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US 2020/0027282 A1Published application
System and process for timing competitive athletic events
AssigneeScott Cranfill
InventorScott CRANFILL
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Abstract
A competitive event timing system is provided that collects and processes race data for one or more event participants progressing along a racecourse. The competitive event timing system of this embodiment includes a race management device, a plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices, and a plurality of mobile detection devices located at a point along a racecourse.
Claims20
An event timing system comprising:
- an event management device capable of running an event management application;
- a plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices, each having a corresponding participant identifier;
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- a plurality of mobile detection devices capable of running a mobile detection application, wherein the event management device is configured to wirelessly detect the plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices individually with the event management application configured to create:
- an event record of the corresponding participant identifier, as one of the plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy device devices moves into a detection range of the event management device, and a time and location stamp, and
- an event statistic based on the corresponding participant identifier and the time and location stamp, and
- wherein the plurality of mobile detection devices are configured to wirelessly detect the plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices, with the mobile detection application configured to:
- create a mobile record of the corresponding participant identifier, as one of the plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices moves into a detection range of the corresponding mobile detection device, and a time and location stamp, and
- transmit the mobile record to a mobile record database.
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An event timing method comprising:
- providing an event management device running an event management application, a plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices, each Bluetooth Low Energy device having a corresponding participant identifier and being carried by a corresponding participant, and a plurality of mobile detection devices running a mobile detection application;
- providing a set of event data for a plurality of racing events to an event information database;
- detecting one of the plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices with the event management device;
- creating an event record of the corresponding participant identifier, as the detected Bluetooth Low Energy device moves into a detection range of the event management device, including a time and location stamp and an event identifier associated with at least one of the plurality of racing events;
- creating an event statistic based on the corresponding participant identifier, the time and location stamp, and the event identifier;
- detecting one of the plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices with one of the plurality of mobile detection devices;
- creating a mobile record of the corresponding participant identifier, as the detected Bluetooth Low Energy device moves into a detection range of the mobile detection device., including a time and location stamp and the event identifier;
- and
- transmitting the mobile record to a mobile record database.
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An event timing system comprising:
- an event management device capable of running an event management application;
- a plurality of Bluetooth Low Energy devices, each having a corresponding participant identifier and capable of being carried by a corresponding participant and being operated in an advertising mode to broadcast public advertising data;
- and
- a plurality of mobile detection devices capable of running a mobile detection application,
- wherein the event management device is configured to wirelessly detect the broadcasted public advertising data with the event management application, the event management application configured to create:
- an event record of the corresponding participant identifier, as the detected Bluetooth Low Energy device moves into a detection range of the event management device, including a time and location stamp, and
- an event statistic based on the corresponding participant identifier and the time and location stamp, and
- wherein the plurality of mobile detection devices is are configured to wirelessly detect the broadcasted public advertising data with the mobile detection application, the mobile detection application capable of:
- creating a mobile record of the corresponding participant identifier, as the detected Bluetooth Low Energy device moves into a detection range of the mobile detection device, including a time and location stamp, and
- transmitting the mobile record to a mobile record database.
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