Personal monitoring and information apparatus
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to portable video decoder devices that are used by sporting enthusiasts to monitor and access real time information concerning a sporting event. The present invention comprises a receiver which includes a touch screen display, keypad, audio and other media input and output ports which allows the user to monitor the statistics of a live sporting event and further access up to date information related to the event. A transmitter scheme is also disclosed for transmitting a plurality of media feeds related to an event where such media feeds are derived from source media feeds.
1. A method for selecting a media feed from a plurality of media feeds comprising the steps of:
receiving a first media feed which is video that is transmitted wirelessly from an event venue;
selecting a second media feed which is audio from the event venue in response to the activation of a switch, wherein the first media feed corresponds to a first Internet Protocol (IP) address and port number and the second media feed corresponds to a second IP address and a different port number;
selecting a third media feed, wherein the third media feed is an information feed;
mapping in response to a user command said selected second media feed and said selected third media feed with said first media feed to at least one of a soft key and part of a touch sensitive display enabling a user to select a combined media feed after said mapping operation; and
rendering said combined media feed associated with an event at said event venue for output to an output interface when said at least one of said soft key and part of said touch sensitive display is activated.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is performed in view of descriptive information that associates a media feed to a corresponding IP address and port number, such descriptive information is received before said first media feed is received.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said IP addresses are received via a multicast transmission.
4. A personal monitoring device comprising:
a receiver for receiving a plurality of media feeds comprising a video media feed, an audio media feed, and an information media feed where each respective media feed is assigned a unique IP address and a different port number, and said plurality of media feeds are transmitted wirelessly from an event venue;
a memory for storing information that associates each respective media feed of said plurality of media feeds to said unique IP address and port address;
a processor for mapping said audio media feed and said information media feed to said video media feed as a combined media feed to at least one of a soft key and portion of a part of a touch sensitive display in response to a user instruction; and
an output device for rendering a selected combined media feed associated with an event at said event venue, wherein said media feed is selected by use of said at least one of said soft key and part of said touch sensitive display.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein said monitoring device selects a media feed from the plurality of media feeds by joining a multicast IP address and port that corresponds to said media feed.
6. The device of claim 4 , wherein said output device is used to render an area that corresponds to a real time sporting event.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the additional step of:
synchronizing said selected second media feed with said first received media feed using a synchronization protocol prior to said step of rendering.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the additional step of:
synchronizing said first and second media feeds using a synchronization protocol prior to said step of transmitting.
9. The device of claim 4 , wherein said processor synchronizes said plurality of media feeds using a synchronization protocol prior to being rendered for output on said output device.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising an additional step of mapping, in response to a user command, a second video media feed, a second audio media feed, and a second information media feed to a second at least one of a soft key and a portion of a part of a touch sensitive display.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein said first and second mapping represent different combinations of media feeds.