SPORTS TIMING SYSTEM (STS) INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for communicating in real time sporting event timing information with a sport timing system (STS) having a participant detection system for the detecting a participant'"'"'s proximity to an event detection point and determining a time associated with said detection and the sports timing system having a unique STS identifier, the system comprising:
- a processor configured for executing computer executable instructions;
a memory storing the computer executable instructions and the unique STS identifier and coupled to the processor for providing the computer executable instructions to the processor, the computer executable instructions including a database application for storing a plurality of participant data in the memory, each participant data including a participant identifier for uniquely identifying each participant, and a participant timing data that includes the determined time of detection of the participant in proximity to the event detection point;
a data interface coupled to the processor and memory, the computer executable instructions causing the data interface to communicate over a data communication network using a stateless broadcast protocol for communicating a plurality of predefined multicast and unicast messages, each including at least a portion of the participant data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for an integrated communication system for sports timing systems having a data interface, a memory and a processor. The data interface is for communicating over a data communication network. The memory includes executable instructions for operating the data interface to communicate over the data communication network and for storing participant data including participant data that includes a participant identifier for uniquely identifying each participant and participant timing data. The processor is coupled to the memory and the data interface and executes the executable instructions for operating the data interface to transmit datagram messages over a stateless packet data communication network wherein the datagram messages include multicast and unicast messages, each of which includes at least a portion of the participant data.
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50 Claims
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1. A system for communicating in real time sporting event timing information with a sport timing system (STS) having a participant detection system for the detecting a participant'"'"'s proximity to an event detection point and determining a time associated with said detection and the sports timing system having a unique STS identifier, the system comprising:
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a processor configured for executing computer executable instructions; a memory storing the computer executable instructions and the unique STS identifier and coupled to the processor for providing the computer executable instructions to the processor, the computer executable instructions including a database application for storing a plurality of participant data in the memory, each participant data including a participant identifier for uniquely identifying each participant, and a participant timing data that includes the determined time of detection of the participant in proximity to the event detection point; a data interface coupled to the processor and memory, the computer executable instructions causing the data interface to communicate over a data communication network using a stateless broadcast protocol for communicating a plurality of predefined multicast and unicast messages, each including at least a portion of the participant data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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30. A nontransitory computer readable medium encoded with a set of executable instructions for enabling a data interface of a sports timing system for communication over a coupled data communication network to cause a computer to perform the operation of:
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storing in a memory participant data including participant data that includes a participant identifier for uniquely identifying each participant and participant timing data; and transmitting, via a data interface, datagram messages over a stateless packet data communication network, datagram messages including multicast and unicast messages including at least a portion of the participant data. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39)
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36. (canceled)
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38. (canceled)
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40. A method for communicating sporting event timing information between a first sport timing system and a second sport timing system, wherein at least one of the sport timing systems includes a participant detection system for detecting the proximity of a participant in a sporting event to an event demarcation point, the method comprising:
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storing in a memory participant data including participant data that includes a participant identifier for uniquely identifying each participant and participant timing data; and transmitting, via a data interface, datagram messages over a stateless packet data communication network, datagram messages including multicast and unicast messages including at least a portion of the participant data. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50)
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46. (canceled)
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48. (canceled)
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