System and method for automatic video filming and broadcasting of sports events

Abstract

A portable computing device for enabling user to view video content of sports activity such as basketball or ice hockey. The computing device is configured to receive video content, video clips, statistics of the game as well as spatial position data of players and position data of for example a ball used in the game as functions of time. Spectators can use the portable computing device to view spatial position of the players and the ball at given time of the game or view spatial position of the players and/or the ball based on set filters by the user. User can for example select to see spatial position of players in at the times when the team scored or according to other statistics. The user/spectator can use the user interface of the computing device to select an icon of a player to see corresponding video clip of actions in the sports field.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A graphical user interface produced by an application program operating on a computing device having a display device associated therewith, comprising:
 an application program window presented on the display device, the application window being generated by the application program operating on the computing device, the application program window concurrently including at least a first sub-window and a second sub-window displayed on the display device associated with the computing device;   wherein the first sub-window displays first content received by the application program from a server over a network, the first content comprising a display element representing a playing area (or surface) and includes a player element representing a position of a player on the playing area at a point in time; and   wherein the second sub-window displays second content received from the server over the network, the second content comprising a selectable link to a video content corresponding to the player at a point in time.   
     
     
         2 . The graphical user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the display element of the playing area corresponds to an activity involving one or more players. 
     
     
         3 . The graphical user interface of  claim 2 , wherein the activity is a sport activity. 
     
     
         4 . The graphical user interface of  claim 2 , wherein multiple player elements are presented on the display element relative to a point in time. 
     
     
         5 . The graphical user interface of  claim 4 , wherein each player element is presented on the display element relative to their position on the playing area at the point in time. 
     
     
         6 . The graphical user interface of  claim 5 , wherein the display element continuously tracks and presents a position of each player on the playing area relative to time. 
     
     
         7 . The graphical user interface of  claim 5 , wherein the display element is configured to present a relative movement of each player on the playing area relative to time. 
     
     
         8 . The graphical user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the display element includes multiple player elements, each player element being uniquely identified. 
     
     
         9 . The graphical user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the first content includes at least one playing field demarcation element representing an area on the playing area; and each player element is presented relative to the at least one playing field demarcation element. 
     
     
         10 . The graphical user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the first content includes a selectable filter element, the filter element enabling a display of one or more positions of a player element corresponding to a rule. 
     
     
         11 . The graphical user interface of  claim 10 , wherein the rule corresponds to an action on the playing area by one or more players. 
     
     
         12 . The graphical user interface of  claim 11 , wherein upon selection of the filter element, each player and a position of each player pertaining to the rule, is presented on the display device. 
     
     
         13 . The graphical user interface of  claim 12 , wherein selection of the filter element relocates each player position element to a position on the playing area to a specific position corresponding to a rule associated with the selected filter element. 
     
     
         14 . The graphical user interface of  claim 12 , wherein selection of the filter element reshapes each player filter element that pertains to the rule associated with the selected filter element. 
     
     
         15 . The graphical user interface of  claim 12 , wherein selection of the filter element applies the rule to a recorded video content of an activity associated with the playing area, and a position of each player element pertaining to the rule at different points in time of the activity are presented on the display device. 
     
     
         16 . The graphical user interface of  claim 10 , wherein selection of the filter element causes:
 the first content to present only those player elements on the display device pertaining to the rule;   the second content to present links to video content for the player elements pertaining to the rule; and   wherein selection of one of the player elements pertaining to the rule causes the display device to present the corresponding video content on the display device.   
     
     
         17 . The graphical user interface of  claim 1 , wherein multiple player elements are presented on the display device and the second content comprises multiple links to video content, each link corresponding to a specific player at a specific point in time. 
     
     
         18 . The graphical user interface of  claim 17 , wherein selection of a player element presents a video content from the second content on the display device, the video content pertaining to the player corresponding to the selected player element. 
     
     
         19 . The graphical user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the first content includes a game playing element, the game playing element being positioned on the display element relative to a position on the playing field at a point in time. 
     
     
         20 . The graphical user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises an electronic pad device, an electronic tablet device, a computer, a smart phone, an electronic organizer, a personal digital assistant, a portable terminal or a mobile communication device.