at least one arena camera view on a display screen associated with at least one remote viewer in response to user selection of said at least one arena camera view from said at least two arena camera views at the at least one remote viewer, thereby enabling a user of the at least one remote viewer to view the at least one arena camera view through said display screen associated with the remote viewer.