Method for Tactile Signaling of Touches in the Sport of Fencing
First Claim
1. A method for signaling touches in a fencing bout in a tactile manner, comprisinga. detecting the touches achieved by the fencers in the bout,b. sending signals indicating the touches wirelessly to a separate unit which may be located near the director or on the director'"'"'s person,c. receiving signals indicating the touches wirelessly in a separate unit which may be located near the director or on the director'"'"'s person, andd. using the received signals indicating the touches to actuate a tactile signal in the director'"'"'s left or right hand, wrist or arm, corresponding to a touch achieved by the left or right fencer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are described for adding tactile signaling to the electronic scoring equipment used in the sport of fencing. The tactile signaling introduced by this invention is intended to complement, not replace, existing electronic fencing scoring systems and the signals that are already employed to indicate touches, both optical and auditory (i.e. lights and a bell or buzzer, respectively). The system here would receive indication that a touch had been scored from an existing scoring system. Signals would be transmitted wirelessly to a unit on or near the director'"'"'s person. Tactile signaling would be accomplished by a pair of offset motors attached to each of the director'"'"'s hands (or wrists or arms). When the fencer to the director'"'"'s right scores a touch, the right motor would vibrate. When the fencer to the director'"'"'s left scores a touch, the left motor would vibrate.
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1. A method for signaling touches in a fencing bout in a tactile manner, comprising
a. detecting the touches achieved by the fencers in the bout, b. sending signals indicating the touches wirelessly to a separate unit which may be located near the director or on the director'"'"'s person, c. receiving signals indicating the touches wirelessly in a separate unit which may be located near the director or on the director'"'"'s person, and d. using the received signals indicating the touches to actuate a tactile signal in the director'"'"'s left or right hand, wrist or arm, corresponding to a touch achieved by the left or right fencer.
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