Abstract: Systems and methods for managing third party interactions with event venue communications are provided. Incoming communications may be received from a third party device and stored in a database. Each communication may be associated with one or more parameters. When the parameters associated with a specified communication are determined to have been met, one or more targets are identified for the specified communication. Such identified targets may be associated with a particular communications hub that may be provided with the specified communication to direct to the identified targets.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for upselling tickets. One or more advertisements may be provided and associated with one or more ticket types. A user may see at least one of the advertisements when the user selects an event ticket for purchase. The user may receive a discount associated with at least one of the advertisements. The one or more advertisements may be displayed at the event. One or more additional advertisements may be created for display, wherein the additional advertisements are created in real-time for one or more concessions having a low rate of sale.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a wireless concession system that transmits the availability of various concessions from both mobile vendors as well as actual concession stands. The system identifies the location of these concession offerings in real time as well as up-to-date status information concerning the same. Wireless transmission of information concerning an attendee at a sporting event may likewise be broadcast to the concession system such that delivery of a desired concession may take place using an optimal delivery method, which could be delivery or pick-up at a location most near and most efficient for the needs of the attendee.

Abstract: An event venue with a performance area (e.g., a sport field or auditorium stage) and an eventgoer area (e.g., stadium seating or bleachers) may include a set of eventgoer cameras trained on various sections of the eventgoer area and a set of performance cameras trained on the performance area. The event venue may also include sensors. When an event occurrence (e.g., a goal or touchdown) is detected using the cameras and/or sensors, at least one photo or video of the event occurrence may be captured by the performance cameras, and at least one photo or video of the eventgoer reaction may be captured using the eventgoer cameras. Facial recognition may then be used to identify particular eventgoers in each photo or video. Identified eventgoers can then receive photos or videos in which they are identified along with performance photos or videos that were captured at roughly the same time.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for sending social media messages without the need for keyboard inputs. A microphone captures live audio speech data and transmits the audio data to a processing unit. The processing unit converts the audio to speech data. The processing unit also removes censored words, emphasizes key words, and edits that data to include product and promotional messages where appropriate. The processing unit then uses code words contained in the speech data to send the speech data to the appropriate social media outlets for output.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for managing restroom traffic at an event venue. Sensors at restroom facilities receive line and occupancy data and transmit the data to a system for processing. The system generates information regarding a travel time, a wait time, line length, and occupancy for each facility at the event venue. The generated information is transmitted to an event app associated with a ticket and a seat for an event at the venue. The system can notify the user when the combined travel time and wait time for a facility falls below a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying recorded playbook plays are described. The method includes recording locations of one or more players during execution of a play and evaluating the recorded locations with one or more known plays in a playbook. Based on the evaluation, one or more plays can be identified as being most correlated with the recently executed play. The evaluation can also be used to compare how a particular player has been executing the playbook play (e.g., deviations). Use of the identified play can also be used to produce one or more counter-plays.

Abstract: Information may be determined about one or more queues located within an event venue, the information including how many people are in the queue and an average rate at which the queue is moving forward. The queues may each be associated with commercial enterprises such as concession stands. If a particular queue suffers from a low queue population or a low queue movement rate, a queue broadcast may be transmitted using one or more local wireless transmitters which each have a wireless transmission zone that is at least partially within the event venue. The queue broadcast may include queue information and may include an advertisement or perk, such as a discount or special offer for the commercial enterprise associated with the queue, thus incentivizing eventgoers to go to less-crowded or less-popular queues.

Abstract: Event venues include multiple seats for eventgoers, and each seat may be coupled to a seat beacon. The seat beacon may identify the ticket of an eventgoer sitting in them, either by scanning it, interfacing with a user mobile device, or accepting manual input at an interface provided at the seat. A centralized event venue controller may check the ticket identifier against seat identifiers in a ticket purchase information database. If the eventgoer is in the wrong seat, the seat may identify itself locally by lighting a light or remotely by notifying an administrator device. If the eventgoer is in the correct seat, the seat beacon may be used by the eventgoer to order food, drinks, Wi-Fi access, or seat customizations such as a seat heater or a name tag or a cooling cup holder. Such seat customizations can also be provided at the time of ticket purchase.

Abstract: Systems for detecting a successful field goal are described herein. More specifically, the systems are directed at automated detection for a field goal attempt. The systems evaluate whether the football was kicked within the designated area (e.g., above the cross bar and between the two upright poles). The detection is performed through the use of cameras, lasers and detectors associated with the field goal post. In this way, the systems assist referees in determining the success of the field goal attempt.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a mobile application that allows for interactions with an interactive gaming processor hosted by a venue. The venue hosts various sporting events. The interactive gaming processor—in conjunction with the mobile application on a user mobile device—allows an event attendee to bet or engage in gameplay challenges by way of their mobile device and that concern real-world undertakings or interactions taking place on the field of play at the venue. Users may engage other friends present at the same venue and viewing the same event or engage those in seats near the user. Winning bets or gameplay interactions may result in credits that translate to real-world dollars, coupons for various food, drink, or souvenir offerings, or tickets to future events.

Abstract: An event, such as a sports game, may include numerous individual event occurrences, some in a performance area (e.g., a sports field or a concert stage) and some out of the performance area (e.g., in a gym or locker room). Beacons with audiovisual capture capabilities may be set up at key points within the performance area and at important areas outside the performance area in order to capture audiovisual data from various event occurrences that might be difficult to capture otherwise. The audiovisual data may be organized into an event beacon database, which may then be supplied to various other entities, such as media providers or advertisers, to provide to their constituencies, or to sports players or event performers to provide to social media followers, or to event fans to directly access via an API or web interface.

Abstract: A wireless receiver can be connected to a user device, such as a smartphone or a tablet device. The wireless receiver can receive a wireless data communication from a wireless transmitter. The wireless data communication can include a message code that can be compared by the wireless receiver to a receiver code stored at the wireless receiver to determine whether the wireless transmitter was authorized to transmit the wireless data communication, and/or whether the wireless receiver is authorized to use the wireless data communication. The wireless receiver can then decode a message from the wireless data communication and transmit the message to the user device for viewing through an application.

Abstract: An event venue with a performance area (e.g., a stage, a sport field) and an eventgoer area (e.g., a stadium seating section) may include beacons and cameras throughout the performance area. The beacons and cameras may each record event occurrence data (e.g., audiovisual data) of particular occurrences (e.g., sport goals, songs played) during an event (e.g., sports game, concert) at the event venue. Other data, such as sports injury data and sports player replacement data, may also be gathered before or during the event. The beacons and cameras may send the event occurrence data and the other data to a transmission system. The transmission system may convert the event occurrence data to a transmittable format and may then output it through one or more local wireless transmitters. Eventgoers mobile devices in the transmission zones of these transmitters may then receive the data.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein are directed towards collecting and recording sensor data pertaining to physical contact experienced by players in a contact sport (e.g., football). The data can be collected and recorded through the use of one or more sensors worn by the player. In some cases, the sensor data can be associated with in-game video recordings of physical contact experienced by the players. Information about the physical contact can be displayed for users to view via a graphical user interface. Warnings may also be provided.

Abstract: A user may speak an audio input into a microphone of a recorder device (e.g., a sport helmet). The user device then transmits the audio input to a receiver. The receiver, upon receiving the audio input, routes the audio to a processor that processes the audio input to detect a spoken activation code. The processor then parses a subset of the audio input (e.g., the subset including one or more words) following the activation code and generates textual data based the parsed audio subset. The textual data may optionally be edited to replace one or more pre-identified catchphrases (e.g., swearwords or product names) with replacement phrases (e.g., swear censors) or hyperlinks (e.g., leading to product websites). The textual data is then transmitted to reader devices via transmitters, which may optionally transmit the textual data to a selective group of reader devices (e.g., stadium attendees).

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for providing video clips. One or more users may set one or more parameters for automatically creating one or more video clips of an event. One or more sources may provide event information used to trigger video clip creation. An advertisement may be inserted into one or more created video clips. Each video clip may be associated with metadata and downloaded by a user device user, wherein metadata may identify one or more parameters associated with the video clip.

Abstract: A fan network system provides portals that can be accessed by fan mobile devices to buy, sell, or trade digital trading cards. The fan network system can keep track of these purchases and trades using a database that keeps track of cards and a database that keeps track of user accounts. The fan network system also provides portals that can be accessed by fan mobile devices to buy or cancel subscriptions, such as magazine subscriptions or television channel subscriptions. The fan network system also provides portals that can be accessed by fan mobile devices to redeem codes for digital trading cards, the codes given during sporting events, or in exchange for subscriptions, or through fan club memberships, or through fantasy league memberships.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for providing event information. A one-time use app is downloaded to a user device when a user elects to purchase the app. The app receives event-related information from an event database. The event database receives information from a plurality of sources. The sources are each associated with an application programming interface. The app provides event-related information to the user through purchased options. The app can filter information based on a user profile before providing the information to the user.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for enhancing audience sensory experience. Light-emitting diodes and vibrators may activate on an audience member shirt when an actor receives a hit while wearing a shirt having sensors. The audience member may choose to receive input from a particular actor's shirt. The audience member may also choose to view a replay of an event and activate the associated light-emitting diodes and vibrators.