SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIDEO VERIFICATION OF RFID TAG READS WITHIN AN EVENT TIMING SYSTEM
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Abstract
A system and method for determining a time of a passing of a participant by a participant detection point on a route of a timed event. The system having an image capture device capturing an image of the participant when in proximity to the image capture device positioned at the detection point on the route. The image capture device generating a captured image and transmitting the captured image. A participant identification system has a captured image interface coupled to the image capture device receiving the captured image. The participant identification system analyses the received captured image including the identifying of an identification of the participant and then transmitting the captured image and the participant'"'"'s identification. A timing system receives the transmitted captured image and the participant identification, and determines the time of passing of the participant by the participant detection point on the route of the timed event responsive thereto.
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62 Claims
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1-23. -23. (canceled)
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24. A system for determining a time of a passing of a participant by a participant detection point on a route of a timed event, the system comprising:
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an RFID tag including a participant number as an RFID tag number, the RFID tag being associated with the participant during the event; an RFID tag reader positioned at the participant detection point communicating with an RFID tag of the participant and receiving the RFID tag number of the RFID tag in one or more RFID tag reads, identifying a time of each RFID tag read, and transmitting the tag read and tag read time; an image capture device capturing an image of the participant when in proximity to the image capture device positioned at the participant detection point, the image capture device generating a captured image and transmitting the captured image; a participant identification system having an captured image interface coupled to the image capture device receiving the captured image, the participant identification system analyzing the received captured image including identifying an identification of the participant and transmitting the captured image and the participant'"'"'s identification; and a timing system receiving the transmitted captured image and the participant identification from the participant identification system and receiving the tag read and the tag read time from the RFID tag reader, and determining the time of passing of the participant by the participant detection point on the route of the timed event responsive each of the received tag read, the tag read time and the received captured image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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46. A method for determining a time of a passing of a participant by a participant detection point on a route of a timed event, the system comprising:
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receiving RFID tag read including an RFID tag number associated with the participant; identifying an RFID read time for the received RFID tag read; transmitting the RFID tag read and tag read time; capturing an image of the participant by an image capture device when in proximity to the image capture device positioned at the detection point on the route, the image capture device generating a captured image and transmitting the captured image; receiving the captured image; analyzing the received captured image including identifying an identification of the participant and transmitting the captured image and the participant'"'"'s identification; receiving the transmitted captured image and the participant identification; receiving the tag read and the tag read time; and determining the time of passing of the participant by the participant detection point on the route of the timed event responsive each of the received tag read, the tag read time and the received captured image. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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Specification