US 12,301,892 B2
Multi-camera live-streaming method and devices
Robert Bradley Burkhart, Agoura Hills, CA (US); Peter Christian Maurer, Sherman Oaks, CA (US); and Edmond A. DeFrank, Northridge, CA (US)
Filed by Robert Bradley Burkhart, Agoura Hills, CA (US); Peter Christian Maurer, Sherman Oaks, CA (US); and Edmond A. DeFrank, Northridge, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/761,276.
Application 18/761,276 is a continuation of application No. 18/401,487, filed on Dec. 30, 2023, granted, now 12,028,557.
Application 18/401,487 is a continuation of application No. 18/208,368, filed on Jun. 12, 2023, granted, now 11,863,800.
Application 18/208,368 is a continuation of application No. 17/977,998, filed on Oct. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,677,990.
Application 17/977,998 is a continuation of application No. 17/374,874, filed on Jul. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,490,130.
Application 17/374,874 is a continuation of application No. 16/199,175, filed on Nov. 24, 2018, granted, now 11,064,221.
Prior Publication US 2025/0106442 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8549 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/21805 (2013.01) [H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8549 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A video system for automatically calculating athletic performance of active participating players of a sporting event, comprising:
at least two video cameras positioned at different locations of the sporting event, wherein each video camera is wirelessly coupled to a remote server and configured to wirelessly capture live motion video images from different views at the different locations of the sporting event of the active participating players and at least one piece of sports equipment used by the active participating players;
a synchronization processor coupled to the remote server and configured to analyze the live motion video images from the different views and calculate and create synchronized data of the live motion video images in real time;
at least one camera tracking sensor coupled to the at least two video cameras and configured to track and monitor motion and physical movement attributes of the active participating players and the at least one piece of sports equipment as the active participating players interact with the at least one piece of sports equipment;
an analytics processor coupled to the remote server and configured to calculate in real time actual speed parameters related to the active participating players and the at least one piece of sports equipment and distance and actual and projected paths of the at least one piece of sports equipment from the synchronized data and the tracked and monitored physical movement attributes; and
an application operating on a local computer device with a display screen and coupled to the remote server, wherein the application is configured to display in real time the actual speed parameters related to the active participating players and the at least one piece of sports equipment and the distance and the actual and the projected paths of the at least one piece of sports equipment on the display screen to a user of the local computer device during the sporting event.