Displaying content to users in a multiplayer venue

1. A system for displaying content to a plurality of users, the system including:

a) a plurality of wearable display systems, each display system being worn by a user and including:

i) a display device to display a content stream;

ii) a receiver module that wirelessly receives the content stream from an antenna of the transmission system, the receiver module including a decoder for decompressing a compressed content stream;

iii) a display processing device that causes the content stream to be displayed on the display; and,

iv) a display system antenna;

b) for each display system the system includes:

i) a content engine that generates the content stream;

ii) an encoder that encodes the content stream to thereby generate a compressed content stream;

iii) an antenna;

iv) a transmitter that wirelessly transmits the compressed content stream via the antenna; and,

v) a controller that:

(1) determines the location of the display system from a location system; and,

(2) controls the antenna in accordance with the location of the display system;

c) a content system that generates a plurality of content streams, each content stream being associated with a corresponding display system;

d) a location system that detects a location of each display system;

e) a transmission system including a number of transmission system antennas that wirelessly communicate with the display systems to transmit content to the wearable display systems and to receive data from the wearable display systems; and,

f) a control system that:

i) determines the location of each display system from the location system; and,

ii) selectively controls transmitting antennas in accordance with the location of each display system to thereby at least one of:

(1) transmit each content stream to the corresponding display system; and

(2) receive data from a corresponding display system.

2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting antenna is at least one of a display system antenna and a transmission system antenna.

3. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting antenna is a phased antenna array and the control system controls the phased antenna array to perform at least one of:

a) beam steering; and,

b) beam forming.

4. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the control system includes a respective controller for each transmission system antenna, with each transmission system antenna transmitting a respective content stream and wherein the controller:

a) determines the location of the corresponding display system for the respective content stream; and,

b) controls the transmission system antenna in accordance with the location of the corresponding display system.

5. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission system includes a plurality of transmitters and wherein each transmitter transmits a respective content stream via a respective transmission system antenna and wherein the content system includes a plurality of content engines and wherein each content engine generates a content stream for a corresponding display system.

6. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the system includes multiple antennas and wherein the control system controls which of the multiple antennas transmits in accordance with the location of each wearable display system.

7. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the users are in a multiplayer venue and the location system detects a location of each display system within the venue.

8. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the location system includes:

a) multiple beacons provided in a venue;

b) a location processing device that determines a location of a display system based on a position of the display system relative to at least two beacons and positions of the at least two beacons in the venue; and,

c) a location module in each display system that:

i) detects a signal from at least two beacons;

ii) calculates a position of the display system relative to the at least two beacons; and,

iii) transmits location data indicative of the location to the location processing device via a wireless communications system.

9. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the location system includes a location module in each display system that determines a display system location, wherein the display system transmits a location indication indicative of the display system location to the control system and wherein the control system:

a) receives the location indication;

b) determines the display system location; and,

c) selectively controls at least one antenna in accordance with the display system location.

10. A system according to claim 9 , wherein the location module includes a range sensor that determines a range of the display system from an environment and determines the display system location using a simultaneous localization and mapping algorithm.

11. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the control system:

a) determines movement of a wearable display system; and,

b) controls a transmitting antenna in accordance with the determined movement.

12. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the location system includes a location processing device that:

a) receives the location data from a location module of a display system;

b) uses the location data to determine:

i) an identity of the display system; and,

ii) the location of the display system; and,

c) provides a location indication indicative of the location of the display system to the control system in accordance with the identity of the display system.

13. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the system includes a plurality of encoders, each encoder compressing a respective content stream to thereby generate a compressed content stream that is transmitted to the display system and wherein each display system includes a decoder for decompressing the compressed content stream.

14. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the control system:

a) retrieves an environment map; and,

b) selectively controls the transmitting antenna at least partially in accordance with the location and the environment map.

15. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the control system:

a) retrieves an occlusion map defining:

i) occlusion locations within a venue; and,

ii) a transmission path to avoid the occlusion; and,

b) selectively controls the antennas in accordance with the location of each display system and the occlusion map.

16. A system according to claim 15 , wherein the control system:

a) detects occlusion of a display system;

b) controls one or more antennas to adjust a transmission direction to thereby re-establish communication with the display system;

c) determines a display system location; and,

d) updates an occlusion map with the display system location and the transmission direction.

17. A system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

a) the control system:

i) determines a location of at least one other wearable display system; and,

ii) controls the antenna in accordance with the location of the at least one other wearable display system; and,

b) the control system:

i) determines a communications channel used by the at least one other wearable display system; and,

ii) selectively controls a communications channel used by the antenna in accordance with the communications channel of the at least one other wearable display system.

18. A system for displaying content to a plurality of users, the system including:

a) a plurality of wearable display systems, each display system being worn by a user and including:

i) a display device to display a content stream;

ii) a receiver module that wirelessly receives the content stream from an antenna of the transmission system, the receiver module including a decoder for decompressing a compressed content stream; and,

iii) a display processing device that causes the content stream to be displayed on the display;

b) for each display system the system includes:

i) a content engine that generates the content stream;

ii) an encoder that encodes the content stream to thereby generate a compressed content stream;

iii) an antenna;

iv) a transmitter that wirelessly transmits the compressed content stream via the antenna; and,

v) a controller that:

(1) determines the location of the display system from a location system; and,

(2) controls the antenna in accordance with the location of the display system;

c) a content system that generates a plurality of content streams, each content stream being associated with a corresponding display system;

d) a location system that detects a location of each display system;

e) a transmission system including a number of antennas that wirelessly transmit content to the wearable display systems; and,

f) a control system that:

i) determines the location of each display system from the location system; and,

ii) selectively controls the antennas in accordance with the location of each display system to thereby transmit each content stream to the corresponding display system.

19. A display system for use in a system for displaying content to a plurality of users, the display system including:

a) a display device, including:

i) a receiver module that wirelessly receives the content stream from an antenna of the transmission system, the receiver module including a decoder for decompressing a compressed content stream; and,

ii) a display processing device that causes the content stream to be displayed on the display;

b) a content engine that generates the content stream;

c) an encoder that encodes the content stream to thereby generate a compressed content stream;

d) an antenna;

e) a transmitter that wirelessly transmits the compressed content stream via the antenna;

f) a controller that:

i) determines the location of the display system from a location system; and,

ii) controls the antenna in accordance with the location of the display system;

g) a processing device that causes the content stream to be displayed on the display device;

h) a receiver module that wirelessly receives the content stream from a transmission system, the transmission system including a number of antennas that transmit content to a plurality of wearable display systems; and,

i) a location module that:

i) calculates a location of the display system; and,

ii) transmits location data indicative of the location to a location processing device via a wireless communications system thereby allowing the location processing device to determine a location of the display system.