IP Library Granted Patent US 11,678,027
Granted Patent B2
US 11,678,027 · App. 17/175,617 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Technologies for communicating an enhanced event experience

Inventor: Carl Ceresoli (Zionsville, IN)
Assignee: Pacers Basketball, LLC
H04N21/8126G06V20/42H04N21/233H04N21/2625H04N21/47214
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Patent No.
US 11,678,027
App. No.
17/175,617
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more devices, systems, methods, may implement one or more techniques to provide sporting event content to a consumer. One or more techniques may identify a sporting event content from a remote storage location, perhaps based on a received audio feed and/or a video feed. The audio feed and/or the video feed may be time coded. The sporting event content may be received via a stream. The sporting event content stream may be time aligned based at least on the time code. An audio content of the sporting event content stream may be provided to a consumer who may have requested the sporting event content via a speaker device. A video content of the sporting event content stream may be provided to the consumer via a display device.

Claims (55)

1. A device for providing an event content stream coupled to one or more content enhancements, the device comprising:

a microphone;

a speaker;

a transceiver; and

a processor, said processor configured at least to:

receive an audio feed via said microphone;

assign a time code to said audio feed;

compare a sample of said audio feed to a waveform stored in one or more cloud-based content libraries via one or more application programming interfaces (APIs);

transmit a request from a user of said device for a service via an event content application;

receive an event content stream from a remote storage location based on said compared sample, said event content stream corresponding at least to said audio feed, and said event content stream being time aligned based at least on said time code; and

provide at least a part of said event content stream via at least said speaker whereby a user of said device is enabled to receive said one or more content enhancements based on a service requested by said user via an event content application.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display, and

wherein said processor is further configured to provide at least a part of said event content stream via at least said display.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising: a camera; and

a display,

wherein said processor is further configured to:

receive a video feed via said camera, said event content stream further corresponding to said video feed; and

provide at least a part of said event content stream via at least said display.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein said audio feed is generated from a broadcast of a sporting event.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein said event content stream comprises at least audio captured at said sporting event.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein said event content stream comprises an advertisement for a product, and wherein said processor is further configured to:

receive a second audio feed via said microphone, said second audio feed comprising at least an order for said product; and

deliver said order to an order processor.

7. A method for communicating an enhanced event experience having one or more content enhancements, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from a user of a first device for a service via an event content application;

obtaining, with said first device, broadcast information from a broadcast emitted from a second device, wherein said broadcast information is based at least on an audio feed of said broadcast;

comparing said broadcast information to a waveform corresponding to a time encoded recording via one or more application programming interfaces (APIs);

synchronizing said time encoded recording with said broadcast information;

transmitting said one or more content enhancements enhanced content to said first device, said one or more content enhancements enhanced content being based at least on said time encoded recording; and

delivering said one or more content enhancements said enhanced content by way of said first device, said one or more content enhancements said enhanced content being in time alignment with said broadcast emitted from said second device, whereby said user of said first device is enabled to receive said one or more content enhancements based on said service requested via said event content application.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said one or more content enhancements said enhanced content comprises at least audio content.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein said broadcast information is based at least on a video feed of said broadcast.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said one or more content enhancements said enhanced content comprises at least video content.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein said one or more content enhancements said enhanced content comprises at least one advertisement.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein said broadcast is of a sporting event.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said one or more content enhancements said enhanced content comprises at least audio captured at said sporting event.

14. The method of claim 7 , further comprising the steps of:

identifying undesirable material in said one or more content enhancements said enhanced content; and

eliminating said undesirable material.

15. A device for providing event content comprising one or more content enhancements, the device comprising:

a memory, said memory comprising at least time encoded event content;

a processor, said processor configured at least to:

receive a time encoded media sample corresponding to broadcast information based at least on an audio feed of a broadcast emitted from a second device;

retrieve said time encoded event content;

compare said time encoded event content to a waveform corresponding to said time encoded media sample via one or more application programming interfaces (APIs); and

produce an event content stream, said event content stream comprising at least a portion of said time encoded event content that is selected based at least on time alignment with said time encoded media sample, whereby said device is enabled to transmit said one or more content enhancements based on a service request received from a user via an event content application.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein said event content stream comprises at least one advertisement.

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein said event content stream comprises at least one advertisement for a product, and wherein said processor is further configured to:

receive an order for said product; and

deliver said order to an order processor.

18. The device of claim 15 , wherein said processor is further configured to:

identify undesirable material in said event content stream; and

eliminate said undesirable material.

19. The device of claim 18 , wherein said undesirable material is obscene language.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2026
From: PACERS BASKETBALL, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074899/0340 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (HERBERT SIMON AND HERBERT SIMON REVOCABLE TRUST) Recorded Jun 9, 2026
From: PACERS BASKETBALL, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075827/0106 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2021
From: CERESOLI, CARL
To: PACERS BASKETBALL, LLC
Reel/Frame 057522/0263 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62976301 · Feb 13, 2020
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