Process and system for measuring or predicting a hurdle race time
First Claim
1. A process for measuring or predicting a time in a hurdle race of at least one athlete by means of a personalised transponder module positioned on the athlete and a base station of a measurement system, wherein the transponder module comprises at least a signal receiver unit, a processing unit for data, measurements or commands, a transmitter unit for data and/or measurement and/or command signals, and at least one motion sensor to supply measurement signals to the processing unit,wherein the process comprises the following steps:
- activating the personalised transponder module following the receipt of a wake-up signal in the receiver unit,measuring at least one variation in movement of the athlete by the motion sensor on passage of one or more hurdles during the race,transmitting measurement signals directly or formatted with determination of variations in movement in the processing unit by the transmitter unit to the base station,determining a passage time of the athlete over one or more hurdles by one or more measurements of variations in movement of the motion sensor, andduring the hurdle race, predicting at least one of a placing of the athlete and a final race time of the athlete.
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Abstract
The process enables a time of an athlete in a hurdle race to be measured or predicted with a personalized transponder module positioned on the athlete and a base station. The transponder module comprises a receiver unit, a processing unit, a transmitter unit for data signals and a motion sensor to supply measurement signals to the processing unit. The module is activated by a wake-up signal and a measurement of the movement is conducted by the sensor after the start of the race on passage of each hurdle. The data signals are transmitted to the base station and determination of a passage time over each hurdle is conducted.
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1. A process for measuring or predicting a time in a hurdle race of at least one athlete by means of a personalised transponder module positioned on the athlete and a base station of a measurement system, wherein the transponder module comprises at least a signal receiver unit, a processing unit for data, measurements or commands, a transmitter unit for data and/or measurement and/or command signals, and at least one motion sensor to supply measurement signals to the processing unit,
wherein the process comprises the following steps: -
activating the personalised transponder module following the receipt of a wake-up signal in the receiver unit, measuring at least one variation in movement of the athlete by the motion sensor on passage of one or more hurdles during the race, transmitting measurement signals directly or formatted with determination of variations in movement in the processing unit by the transmitter unit to the base station, determining a passage time of the athlete over one or more hurdles by one or more measurements of variations in movement of the motion sensor, and during the hurdle race, predicting at least one of a placing of the athlete and a final race time of the athlete. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for measuring or determining a time in a hurdle race of an athlete for implementing the measurement process, wherein the measurement system comprises at least one a personalised transponder module positioned on an athlete and a base station, wherein said transponder module comprises at least a signal receiver unit, a processing unit for data, measurements or commands, a transmitter unit for data and/or measurement and/or command signals, and at least one motion sensor to supply measurement signals to the processing unit,
wherein the transponder module is configured to be woken up by a wake-up signal received by the receiver unit in order to enable the motion sensor to measure one or more variations in movement of the athlete on passage of one or more hurdles during the race, and in that the base station or the processing unit is arranged to determine a passage time over the hurdle or hurdles during the race and to predict, during the race, at least one of a placing of the athlete and a final race time of the athlete.
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16. A process for measuring or predicting a time in a hurdle race of at least one athlete by means of a personalised transponder module positioned on the athlete and a base station of a measurement system, wherein the transponder module comprises at least a signal receiver unit, a processing unit for data, measurements or commands, a transmitter unit for data and/or measurement and/or command signals, and at least one motion sensor to supply measurement signals to the processing unit,
wherein the process comprises the following steps: -
activating the personalised transponder module following the receipt of a wake-up signal in the receiver unit, measuring at least one variation in movement of the athlete by the motion sensor on passage of one or more hurdles during the race, transmitting measurement signals directly or formatted with determination of variations in movement in the processing unit by the transmitter unit to the base station, and determining a passage time of the athlete over one or more hurdles by one or more measurements of variations in movement of the motion sensor, and at least one of; (a) following the measurement of the motion sensor or sensors on passage of a number N of hurdles, where N is a whole number higher than 1, the synchronised processing unit or the base station is able to predict a final race time of each athlete to be displayed before passing through the finishing line, and (b) following the measurement of the motion sensor or sensors on passage of two or three successive hurdles of several racing athletes, the processing unit or the base station having received the measurement signals determines a placing of the athletes in real time during the race.
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