Electronic handheld audio/video receiver and listening/viewing device

Abstract

A handheld device in an audio and video system including a system for receiving and processing video and/or audio signals, a system for displaying a virtual image to a user, and a system for producing sounds audible to a user. The handheld device also incorporates a shroud to block ambient light when the handheld unit is engaged with the user's face. As a result, the user may hear sounds produced from the received audio signals. Further the user may see the virtual images produced from the received video signals when the handheld device is engaged with the users face.

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       13 . A method for viewing providing a plurality of user selectable, different viewing perspectives associated with an event to a user of a portable handheld device while attending the event live, the handheld device having a receiver, signal processing logic, a display and a user interface, the method comprising:
 obtaining video signals from a plurality of cameras located at an event, at least two of the cameras being located at different locations around the event and producing video signals defining live video content of the event from different viewing perspectives;   wirelessly receiving said plurality of video signals at the receiver of the handheld device;   selecting, through the user interface of the handheld device, at least one of said video signals;   displaying, on the display, live video content from the video signal selected at the user interface by the user, the live video content corresponding to one viewing perspective of the event associated with a single one of the cameras located at the event; and   permitting the user to view on the display the live video content, corresponding to the one viewing perspective, uninterrupted until the user chooses to select another one of the video signals.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising demodulating said revived video signals. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the obtaining audio signals from a plurality of audio sources located at an event, at least two of the audio sources being located at different locations around the event and producing audio signals defining live audio content of the event, from different perspectives;
 wirelessly receiving said plurality of audio signals at the receiver of the portable handheld device; and   permitting the user to listen to live video content, corresponding to the one perspective, uninterrupted until the user chooses to select another one of the audio signals.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the displaying further comprises holding said handheld device to said user's face. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the displaying a virtual image further comprises the step of blocking ambient light when said handheld device is held to said user's face. 
   
   
       18 . A portable wireless handheld device to be used at an event by a user while watching the event live, the portable wireless handheld device comprising:
 a receiver configured to receive video content transmitted wirelessly to said receiver, said video content being produced at a plurality of cameras located at said event;   signal processing logic configured for selectable operation by a user to select video content from at least one of said plurality of cameras;   a display configured to display video content from at least one of said plurality of cameras selected by said user; and   a user interface for selecting video content from at least one of said plurality of sources for viewing by a user on said display, wherein said receiver is configured to receive said video content while at the event and where the event is occurring, thereby permitting the user to carry said portable wireless handheld device about the event and choose where to view said video content selected by the user while roaming at the event during the event.   
   
   
       19 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , further comprising logic to analyze information received by said receiver indicating whether the device is authorized to display a select image defined by said select video content. 
   
   
       20 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , further comprising a handheld housing containing the receiver, signal processing logic, and display. 
   
   
       21 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said receiver wirelessly receives a plurality of audio signals associated with the event and further comprising a portable user interface configured to allow said user to select at least one of said audio signals. 
   
   
       22 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said receiver wirelessly receives a plurality of video signals defining said video content from said plurality of cameras at the event that the user is attending live and at another remote event. 
   
   
       23 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said event is an automobile race and said plurality of video signals provide video content from at least one of a live on-track video camera, an on-board race car video camera and a pit crew video camera. 
   
   
       24 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said video content includes intermittent images of said event. 
   
   
       25 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said display is a liquid crystal display. 
   
   
       26 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said display comprises a plurality of screens. 
   
   
       27 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , further comprising a shroud substantially surrounding said display. 
   
   
       28 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said plurality of cameras provide a sideline view of said event and a spectator view of said event. 
   
   
       29 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said receiver receives a plurality of multiplexed video signals carried over a carrier frequency. 
   
   
       30 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein the video content selected and displayed corresponds to a single video camera wherein the user is able to view video content from the single video camera uninterrupted until the user chooses to select another single video camera. 
   
   
       31 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said receiver is configured to receive wirelessly video content originating at another event remote from the event that the user is attending live. 
   
   
       32 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said event is a game played on a field and one of said cameras is located on at least one of i) said field and ii) on a helmet of a player. 
   
   
       33 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said event is a game played on a field and said video content received by said receiver includes a first image from a field sideline perspective of said game and a second image from a spectator perspective of said game, said signal processing logic allowing the user to select one of the first and second images. 
   
   
       34 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said event occurs at a stadium and said handheld device is configured to operate at said stadium. 
   
   
       35 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said video content includes first and second images associated with separate first and second events, said signal processing logic allowing said user to select one of said first and second images. 
   
   
       36 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , wherein said receiver permits the user to roam away from the event while said display intermittently displays images defined by said video content. 
   
   
       37 . The portable wireless handheld device of  claim 18 , further comprising a housing adapted to be held against a user's face and cover a user's eyes.