Scoring system for athletic events
OwnerEdward J. Sweenyinventor
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Abstract
A scoring system for sporting contests includes positioning an appropriate number of judges about the site of the contest and providing each with a signalling device which is connected to a display which superimposes the points awarded on a picture of the contest. The picture is generated by a television camera positioned so as to present a view of the contest comparable to that of each judge. The signalling device for each judge is also connected to a computer which records and totals the scores thus provided and produces a total score. Variations of the system provide differential scores for the contestants for each increment of the contest.
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A scoring system for athletic contests wherein one or more judges are positioned about the locus of the contest, comprising:
- (a) signalling means positioned adjacent each judge;
- (b) a computer connected to said signalling means for recording and totalling the input from said signalling means and establishing a score for each contestant therefrom;
- (c) audience observable display means connected to said computer for displaying the score for each contestant;
- (d) a first non-audience observable display means for displaying the input from each signalling means;
- (e) a second non-audience observable display means disposed adjacent each judge for recording and displaying the score recorded by each judge;
- (f) a first camera disposed adjacent each judge and positioned so as to record the action of the contest from substantially the same perspective as the judge;
- (g) a second camera disposed adjacent each judge and positioned so as to record the data recorded on said second non-audience observable display means;
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- (h) means for superimposing the image from said second camera on the image from said first camera.
A scoring system for athletic contests wherein one or more judges are positioned about the locus of the contest, comprising:
- (a) signalling means positioned adjacent each judge;
- (b) a computer connected to said signalling means for recording and totalling the input from said signalling means and establishing a score for each contestant therefrom;
- (c) audience observable display means connected to said computer for displaying the score for each contestant;
- (d) a first non-audience observable display means for displaying the input from each signalling means;
- (e) a second non-audience observable display means disposed adjacent each judge for recording and displaying the score recorded by each judge;
- (f) a first camera disposed adjacent each judge and positioned so as to record the action of the contest from substantially the same perspective as the judge;
- (g) a second camera disposed adjacent each judge and positioned so as to record the data recorded on said second non-audience observable display means;
- (h) means for superimposing the image from said second camera on the image from said first camera;
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- (i) means for recording and calculating wagering data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.