TALKING REPLAY

Definition
This invention by Tony Verna relates to a method of determining and linking the pre-recorded audio comments of a participant in a live event to a corresponding Instant Replay of action occurring in the live event, in which the comments specifically relate to the action depicted in the
Instant Replay, and transmitting this coupling of audio and video immediately within the broadcast of the live event as a uniquely identifiable commentary. The Talking Replay is a new and novel use of the Instant Replay (introduced in 1963 by Tony Verna), wherein the game announcer's audio is not repeated but a new audio track of the pre-recorded voiced comments of the athlete featured on the Instant Replay is linked to the Instant Replay. In baseball, as well as in other
sports, the Instant Replay is a familiar feature. Applicant's unique invention described herein is to personalize the Instant Replay by having the athlete, isolated in the Instant Replay, verbally express his thinking in the play situation shown in the Instant Replay---hence: Talking Replay. Athletes may record their comments at the event site, by telephone or by other voice transmission recording methods, at any point in time prior to the sports event, in a manner whereby the retrieved recorded audio can be precisely played back with a yet-to-bedetermined
video of an Instant Replay. An athlete's personal comments are prerecorded, encoded and indexed into an audio bank for retrieval. The audio's playback can be eventually mixed with the sound-effects only audio track (but not the announcers' audio track) being emitted by
the Instant Replay chosen to be played back, due to its relevance to the live game in progress. The audio can then be broadcast, synchronized to an Instant Replay. Players have to be constantly thinking in order to execute the hundreds of variations of their offensive and defensive
schemes. It would be of great interest to the fans to experience the game from the player's point of view. It would allow a player to convey his or her unique viewpoint, so that the fans can personally identify with him. The Talking Replay specifically taps into the player's insights, which
heretofore have remained silent during a broadcast. Now a player will be able to make a pre-recorded comment over the related action, which took place just seconds before.