Device for evaluating race horse performance based on temperature
First Claim
1. A device for remotely measuring the relative readiness of a plurality of race horses for a race comprising:
- an infrared sensor for remotely measuring a race horse'"'"'s temperature by sensing infrared radiation from the horse without contacting the horseand for taking at least three temperature measurements of the horses that are to be in a race prior to the race;
a memory for storing all of the measured temperatures;
an arithmetic operator for (a) correcting the stored temperature measurements for the distance from which the temperature measurements were made,and (b) determining for each of the horses from which temperature measurements have been taken, the maximum, minimum and mean corrected temperature measurements; and
a display for displaying for each of the horses from which measurements have been made, all of the corrected measured temperatures, and the maximum, minimum and mean corrected temperature measurementsso that the displayed measurements can be visually compared to evaluate the horses'"'"' readiness for the race.
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Abstract
A device for evaluating a plurality of race horses'"'"' readiness for a race by quantitatively assessing the horses'"'"' temperatures without contacting the horses, the evaluation being made prior to the race when the race horses may be viewed in a paddock area. The device may include an infrared sensor for measuring the horses'"'"' temperatures at least three times in a random sampling period, an arithmetic operator for calculating characteristics of those measurements such as the maximum, minimum and mean, and various differences among the measured temperatures, and a display for providing a visual comparison of the measured and calculated values. The device may also correct the measured temperatures for the distance from which temperature measurements were taken.
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5 Claims
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1. A device for remotely measuring the relative readiness of a plurality of race horses for a race comprising:
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an infrared sensor for remotely measuring a race horse'"'"'s temperature by sensing infrared radiation from the horse without contacting the horse and for taking at least three temperature measurements of the horses that are to be in a race prior to the race; a memory for storing all of the measured temperatures; an arithmetic operator for (a) correcting the stored temperature measurements for the distance from which the temperature measurements were made, and (b) determining for each of the horses from which temperature measurements have been taken, the maximum, minimum and mean corrected temperature measurements; and a display for displaying for each of the horses from which measurements have been made, all of the corrected measured temperatures, and the maximum, minimum and mean corrected temperature measurements so that the displayed measurements can be visually compared to evaluate the horses'"'"' readiness for the race. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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