System for instantaneously displaying the ranking of a competitor in a race with sequential starts
First Claim
1. A display system of the instantaneous ranking of a competitor in a race with sequential starts, said display system comprising:
- memorization means of the instant when each competitor Cj, 1≦
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n, passes in front of a detector Dk, 1≦
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m,means for classifying the competitors passing each detector to establish, for each detector, a classification list of the competitors according to their times, andprocessing means for performing the following steps when a competitor Ci passes in front of a detector Dk ;
determining the instantaneous ranking of the competitor Ci reaching the detector Dk by comparing his time of passage with the times of passage of a plurality of already classified competitors,calculating the time differences R and A between time of passage of competitor Ci and the times of passage of the competitors with immediately adjacent rankings,converting each time difference R and A into a calculated distance using a conversion function f, anddisplaying in a predetermined display area a symbol representing the competitor Ci and at least one other symbol selected from symbols representing each of the competitors of the immediately adjacent rankings by spacing said symbols out as a function of the calculated distances.
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Abstract
The display system includes a device for memorizing the time when each competitor (Ci) in a sequential start race passes a detector (Dk); a device (12) for classifying competitors (Cj) as they pass each detector (Dk) to establish for each detector (Dk) a list of competitors according to their time; and a processing device (20) which operates when a competitor (Ci) passes a detector (Dk): to determine the instantaneous ranking of competitor (Ci) reaching the detector (Dk) by comparing his time of passage with the times of passage of a plurality of previously classified competitors (Cj), to calculate the time differences R and A between the time of passage of competitor (Ci) and the times of passage of competitors (Cj) of immediately adjacent rankings, to convert each time difference R and A into a distance using a conversion function f, and to display, in a predetermined display area (28), a symbol (30) representing competitor (Ci) and symbols (32, 34) representing each of the competitors (Cj) of immediately adjacent rankings, while spacing their symbols (32, 34) apart as a function of the calculated distances.
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1. A display system of the instantaneous ranking of a competitor in a race with sequential starts, said display system comprising:
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memorization means of the instant when each competitor Cj, 1≦
j≦
n, passes in front of a detector Dk, 1≦
k≦
m,means for classifying the competitors passing each detector to establish, for each detector, a classification list of the competitors according to their times, and processing means for performing the following steps when a competitor Ci passes in front of a detector Dk ; determining the instantaneous ranking of the competitor Ci reaching the detector Dk by comparing his time of passage with the times of passage of a plurality of already classified competitors, calculating the time differences R and A between time of passage of competitor Ci and the times of passage of the competitors with immediately adjacent rankings, converting each time difference R and A into a calculated distance using a conversion function f, and displaying in a predetermined display area a symbol representing the competitor Ci and at least one other symbol selected from symbols representing each of the competitors of the immediately adjacent rankings by spacing said symbols out as a function of the calculated distances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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