System and process for charting the time and position of contestants in a race
First Claim
1. A competitor communication device which determines a particular time at a particular position of an individual contestant in a race and a position on a track of that contestant wherein the device is in communication with a remote processing station the device comprising:
- a) at least one position sensor;
b) at least one microprocessor;
c) at least one transceiver coupled to said microprocessor;
d) at least one antenna coupled to said transceiver;
e) at least one audio input;
f) at least one video input; and
g) at least one power source coupled to said at least one microprocessor, said at least one transceiver, said at least one audio input, and said at least one video input;
wherein said at least one audio input and said at least one video input receive and transfer audio and video information relating to the events of the race to said microprocessor and said at least one position sensor receives and transfers information relating to the position of a contestant in the race to said microprocessor wherein said microprocessor sends said audio, video and position information through said transceiver and said antenna to the remote processing station.
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Abstract
A system and a process for determining the timing and position of contestants on a track. This system comprises at least one set of two trapezoidal shaped loops that have a longitudinal axis that project from an inside rail to an outside rail on the track. There is also at least one competitor communication device that can be coupled to each contestant. A remote base station, is in communication with the positioning device, wherein the positioning device determines a contestant time as the contestant passes the wire loop and also determines the position of the contestant in relation to an inside guide such as a rail. A relay positioned in the center of the track can also be used to increase the signal flowing between the base station and the positioning device. The process for determining the position and timing of each contestant in a race includes the steps of attaching at least one competitor communication device on at least one individual contestant. Next, the race starts, whereby during the race, the position and time for each contestant is recorded. Next a signal is transmitted from the competitor communication device to a remote base station. Finally, these signals are synchronized so that there is no interference.
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32 Claims
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1. A competitor communication device which determines a particular time at a particular position of an individual contestant in a race and a position on a track of that contestant wherein the device is in communication with a remote processing station the device comprising:
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a) at least one position sensor;
b) at least one microprocessor;
c) at least one transceiver coupled to said microprocessor;
d) at least one antenna coupled to said transceiver;
e) at least one audio input;
f) at least one video input; and
g) at least one power source coupled to said at least one microprocessor, said at least one transceiver, said at least one audio input, and said at least one video input;
wherein said at least one audio input and said at least one video input receive and transfer audio and video information relating to the events of the race to said microprocessor and said at least one position sensor receives and transfers information relating to the position of a contestant in the race to said microprocessor wherein said microprocessor sends said audio, video and position information through said transceiver and said antenna to the remote processing station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for determining a particular position and a particular position of an individual contestant in a race and a position on a track of that contestant wherein the system comprises:
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at least one loop disposed above the track and positioned at a particular position on the track;
at least one competitor communication device which can be coupled to each contestant; and
at least one remote base station, wherein said competitor communication device determines a contestant time as said contestant passes said at least one loop. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A process for determining the position and time at a particular position on a track for each contestant in a race, the process comprising the following steps:
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attaching at least one individual contestant positioning device on at least one contestant;
starting a race;
recording the position and time of each of said at least one contestant during the race;
transmitting a signal including information relating to the position and time of each of said at least one contestant using a synchronized transfer protocol;
receiving a plurality of signal into at least one remote base station; and
synchronizing a plurality of receptions of said signals so that there is no interference. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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