Racing vehicle position indication system and method
First Claim
1. A system for indicating race position to spectators of a race comprising:
- at least one light on each of a plurality of race participants, wherein the at least one light is constructed and arranged to provide predetermined visual displays indicating race positions to spectators of the race;
a receiver associated with each of the race participants for receiving a transmitted signal indicating race position; and
a controller operable to select one of the visual displays based on a signal from the receiver.
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Abstract
A system for indicating race position to spectators of a race ,includes lights on the race participants that are configured to provide visual displays to the spectators indicating the position of the respective racer. The race participants also carry a receiver and a controller for receiving a signal indicating race position and selecting the appropriate visual display based on the received signal. The visual display can be a series of lights, such as linear arrays of LEDs, where the color, number, pattern and/or position of the lights indicates race position. The system can also be used to highlight selected racers of interest, for example in conjunction with information being relayed over the public address system of the racetrack.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for indicating race position to spectators of a race comprising:
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at least one light on each of a plurality of race participants, wherein the at least one light is constructed and arranged to provide predetermined visual displays indicating race positions to spectators of the race;
a receiver associated with each of the race participants for receiving a transmitted signal indicating race position; and
a controller operable to select one of the visual displays based on a signal from the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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11. A system for visual indication of race positions comprising:
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a position indicating unit on each of a plurality of race participants, the position indicating units each including a visual indicator, a control unit and a receiver;
wherein the visual indicators are constructed and arranged to display to spectators of the race a plurality of different color representing relative race position; and
wherein the control units are constructed and arranged to select a predetermined one of the plurality of colors for display based on a signal from the respective receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An improvement to racing wherein spectators watch race participants navigate a racecourse while the relative position of the race participants is monitored, the improvement comprising:
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providing each of a plurality of race participants with a receiver and an associated indicating unit, wherein the indicating unit is positioned to be visible to spectators during the race;
transmitting a signal to at least one of the receivers; and
in response to the ;
transmitted signal, activating the associated indicating unit to visually indicate to the spectators the relative position of a race participant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for indicating race position to spectators during a race comprising:
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monitoring race position of a plurality of race participants as spectators watch the race participants navigate a racecourse;
transmitting signals representing race position to the race participants, and in response to the transmitted signal and with a position indicating unit carried by a race participant during the race, indicating the position of the race participant to the spectators. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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