Han Yong Park

US Patent:

20090209347, Aug 20, 2009

Filed:

Dec 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/335460

Inventors:

STEVEN F. ROBERTS - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Burks - San Francisco CA, US
Han Park - Edgewater NJ, US
Craig Levine - New York NY, US

Assignee:

THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. - El Segundo CA

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 40

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for presenting video game contests via television. A system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises a network of gaming platforms, wherein the network of gaming platforms comprise at least one player platform and at least one spectator platform, each gaming platform in the network of gaming platforms having a video output, wherein the at least one spectator platform has a delayed start in the video game contest, a plurality of converters, each converter in the plurality of converters respectively coupled to the video outputs of the gaming platforms, a production facility, coupled to the plurality of converters, for viewing the video outputs of the gaming platforms via the plurality of converters and for selecting a chosen video output to be broadcast, and a broadcast system, coupled to the production facility, for distributing the chosen video output.

US Patent:

20090209348, Aug 20, 2009

Filed:

Dec 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/335465

Inventors:

STEVEN F. ROBERTS - San Francisco CA, US
Michael Burks - San Francisco CA, US
Han Park - Edgewater NJ, US
Craig Levine - New York NY, US

Assignee:

THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. - El Segundo CA

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 40

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and devices for presenting video game contests via television are presented. A system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises a network of gaming platforms, wherein the network of gaming platforms comprise at least one player platform and at least one spectator platform, the at least one spectator platform having a viewing perspective different from that of the at least one player platform, each gaming platform in the network of gaming platforms having a video output, a plurality of converters, each converter in the plurality of converters respectively coupled to the video outputs of the gaming platforms, a production facility, coupled to the plurality of converters, for viewing the video outputs of the gaming platforms via the plurality of converters and for selecting a chosen video output to be broadcast, and a broadcast system, coupled to the production facility, for distributing the chosen video output.