Content delivery via private wireless network

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention correspond to the collection, processing and publication of video imagery corresponding to local sporting events. In one aspect, one or more components establish a private wireless network between video input devices and a video imagery processing device. The one or more components may be embodied in a portable housing independent of any infrastructure provided by the sporting venue. In another aspect, a control component can associate meta-data with an assessment of collected video imagery data. The video imagery data can be associated into individual plays and the meta-data corresponds to an assessment of the plays. In still a further aspect, processed video imagery data and any associated meta-data can be published to one or more input devices based on an assessed role or other permissions or otherwise stored.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . In a system including a control component communicating with one or more video capturing devices via a private communication network, a method for managing video imagery data comprising:
 obtaining video imagery data via the private network associated with a local sporting event, wherein the video imagery data includes at least one individual sequence of video images depicting one or more physical activities;   for the at least one individual sequence of video images, obtaining categorization information based on a human assessment of one or more attributes of the one or more physical activities depicted in the obtained video imagery data, wherein the one or more attributes are selected from a set of available attributes;   associating meta-data based on the obtained categorization information; and   causing storage of the obtained video imagery data and the meta-data and transmission, via the private communication network, of the obtained video imagery data and the meta-data to automatically to a set of recipients without receipt of a request from individual recipients, wherein a priority of transmission to the set of recipients is defined according to roles in the sport event.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein obtaining categorization information based on a human assessment of a play depicted in the obtained video imagery data includes obtaining a human assessment of a measure of success in the play depicted in the video imagery data. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein obtaining an assessment of the measure of success includes an assessment of a result of an action associated with the one or more physical activities. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the one or more physical activities are associated with predefined activities that correspond to a success or failure and wherein obtaining an assessment of the measure of success includes a determination of a success or failure based on an assessment of whether the predefined activities have been satisfied. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein obtaining categorization information based on a human assessment of a play depicted in the obtained video imagery data includes obtaining an assessment of a player formation depicted in the video imagery data. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the private communication network corresponds to a private, wireless communication network. 
     
     
         7 . The method as recited in  claim 1  further comprising:
 obtaining a request for stored video imagery data, the request including selection criteria; 
 matching the selection criteria to one or more meta-data; and 
 identifying stored video imagery data based on the matched selection criteria and meta-data. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein causing the publication, via the private communication network, of the obtained video imagery data and the meta-data includes:
 identifying an individual associated with a type of play; and   causing a transmission of video imagery data to the identified individual.   
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein causing the publication, via the private communication network, of the obtained video imagery data and the meta-data includes causing the publication of the obtained video imagery data and the meta-data in a substantially real-time basis. 
     
     
         10 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one individual sequence of video images depicting one or more physical activities corresponds to at least one individual sequence of video images approximated to a defined play of a sporting event. 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 one or more computers including processors and memory, the memory including instructions that, upon execution, cause the one or more computers to:
 obtain video imagery data associated with a local event, wherein the video imagery data is associated with individual sequence of images; 
 obtain meta-data based on categorization information from a graphical interface generated by the one or more computers, the categorization information corresponding to a human assessment of one or more attributes of the individual sequence of events, wherein the one or more attributes are selected from a set of available attributes; 
 process the meta-data based on information associated with the human assessment; and 
 cause publication, via a private wireless communication network, of the obtained video imagery data and the meta-data to at least one recipient automatically without receipt of a request according to an order based on a defined role associated with the at least one recipient. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more computers to process the video imagery data to approximate the individual sequences of images to individual plays defined in accordance with the local event. 
     
     
         13 . The system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the individual sequence of events correspond to a play depicted in the video imagery data. 
     
     
         14 . The system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the categorization information includes an assessment of a focal point of a play depicted in the video imagery data. 
     
     
         15 . The system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the one or more computers further:
 identify an individual associated with a type of play; and   cause a transmission of video imagery data to the identified individual.   
     
     
         16 . The system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the one or more computers further obtain categorization information from an interface provided to a user. 
     
     
         17 . The system as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the one or more computers obtain video imagery data associated from the local event from at least one of a wired communication network or the wireless private communication network. 
     
     
         18 . In a system including a control component communicating with one or more video capturing devices via a private communication network associated with a local sporting event, a method for managing video imagery data comprising:
 obtaining video imagery data via the private communication network associated with the local sporting event;   obtaining categorization information from inputs generated from a user interface, the inputs corresponding to a human assessment of one or more attributes of an individual sequences in the obtained video imagery data, wherein the one or more attributes are selected from a set of available attributes;   causing publication, via the private communication network, of the obtained video imagery data and meta-data in accordance a set of specified recipients prioritized by criteria associated with local sporting event.   
     
     
         19 . The method as recited in  claim 18 , wherein causing publication of the obtained video imagery data and meta-data in accordance a set of specified recipients prioritized by criteria associated with local sporting event includes causing publication of the obtained video imagery data within a specified time frame based on a role of the at least one specified recipient. 
     
     
         20 . The method as recited in  claim 18 , wherein causing publication of the obtained video imagery data and meta-data in accordance a set of specified recipients prioritized by criteria associated with local sporting event includes causing publication of the obtained video imagery data in accordance with an order attributed to the specified recipient. 
     
     
         21 . The method as recited in  claim 18 , wherein causing publication of the obtained video imagery data and the meta data includes causing transmission of the obtained video imagery data and the meta-data to at least one recipient automatically without receipt of a request.