1. A system comprising:
a game data input operable to receive game data associated with an athletic event; one or more video inputs, each operable to receive video data from at least one of a plurality of associated video cameras;
a controller, including a processor and memory, operable to select or control operation of at least one of the plurality of associated video cameras in accordance with received game data; and
an output operable to communicate event data comprised of video data from one or more selected or controlled video cameras,
wherein the event data further includes scoreboard data corresponding to received game data.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the scoreboard data includes official time data corresponding to received game data.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the controller is further operable to:
receive the video data;
detect objects depicted by the video data; and
select or control operation of one or more video cameras in accordance with detected objects.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the game data input is further operable to receive the game data from an associated scorekeeping console.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein the scorekeeping console is operable to receive game-related input via a user interface from an associated scoreboard operator.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the memory is configured to store team roster data comprising player names and associated player uniform numbers;
wherein the controller is further operable to detect player uniform numbers from received video data;
wherein the controller is further operable to generate identifier data by association of detected player uniform numbers with team roster data; and
wherein the controller is further operable to generate the event data including the identifier data.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the controller is further operable to generate index data corresponding to game events detected from the video data; and
wherein the controller is further operable to generate the event data including the index data.
8. A method comprising:
receiving scoreboard data associated with a scoreboard display at an athletic event;
receiving video data of the athletic event from a plurality of associated video cameras; selecting or controlling, via a controller including a processor and memory, operation of at least one of the plurality of associated video cameras in accordance with received scoreboard data; and
communicating event data comprised of video data from one or more selected or controlled video cameras,
wherein the event data further includes the scoreboard data.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the scoreboard data includes official time relative to the athletic event corresponding to received game data.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
receiving the video data;
detecting objects depicted by the video data via the controller; and
selecting or controlling operation of one or more video cameras in accordance with detected objects.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving the game data from an associated scorekeeping console.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising receiving game-related input via a user interface from an associated scoreboard operator.
13. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
storing team roster data comprising player names and associated player uniform numbers in an associated data storage;
detecting, via the controller, player uniform numbers from received video data; generating identifier data by association of detected player uniform numbers with team roster data; and
generating the event data including the identifier data.
14. The method of claim 8 further comprising generating, via the controller, index data corresponding to game events detected from the video data.
15. A system comprising:
an input operable to receive game play data indicative of active play in a sporting event;
a plurality of video cameras directed to the sporting event;
a controller including a processor and memory operable to receive video data from each of the plurality of video cameras;
the controller operable to detect objects relating to the game event from received video data;
the controller operable to select or control at least one of the plurality of video cameras in accordance with the game play data and the and detected objects; and
the controller operable to output game data comprised of video data corresponding to selection or control of each of the plurality of video cameras by the controller.
16. The system of claim 15 further wherein the input is operable to receive the game play data corresponding to an audible input from the sporting event.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein the audible input is comprised of a whistle.
18. The system of claim 15 wherein the input is operable to receive the game play data corresponding to an optical input from the sporting event.
19. The system of claim 15 wherein at least one of the video cameras comprise the optical input.
20. The system of claim 19 further comprising the controller operable to select or control at least one of the plurality of cameras in accordance with the plurality of detected objects comprising a recognized player formation associated with the sporting event.
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. Self-elevating platform lift for moving objects between a first level and a vertically-elevated second level comprising:
(A) a platform for supporting the objects;
(B) a plurality of lift lines for connection at the second level and for moving the platform; and
(C) a motor connected to move with the platform and wherein the motor operably is connected to the lift lines for moving the platform between the first and second levels while being supported by the lift lines.
2. The platform lift according to claim 1, further comprising an enclosure attached to the platform.
3. The platform lift according to claim 2, further comprising plungers attached to the enclosure.
4. The platform lift according to claim 1, wherein the lift lines comprise elongated flexible tensioners.
5. The platform lift according to claim 4, wherein the lift lines are selected from the group consisting of chains, straps, ropes, and cables.
6. The platform lift according to claim 1, further comprising a lift line spooling device on the platform connected to the lift lines.
7. The platform lift according to claim 6, wherein the motor provides reversible rotational movement to lift line spooling device.
8. The platform lift according to claim 6, further comprising a gear reducer operably connected between the motor and the lift line spooling device.
9. The platform lift according to claim 8, wherein the gear reducer is self-locking.
10. The platform lift according to claim 8, further comprising a rotatably mounted shaft and four sheaves mounted on the shaft to rotate with the shaft.
11. The platform lift according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of lift lines comprises at least four lift lines.
12. The platform lift according to claim 11, wherein one end of each of the at least four lift lines operably is connected to one of the four sheaves.
13. The platform lift according to claim 11, wherein each of the at least four lift lines are spaced apart from one another in a horizontal plane to provide stability to the platform.
14. The platform lift according to claim 1, further comprising an upper limit switch for limiting upward travel of the platform by interrupting power to the motor when the switch is actuated.
15. The platform lift according to claim 1, further comprising a lower limit switch for limiting downward travel of the platform by interrupting power to the motor when the switch is actuated.
16. The platform lift according to claim 15, wherein the lower limit switch is actuated by a detection of slack in the lift lines.
17. The platform lift according to claim 15, further comprising a safety shield.
18. The platform lift according to claim 17, wherein the lower limit switch is actuated by pressure being exerted on the safety shield.
19. The platform lift according to claim 1, further comprising a power source for the motor.
20. The platform lift according to claim 18, wherein the power source comprises a battery.
21. The platform lift according to claim 19, wherein the battery is rechargeable.
22. The platform lift according to claim 1, wherein the motor is a direct current motor.
23. The platform lift according to claim 1, further comprising a festoon arrangement located in the second level.
24. A lift installation for moving objects between a first level and a vertically-elevated second level comprising:
(A) a platform for supporting the objects;
(B) a plurality of lift lines fixed at one end to extend downward from the second level for use in moving the platform; and
(C) a motor connected to move with the platform and wherein the motor operably is connected to the lift lines for moving the platform between the first and second levels while being supported by the lift lines.
25. The lift installation according to claim 24, wherein the second level has a floor and an opening in the floor of the size and shape to receive the platform therein.
26. The lift installation according to claim 25, wherein the lift lines are connected to the floor of the second level.
27. The lift installation according to claim 26, further comprises at least one support rod and wherein the lift lines are connected to the floor of the second level via the at least one support rod.
28. The lift installation according to claim 27, further comprising more than one joist located in the floor of the second level and wherein the opening in the floor is positioned in between the joists.
29. The lift installation according to claim 28, wherein the support rod is connected to and spans at least one of the joists.
30. The lift installation according to claim 24, further comprising a means for adjusting the length of the lift lines.