System and process for charting the time and position of a contestant in a race
First Claim
1. A system for determining a particular position of an individual contestant in a race on a track wherein the system comprises:
- at least one transmitting loop disposed beneath the track and positioned at a particular position on the track, and for creating an ambient magnetic field;
at least one competitor communication device which can be coupled to each contestant and which can be used to read the ambient magnetic field; 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.
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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 loop that has a longitudinal axis that projects 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. There is a remote base station, which 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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20 Claims
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1. A system for determining a particular position of an individual contestant in a race on a track wherein the system comprises:
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at least one transmitting loop disposed beneath the track and positioned at a particular position on the track, and for creating an ambient magnetic field;
at least one competitor communication device which can be coupled to each contestant and which can be used to read the ambient magnetic field; 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for charting the position of at least one contestant in a race comprising:
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at least one transmitting loop disposed adjacent to a running surface on the track, said loop for creating an ambient magnetic field;
at least one competitor communication device which can be coupled to at least one contestant and which can be used to read the ambient magnetic field;
at least one remote base station, wherein said competitor communication device determines a contestant time as said contestant passes said at least one loop, and wherein this contestant time is forwarded to said at least one base station; and
at least one display, in communication with said at least one remote base station, wherein said display displays the position of the contestant in relation to the other contestants in the race. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for tracking and reporting the position of contestants in a race comprising:
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creating an ambient magnetic field in at least one position on a track;
attaching at least one individual contestant positioning device on at least one contestant, wherein said positioning device is equipped to measure the magnitude of said ambient magnetic field on said at least one contestant;
starting a race;
recording a position and time of said at least one contestant;
reporting said position and time of said at least one contestant on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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