Claims
- 1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of audio combiners, each of said audio combiners configured to receive audio signals and to combine said audio signals into a combined signal; a plurality of signal modulators, each of said signal modulators configured to receive a video signal and said combined signal from one of said audio combiners and to combine and modulate said received video signal and combined signal into a modulated signal; and a signal combiner configured to receive modulated signals from said signal modulators and to combine said modulated signals into a multiplexed signal, said signal combiner further configured to transmit said multiplexed signal.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said audio signals is combined by each of said audio combiners.
- 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of receivers, each of said receivers configured to receive said multiplexed signal, to demultiplex said multiplex signal, to receive inputs from a user, to select at least one of said video signals and one of said combined signals based on said inputs, to render said one video signal, and to produce sounds based on said one audio signal.
- 4. The system of claim 3, wherein said each receiver includes a head mounted display to render said one video signal.
- 5. The system of claim 3, further comprising:
a signal separator configured to receive a combined signal, to separate a first audio signal from said combined signal, to separate a first video signal from said combined signal, to transmit said first audio signal to one of said audio combiners, and to transmit said first video signal to one of said signal modulators.
- 6. A method, comprising the steps of:
receiving a plurality of audio signals; receiving a plurality of video signals; combining said audio and video signals to form a plurality of combined signals, said combined signals defining different combinations of said video and audio signals; combining said combined signals into a single multiplexed signal; transmitting said multiplexed signal; receiving said multiplexed signal; receiving inputs from a user; demultiplexing said multiplexed signal to recover said combined signals; selecting one of said recovered combined signals based on said inputs from said user; rendering at least one video signal included in said one recovered combined signal based on said selecting step; and producing sound defined by at least one audio signal included in said one recovered combined signal based on said selecting step.
- 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of performing said rendering step via a head mounted display.
- 8. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of said audio signals is transmitted from an ultra high frequency (UHF) radio.
- 9. The method of claim 6, wherein said plurality of audio signals includes a first audio signal defining a sound and a second audio signal defining said sound and wherein said first audio signal is included within one of said combined signals and said second audio signal is included in another one of said combined signals.
- 10. The method of claim 6, wherein said plurality of video signals includes a first video signal defining an image and a second video signal defining said image and wherein said first video signal is included within one of said combined signals and said second video signal is included in another one of said combined signals.
- 11. A method of doing business, said method comprising the steps of:
providing receivers to users attending an event at a stadium; receiving a plurality of audio signals associated with said event; receiving a plurality of video signals associated with said event; combining said audio and video signals to form a plurality of combined signals, said combined signals defining different combinations of said video and audio signals; transmitting said combined signals to said receivers; and retrieving said receivers from said users.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein each of said combined signals includes at least one of said audio signals and at least one of said video signals.
- 13. The method of claim 11, wherein said plurality of audio signals includes a first audio signal defining a sound and a second audio signal defining said sound and wherein said first audio signal is included within one of said combined signals and said second audio signal is included in another one of said combined signals.
- 14. The method of claim 11, wherein said plurality of video signals includes a first video signal defining an image and a second video signal defining said image and wherein said first video signal is included within one of said combined signals and said second video signal is included in another one of said combined signals.
- 15. The method of claim 11, wherein one of said audio signals is transmitted from a radio station.
- 16. The method of claim 11, wherein one of said audio signals is transmitted from a ultra high frequency (UHF) radio located at said event.
- 17. The method of claim 11, wherein said event is a sporting event.
- 18. The method of claim 11, wherein said event is an auto race.
- 19. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of requesting payment from said users.
- 20. The method of claim 11, wherein each of said receivers includes a head mounted display for rendering said video signals.
- 21. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:
receiving said combined signals at one of said receivers; receiving inputs from one of said users at said one receiver; selecting one of said combined signals based on said inputs; rendering at least one of said video signals defined by said one combined signal to said user; and generating sound based on at least one of said audio signals defined by said one combined signal.
- 22. The method of claim 21, further comprising the steps of:
combining said combined signals into a single multiplexed signal; and demultiplexing said multiplexed signal after receiving said multiplexed at said one receiver, wherein said transmitting step includes the step of transmitting said multiplexed signal and said receiving said combined signals step includes the step of receiving said multiplexed signal.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This document claims priority to and the benefit of the filing date of copending provisional application entitled “Audio/Video Signal Distribution System for Head Mounted Displays,” assigned serial No. 60/123,341, and filed Mar. 8, 1999, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60123341 |
Mar 1999 |
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Continuations (1)
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Jun 2003 |
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