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US 2020/0050868 A1Published application
Method For Event Timing and Photography
OwnerTodd Martininventor
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Abstract
A method for identifying and timing an athlete during a timed sporting event. The athlete is timed using image recognition technology in which one or more images of the athlete taken during the sporting event by a camera (106a, 106b, or 106c) is time-stamped to generate a finish time for the athlete. The athlete is identified by comparing one of the images taken during the sporting event with a profile image of the athlete.
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A method for timing an athlete participating in a sporting event having a start and a finish, the method comprising:
- capturing a digital profile image of the athlete prior to commencement of the sporting event;
- associating, with a microprocessor, identification data of the athlete with the athlete's profile image;
- capturing a digital finish image of the athlete at the finish as the athlete finishes the sporting event;
- determining the athlete's race time with the microprocessor using the image of the athlete captured at the finish;
- identifying the athlete with the microprocessor by comparing the profile image of the athlete with the athlete's finish image;
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- identifying the athlete utilizing a secondary identification if the athlete remains unidentified after the comparison between the images of the athlete.
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