EP2133846A1 - Système de diffusion interactive de jeu de sports en direct et son dispositif de jeu - Google Patents

Système de diffusion interactive de jeu de sports en direct et son dispositif de jeu Download PDF

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EP2133846A1
EP2133846A1 EP08158026A EP08158026A EP2133846A1 EP 2133846 A1 EP2133846 A1 EP 2133846A1 EP 08158026 A EP08158026 A EP 08158026A EP 08158026 A EP08158026 A EP 08158026A EP 2133846 A1 EP2133846 A1 EP 2133846A1
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Samuel T. Chen
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  • the present invention relates to a live sports game watching system and game watching device therefor, and more particularly to an interactive live sports game watching system that includes at least one remote game watching device linked therewith, allowing a user to watch a live sports game telecasting on the game watching device and look for game-related information, input predicted results of the game, and bet on the game at the same time.
  • the real fair recreational games are those open exercises and athletics, such as baseball games held by Major League Baseball (MLB), basketball games held by National Basketball Association (NBA), etc., and those international games or matches, such as World Tennis Tournament, European Football Championship, World Golf Tournament, Asia games, Olympic games, FIA Formula 1 Grand Prix World Championship, etc.
  • MLB Major League Baseball
  • NBA National Basketball Association
  • World Tennis Tournament European Football Championship
  • World Golf Tournament Asia games
  • Olympic games FIA Formula 1 Grand Prix World Championship, etc.
  • DVD digital TV
  • wireless broadband transmission technique to develop an interactive live sports game watching system and a game watching device therefor, so that a user watching a live game telecasting may at the same time look for basic information about the parties participating in the game and historic events in connection with the game via the game watching device.
  • the user is allowed to input predicted results of an underway game, including the results at different stages of the game and the final result of the game, and to bet on the game; and the interactive game watching system is able to compare the predicted results with the real results and give or deduct points to and from the user. Therefore, the user gets more fun from watching the game.
  • a primary object of the present invention is to provide an interactive live sports game watching system and a game watching device therefor, so as to provide a platform on which a user may watch a live sports game telecasting while looking for basic information about the parties participating in the game and historic events in connection with the game, inputting predicted results of the game, and betting corresponding membership points on the game to increase the fun in watching the game.
  • the interactive live sports game watching system includes a game web server internally built a plurality of game-related web pages, each of which includes user-accessible game information about a particular game, and the game web server allowing a user to input personally predicted results of an underway game and bet corresponding membership points on the game, and then comparing the predicted results with real results of the game and counting points to be added to or deducted from the user's membership points; and at least one remote game watching device being linked with the game web server for receiving a live sports game telecasting from the game web server, entering the game-related web pages to search for related game information or input predicted results of an underway game and bet corresponding membership points on the game.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an interactive live sports game watching device, via which a user may watch live sports game telecasting transmitted from a game web server, search for game-related information, input predicted results of an underway game, and bet membership points on the game.
  • the interactive live sports game watching device includes an audio/video (AV) receiving module for receiving audio and video signals of the live sports game telecasting; a broadband transmission module for linking with the game web server; and a user-interface including a display module and a sound output module for viewing and controlling the live sports game telecasting.
  • the display module includes a playing window and/or a browsing window. The live sports game telecasting is viewed on the playing window, and the game-related information is shown on the browsing window through operation on an input module of the user-interface.
  • the input module also allows a user to input predicted results of an underway game and bet the membership points on the game.
  • Fig. 1 shows a system configuration of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a live sports game watching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the live sports game watching device of Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 1 shows a system configuration of an interactive live sports game watching system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • live sports game it means various kinds of open exercises and athletics, and international matches, such as a baseball game held by Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • MLB Major League Baseball
  • a fan is able to know in real time the rules of a game being watched, basic information about the players participating in the game, historic events in connection with the players and the game, etc.
  • the interactive live sports game watching system allows the fan to predict the final result of an underway game, the scores obtained and/or lost by the parties in the game, etc., so that the fan is able to participate in the game deeply.
  • the interactive live sports game watching system includes a game web server 10 and at least one remote game watching device 20.
  • the game web server 10 is internally built a plurality of game-related web pages 11 based on various open exercises, athletics, and games.
  • Each of the web pages 11 includes user-accessible game information 12 related to a particular game, including rules of the game, dates scheduled for the game, parties participating in the game, basic information about the game, historic events in connection with the game, etc.
  • the game watching device 20 not only enables a user to receive and watch live sports game telecasting in real time, but also allows the user to link with the game web server 10 to look for necessary game information 12 at any time.
  • the live sports game telecasting received by the game watching device 20 may be real-time networked audio/video (AV) streaming media transmitted from the game web server 10, or live sports game telecasted via a DVB (digital TV) or a VHF/UHF TV.
  • AV audio/video
  • the game watching device 20 of the present invention may be a handheld device, such as a 3G/3.5G mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a multimedia player, or a notebook computer, which combines with the wireless broadband transmission technique to link with the game web server 10. Therefore, the game watching device 20 may be linked with the game web server 10 via a 3G/3.5G mobile phone communication, a WiMAX wireless broadband transmission, etc. Alternatively, the game watching device 20 may be a stationary electronic machine fixedly mounted at a recreation resort and linked with the game web server 10 via an ADSL/Cable modem transmission.
  • a handheld device such as a 3G/3.5G mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a multimedia player, or a notebook computer, which combines with the wireless broadband transmission technique to link with the game web server 10. Therefore, the game watching device 20 may be linked with the game web server 10 via a 3G/3.5G mobile phone communication, a WiMAX wireless broadband transmission, etc. Alternatively, the
  • the game-related web pages 11 built in the game web server 10 may be accessed by a user based on a membership. That is, when a user wants to enter the web pages 11 of the game web server 10 via the game watching device 20, the user has to input a registered membership account and password first.
  • the game web server 10 may also allow the user to, via the game watching device 20, input personally predicted results of an underway game and/or bet corresponding membership points on the game.
  • the predicted results of the underway game may include a predicted result of every remaining stage of the underway game and a predicted final result of the game. For example, the user may input a predicted score in the first five innings and/or a predicted final ratio of scores in MLB 2008 World Series NY Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians.
  • the game web server 10 would then compare the predicted results with real results of the game, and count the points to be added to or deducted from the user's membership points. With these arrangements, the user may participate in the game with more fun.
  • Fig. 2 is a front view of the live sports game watching device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the live sports game watching device 20 of Fig. 2 .
  • the game watching device 20 includes a display panel 21, on which there is provided a playing window 211 for showing a live sports game, and/or a browsing window 212 for showing the game-related web pages 11.
  • the display panel 21 may be a touch panel allowing the user to control the game watching device 20 simply by touching the display panel 21.
  • a hardware configuration for the game watching device 20 there is included an AV receiving module 23, a broadband transmission module 24, a user-interface 25, a memory unit 26, and a central processing unit (CPU) 27.
  • the AV receiving module 23 is electrically connected to the CPU 27, and may be a DVB TV receiving module, a cable TV receiving module, an internet TV receiving module, or a VHF/UHF TV receiving module for receiving audio and video signals of live sports games.
  • the broadband transmission module 24 is electrically connected to the CPU 27, and may be a 3G/3.5G mobile phone communication module, a WiMAX wireless transmission module, an ADSL wire transmission module, a cable modem wire transmission module, or an optical fiber transmission module for linking with the game web server 10.
  • the user-interface 25 is an interface via which the user watches and controls the game watching device 20, and may include a display module 31, a sound output module 32, and an input module 33, all of which are electrically connected to the CPU 27.
  • the display module 31 may be a LCD panel 21, on which live sports game telecasting may be shown and the web pages 11 may be browsed.
  • the input module 33 may be control keys 22, including Up, Down, Left, Right cursor control keys, numeral keys, function keys, etc.
  • the input module 33 may be otherwise a touch input panel of the display module 31.
  • the memory unit 26 is electrically connected to the CPU 27, and may include a nonvolatile memory and a random access memory (RAM).
  • the nonvolatile memory has AV playing program and web page browsing program stored thereon; and the RAM is used to temporarily store the displayed images or the programs being executed by the CPU 27.
  • the CPU 27 is electrically connected to each of the above-mentioned modules 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, and is a control center of the game watching device 20 for running the AV playing program to play the telecasted live sports games, or running the web page browsing program for the user to browse the web pages 11.
  • the display module 31 may include a playing window 211 for showing telecasted live sports games, and/or a browsing window 212 for showing the browsed game-related web pages 11.
  • the user may operate on the input module 33 or on the touch panel 21 to search for game-related information 12 and show the game-related information 12 on the browsing window 212, or to enter predicted results of an underway game and bet corresponding membership points on the game.
  • the interactive live sports game watching system and game watching device therefor provide the following advantages:
  • the game web server 10 of the present invention is able to directly transmit, via a wideband network, different telecasted live sports games to the game watching device 20 to largely reduce the hardware cost needed for the game watching device 20.
  • the game web server 10 is also able to process the searches for game-related web pages 11 and compute an accuracy of the predicted results of game to add or deduct corresponding points to or from the user's membership points.
  • the live sports games being transmitted from the game web server 10 to the game watching device 20 are real fair open and/or international sports games, such as MLB baseball game, NBA basketball game, French Open, FIA Formula 1 Grand Prix World Championship, European Football Championship, Olympic games, etc., allowing the worldwide fans to participate in the games.
  • the live sports game telecasting received by the game watching device is telecasted by a DVB digital TV or a VHF/UHF TV to reduce the use of data bandwidth.
  • the game watching device 20 allows the user to watch games while interacting with the game web server 10, such as searching for information about the players or the participating teams, historic events in connection with the games, or even viewing some wonderful fragments of such events.
  • the game web server 10 allows the user to predict via the game watching device 20 the results of the games at different stages thereof, including the final results or scores of the games, and adds or deducts points to or from the user's membership points to increase the fun in watching the games.

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