1. An online virtual theatre system comprising:
at least one capture device for capturing video and audio of a live event and converting said video and audio into a data stream;
a production center for receiving said data stream and compressing said data stream to generate a compressed data stream, for determining a number of one or more viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event, and for determining data bandwidth consumption characteristics of said one or more viewing devices;
a server for receiving said compressed data stream, said number of subscribed or reserved one or more viewing devices, and said data bandwidth consumption characteristics from the production center over a network, and for duplicating and dividing the compressed data stream out to said one or more viewing devices depending on the number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said one or more viewing devices can view the live event through use of a Native app.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said one or more viewing devices can view the live event through a website associated with the production center.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on the number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on a compression rate corresponding to the compressed data stream.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein said data bandwidth consumption characteristics of said one or more viewing devices correspond to tracked historical bandwidth consumption of said one or more viewing devices and said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on said tracked historical bandwidth consumption.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on a number of capture devices.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein said production center transmits an estimated duration of said live event to said server and said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on said estimated duration.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the server calculates a base ticket price corresponding to access by said one or more viewing devices to a live event by multiplying a streaming rate by said estimated duration of said live event by said number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved.
10. An online virtual theatre system comprising:
a production center for
receiving a data stream sent by at least one capture device, wherein said at least one capture device captures video and audio of a live event and converts said video and audio into said data stream,
compressing said data stream to generate a compressed data stream,
determining a number of one or more viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event,
determining data bandwidth consumption characteristics of said one or more viewing devices, and
transmitting to a server over a network said compressed data stream, said number of subscribed or reserved one or more viewing devices, and said data bandwidth consumption characteristics;
wherein said server duplicates and divides the compressed data stream out to said one or more viewing devices depending on the number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein said production center transmits an estimated duration of said live event to said server and said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on said estimated duration.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the server calculates a base ticket price corresponding to access by said one or more viewing devices to a live event by multiplying a streaming rate by said estimated duration of said live event by said number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved.
13. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium containing a production center application, which when executed on a processor is configured to perform an operation enabling a virtual theater system, the operation comprising:
receiving, at a production center, a data stream sent by at least one capture device, wherein said at least one capture device captures video and audio of a live event and converts said video and audio into said data stream,
compressing said data stream to generate a compressed data stream,
determining a number of one or more viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event,
determining data bandwidth consumption characteristics of said one or more viewing devices, and
transmitting to a server over a network said compressed data stream, said number of subscribed or reserved one or more viewing devices, and said data bandwidth consumption characteristics;
wherein said server duplicates and divides the compressed data stream out to said one or more viewing devices depending on the number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event.
14. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 13, wherein said production center transmits an estimated duration of said live event to said server and said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on said estimated duration.
15. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 14, wherein the server calculates a base ticket price corresponding to access by said one or more viewing devices to a live event by multiplying a streaming rate by said estimated duration of said live event by said number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved.
16. An online virtual theatre system comprising:
a server for
receiving from a production center, over a network, a compressed data stream, a number of one or more viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view a live event, and data bandwidth consumption characteristics of said one or more viewing devices,
wherein the compressed data stream is generated by said production center based on a data stream received from at least one capture device, wherein said at least one capture device captures video and audio of said live event and converts said video and audio into said data stream; and
for duplicating and dividing the compressed data stream out to said one or more viewing devices depending on the number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein said production center transmits an estimated duration of said live event to said server and said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on said estimated duration.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the server calculates a base ticket price corresponding to access by said one or more viewing devices to a live event by multiplying a streaming rate by said estimated duration of said live event by said number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved.
19. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium containing a data server application, which when executed on a processor is configured to perform an operation enabling a virtual theater system, the operation comprising:
receiving from a production center, over a network, a compressed data stream, a number of one or more viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view a live event, and data bandwidth consumption characteristics of said one or more viewing devices,
wherein the compressed data stream is generated by said production center based on a data stream received from at least one capture device, wherein said at least one capture device captures video and audio of said live event and converts said video and audio into said data stream; and
for duplicating and dividing the compressed data stream out to said one or more viewing devices depending on the number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved to view said live event.
20. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 19, wherein said production center transmits an estimated duration of said live event to said server and said server reserves bandwidth for streaming out the compressed data stream to the one or more viewing devices based on said estimated duration.
21. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 20, wherein the server application calculates a base ticket price corresponding to access by said one or more viewing devices to a live event by multiplying a streaming rate by said estimated duration of said live event by said number of viewing devices subscribed or reserved.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A steel cord comprising a core with one or more core steel filaments, further comprising a first layer of intermediate steel filaments twisted around the core, said intermediate steel filaments having an intermediate steel filament diameter, and a second layer of second steel filaments twisted around the first layer, said second steel filaments having a second steel filament diameter, all of the intermediate steel filaments being individually pre-coated with a polymer up to a total intermediate filament diameter, said polymer having a minimum thickness of 0.010 mm, said second steel filament diameter being larger than said intermediate steel filament diameter, wherein the total intermediate filament diameter is equal to or larger than the second steel filament diameter.
2. A steel cord according to claim 1, wherein said polymer is pre-extruded around all intermediate steel filaments.
3. A steel cord according to claim 1, wherein said polymer is selected from a group consisting of polyethylene terephtalate, polybutylene terephtalate and polyethylene naphtenate.
4. A steel cord according to claim 1, wherein said core consists of only one core steel filament.
5. A steel cord according to claim 1, wherein the number of intermediate steel filaments ranges from three to ten.
6. A steel cord according to claim 1 wherein the core steel filaments, the intermediate steel filaments and the second steel filaments are all twisted in the same direction and with the same twisting pitch.
7. A steel cord according to claim 1 wherein steel to steel contact is avoided between the coated intermediate steel filaments and any neighbouring steel filament.