Method and device for automatic timing in mass sporting events
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1. A method for automatic timing in a sporting event involving a plurality of participants comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing each participant with a transponder, each transponder having an internal timer and an individual code;
(b) activating the internal timer of the transponder of a respective participant when the participant reaches a selected position, the timer being activated by an electromagnetic field;
(c) transmitting transponder data for the respective transponders sequentially to a reading device, the transponder data comprising the individual code and a timer activation time of the transponder, the transponder data being read by the reading device at a reading time; and
(d) determining a finish time of the respective participants from a respective evaluation of the timer activation time and the reading time.
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Abstract
A method and device for automatic timing of mass sporting events is described.
Participants of the mass event each wear a transponder with an individual code, which is read after the finish and is associated with a recorded time. Upon finishing, an internal timer of the transponder is activated and its transponder time is evaluated with the determination of a finish time from the recorded time as the adjustment amount.
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1. A method for automatic timing in a sporting event involving a plurality of participants comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing each participant with a transponder, each transponder having an internal timer and an individual code; (b) activating the internal timer of the transponder of a respective participant when the participant reaches a selected position, the timer being activated by an electromagnetic field; (c) transmitting transponder data for the respective transponders sequentially to a reading device, the transponder data comprising the individual code and a timer activation time of the transponder, the transponder data being read by the reading device at a reading time; and (d) determining a finish time of the respective participants from a respective evaluation of the timer activation time and the reading time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An assembly for automatic timing in a sporting event involving a plurality of participants comprising:
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(a) a plurality of transponders worn by the participants, each transponder having an internal timer and an individual code, the internal timer of the transponder of a respective participant being activated by an electromagnetic field when the participant reaches a selected position; (b) a reading device for reading transponder data for the respective transponders sequentially, the transponder data comprising the individual code and a timer activation time of the transponder, the transponder data being read by the reading device at a reading time; and (c) a controller for determining a finish time of the respective participants from a respective evaluation of the timer activation time and the reading time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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