Virtual Event Surface Sections for Fan Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies in the sports and entertainment industry lack innovative ways to enhance fan engagement and visualization, particularly in integrating physical event surfaces with digital representations and minting digital assets.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize sensors to generate data about events on a physical event surface, processing this data to create virtual event surface sections, and correlating this data to update user scores and perform actions based on accumulated results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional broadcasting and social media platforms are used to report on events, then fans can view and hear games without being physically present, but fan engagement and interaction with the actual physical event surface remains limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital twins (virtual representations) of physical event surfaces, such as virtual football fields that replicate the physical terrain, player positions, and event characteristics. These digital copies allow fans to interact with and analyze the physical event surface remotely, solving the contradiction by providing both accessibility and detailed interaction capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system embeds multiple levels of digital representation within each other - from simplified 2D maps to detailed 3D virtual models - allowing fans to navigate and interact with the event surface at progressively higher levels of detail, thereby maintaining engagement while providing comprehensive information access.
2Adaptability or versatility
If digital representations of physical surfaces are created, then fans can interact with events remotely, but the complexity of integrating sensors, processing systems, and virtual models increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the complex system into separate functional modules: sensor networks for data collection, processing systems for analysis, and virtual modeling components for representation. Each module operates independently and can be optimized or replaced without affecting the entire system, thereby managing complexity while maintaining versatile event tracking capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The digital twin platform serves multiple functions simultaneously - it tracks player positions, analyzes event outcomes, provides fan engagement content, and enables predictive modeling. By making the system multi-functional, the patent justifies the integration complexity through the value provided across multiple domains.
3Productivity
If real-time data processing is implemented to update user scores and trigger actions, then fan engagement is enhanced, but the computational resources and processing time required increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing by pre-calculating scoring rules, thresholds, and action triggers during event preparation. During real-time event processing, the system only needs to apply pre-defined logic rather than performing complex calculations, significantly reducing real-time computational requirements while maintaining fast updates.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of processing all possible event data in real-time, the system selectively processes only the critical data points necessary for scoring and triggering actions. This partial processing approach maintains productivity for essential updates while reducing overall computational resource consumption.
Data Source
AI summary
An event tracking system is provided. The system includes one or more sensors. The sensors are configured to generate data regarding an event occurring on a physical event surface. The system is configured to generate a plurality of virtual event surface sections corresponding to a physical event surface, and to receive the event data from the sensors. The event data from the physical event surface includes a first position indicator and an activity indicator. The system is configured to correlate the event data to the virtual event surface sections using the first position indicator, and to determine a result value associated with the event data based on the activity indicator. The system is configured to update accumulated result values of users based on the result value and the correlated virtual event surface sections. The system is configured to perform an action based on the updated accumulated result values.