SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CHARTING AND DISPLAYING THE TIME AND POSITION OF CONTESTANTS IN A RACE
First Claim
1. 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:
- at least one transmitting antenna positioned at a particular position on the track and for creating an ambient field;
at least one competitor communication device which can be coupled to each contestant and which can be used to read the ambient field;
at least one remote receiving station for receiving at least one transmission from said competitor communication device;
wherein said at least one receiving station is used to determine a position of a competitor as that competitor is passing said at least one transmitting antenna.
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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 directional antenna that projects a field 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 projected field 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. Information relating to this race is then sent to a display for providing a plurality of characteristics of the race.
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29 Claims
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1. 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 transmitting antenna positioned at a particular position on the track and for creating an ambient field;
at least one competitor communication device which can be coupled to each contestant and which can be used to read the ambient field;
at least one remote receiving station for receiving at least one transmission from said competitor communication device;
wherein said at least one receiving station is used to determine a position of a competitor as that competitor is passing said at least one transmitting antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for charting the position of at least one contestant in a race comprising:
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at least one transmitting antenna disposed adjacent to a running surface on the track for creating an ambient 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 field;
at least one remote base station, wherein said competitor communication device determines a contestant time as said contestant passes said at least one antenna, 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 (7, 8, 9)
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10. A process for tracking and reporting the position of contestants in a race comprising:
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creating an ambient 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 field on said at least one contestant;
starting a race;
recording a position and time of at least one contestant;
reporting said position and time of said at least one contestant on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process for tracking and reporting the position of contestants in a race comprising:
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electronically tracking a time and position of at least two contestants in a race by reading an ambient field created by a directional antenna;
recording a position and time of said at least two contestants including comparing a position of at least one first contestant to at least one second contestant and then comparing a difference in distance to an average length of a contestant; and
reporting said position and time of said at least two contestants on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A display for providing information relating to a contestant in a race comprising:
a plurality of graphical representation elements wherein each element represents a contestant in a race, wherein each element is arranged in an order on said display to indicate an order of contestants in a race. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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