Sports timing system (STS) event and participant announcement communication system (EPACS) and method
First Claim
1. A system for communicating participant specific announcement information received from a sport timing system (STS) used to track a plurality of participants in a sporting event, the sports timing system receiving a detection of a participant from among a plurality of participants including a detection time from a coupled participant detection system and determining a time of passing of the participant by a detection point and associating the determined time of passing with a participant identifier uniquely identifying the participant in the sporting event and participant timing data, the sports timing system storing the determined time of passing associated with the participant identifier as the participant timing data, the system comprisingan announcement interface system having a processor, a memory, a first data interface communicating over a communication network with the sport timing system storing a plurality of participant announcements each associated with a different one of the participants as identified by a different participant identifier,a second interface communicating with an announcement system,the first data interfacereceiving a multicast datagram announcement message including an identification of the sport timing system and participant data including the participant identifier and the participant timing data,wherein the first data interface includesa transmitted datagram request directory message requesting a listing of available images associated with the participant identifier of the received participant data from the sport timing system,a sent image directory message in response to the datagram request directory message for receiving the requested listing of available images associated with the participant identifier,a datagram request image message requesting an image associated with the participant identifier of the received participant data from the sport timing system responsive to the received requested listing of available images of the sent image directory message, andan image sent message in response to the datagram request image message for receiving the requested image,the announcement interface systemidentifying a participant specific announcement from the plurality of stored participant announcements that is associated with the received participant identifier;
- formatting the received portion of the participant data and the received image associated with the participant identifier into an announcement system message that is customized to the participant associated with the participant identifier and including the participant specific announcement and the received image; and
transmitting over the second interface to the announcement system the formatted announcement system message including the participant data, the participant identifier, the participant specific announcement, the received image and participant timing data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for communicating real-time sporting event and participant announcement information received from a sport timing system (STS). The system comprising an announcement interface system having a processor, a memory, a first data interface communicating over the a stateless packet data communication network with the sport timing system, and a second interface communicating with an announcement system. The first data interface receives a multicast datagram ANNC message including an identification of the sport timing system and participant data including a participant identifier for uniquely identifying each participant in the sporting event and participant timing data. The announcement interface system formats the received portion of the participant data into an announcement system message and transmitting the announcement system message including the participant data, the participant identifier and participant timing data.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for communicating participant specific announcement information received from a sport timing system (STS) used to track a plurality of participants in a sporting event, the sports timing system receiving a detection of a participant from among a plurality of participants including a detection time from a coupled participant detection system and determining a time of passing of the participant by a detection point and associating the determined time of passing with a participant identifier uniquely identifying the participant in the sporting event and participant timing data, the sports timing system storing the determined time of passing associated with the participant identifier as the participant timing data, the system comprising
an announcement interface system having a processor, a memory, a first data interface communicating over a communication network with the sport timing system storing a plurality of participant announcements each associated with a different one of the participants as identified by a different participant identifier, a second interface communicating with an announcement system, the first data interface receiving a multicast datagram announcement message including an identification of the sport timing system and participant data including the participant identifier and the participant timing data, wherein the first data interface includes a transmitted datagram request directory message requesting a listing of available images associated with the participant identifier of the received participant data from the sport timing system, a sent image directory message in response to the datagram request directory message for receiving the requested listing of available images associated with the participant identifier, a datagram request image message requesting an image associated with the participant identifier of the received participant data from the sport timing system responsive to the received requested listing of available images of the sent image directory message, and an image sent message in response to the datagram request image message for receiving the requested image, the announcement interface system identifying a participant specific announcement from the plurality of stored participant announcements that is associated with the received participant identifier; -
formatting the received portion of the participant data and the received image associated with the participant identifier into an announcement system message that is customized to the participant associated with the participant identifier and including the participant specific announcement and the received image; and transmitting over the second interface to the announcement system the formatted announcement system message including the participant data, the participant identifier, the participant specific announcement, the received image and participant timing data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for communicating participant specific announcement information received from a sport timing system (STS) used to track a plurality of participants in a sporting event, the sports timing system receiving a detection of a participant from among a plurality of participants including a detection time from a coupled participant detection system and determining a time of passing of the participant by a detection point and associating the determined time of passing with a participant identifier uniquely identifying the participant in the sporting event and participant timing data, the sports timing system storing the determined time of passing associated with the participant identifier as the participant timing data, the method comprising
receiving, at an announcement interface system having a processor, a memory, a first data interface communicating over the a communication network with the sport timing system, a multicast datagram announcement message including an identification of the sport timing system and participant data including the participant identifier and the participant timing data; -
storing in the announcement interface system a plurality of participant announcements each associated with a different one of the participants as identified by a different participant identifier; identifying a participant specific announcement from the plurality of stored participant announcements that is associated with the received participant identifier; transmitting over the first data interface a datagram request directory message requesting a listing of available images associated with the participant identifier of the received participant data from the sport timing system, in response to the datagram request directory message receiving a sent image directory message with the requested listing of available images associated with the participant identifier, transmitting over the first data interface a datagram request image message requesting an image associated with the participant identifier from the received listing of available images, and in response to the datagram request image message receiving a sent image message with the requested image, formatting, in the announcement interface system, the received portion of the participant data and the received image associated with the participant identifier into an announcement system message having a predetermined data format that is customized to the participant associated with the participant identifier and including the received participant specific announcement; and transmitting, at a second interface of the announcement interface system communicating with an announcement system, the formatted announcement system message including the participant data, the participant identifier, the received participant specific announcement including the received image, and participant timing data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a set of executable instructions for communicating participant specific announcement information received from a sport timing system (STS) used to track a plurality of participants in a sporting event, the sports timing system receiving a detection of a participant from among a plurality of participants including a detection time from a coupled participant detection system and determining a time of passing of the participant by a detection point and associating the determined time of passing with a participant identifier uniquely identifying the participant in the sporting event and participant timing data, the sports timing system storing the determined time of passing associated with the participant identifier as the participant timing data, the executable instructions executing the steps comprising:
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receiving, at an announcement interface system having a processor, a memory, a first data interface communicating over a communication network with the sport timing system, a multicast datagram announcement message including an identification of the sport timing system and participant data including participant identifier, and the participant timing data; storing in the announcement interface system a plurality of participant announcements each associated with a different one of the participants as identified by a different participant identifier; identifying a participant specific announcement from the plurality of stored participant announcements that is associated with the received participant identifier; transmitting over the first data interface a datagram request directory message requesting a listing of available images associated with the participant identifier of the received participant data from the sport timing system, in response to the datagram request directory message receiving a sent image directory message with the requested listing of available images associated with the participant identifier, transmitting over the first data interface a datagram request image message requesting an image associated with the participant identifier from the received listing of available images, and in response to the datagram request image message receiving a sent image message with the requested image, formatting, in the announcement interface system, the received portion of the participant data and the received requested image into an announcement system message having a predetermined data format that is customized to the participant associated with the participant identifier and including the received participant specific announcement; and transmitting, at a second interface of the announcement interface system communicating with an announcement system, the formatted announcement system message including the participant data, the participant identifier, the received participant specific announcement, the received requested image, and participant timing data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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