TENNIS UMPIRE
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1. An electronic umpire system for visually displaying and audibly announcing game information in real time comprising:
- a point transmitter;
said point transmitter having a point signal actuator for generating a point signal representing a change in game information;
said point transmitter having a transmitter for transmitting said point signal;
an umpire unit;
said umpire unit having a receiver for receiving said transmitted point signal;
said umpire unit having a processor for producing a game information update based on said received point signal;
said umpire unit having a speech synthesizer for generating a human speech representation of said game information update;
said umpire unit having a first audio speaker for audibly transmitting said human speech representation of said game information update; and
an umpire unit carrier.
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Abstract
A system for communicating game information in real time by audibly announcing game information in human speech and in a preferred embodiment also visually displaying game information, the system comprising an electronic umpire unit that receives game change information transmitted by an electronic point transmitter that may be worn by a game player or spectator.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic umpire system for visually displaying and audibly announcing game information in real time comprising:
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a point transmitter; said point transmitter having a point signal actuator for generating a point signal representing a change in game information; said point transmitter having a transmitter for transmitting said point signal; an umpire unit; said umpire unit having a receiver for receiving said transmitted point signal; said umpire unit having a processor for producing a game information update based on said received point signal; said umpire unit having a speech synthesizer for generating a human speech representation of said game information update; said umpire unit having a first audio speaker for audibly transmitting said human speech representation of said game information update; and an umpire unit carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for communicating game information in real time using an electronic umpire unit and electronic point transmitter comprising the steps of:
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generating a point signal representing a change in game information using a point signal actuator of said point transmitter; transmitting said point signal with a transmitter of said point transmitter; receiving said point signal at a receiver of said umpire unit; generating a game information update based on said point signal with a processor of said umpire unit; creating a human speech representation of said game information update using a speech synthesizer of said umpire unit; and transmitting said human speech representation audibly using an audio speaker of said umpire unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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