Method and system for remotely directing a fishing tournament
Assignee4390890 Canada Inc.
InventorRichard M. Shafter
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Abstract
A method for remotely directing a fishing tournament makes use of a data network over which participants transmit submissions indicating sizes of fish caught. The submissions may include digital images of fish, and size may be determined from a scale established using a reference object depicted in the image. The data network may also be used to register participants and provide them with tournament results. Participants may register for a fishing period, or multiple fishing periods of the tournament, and may be issued a code to be displayed in images of fish. Validation of entries may include an examination of metadata in submitted digital images.
Claims17
A method for remotely directing a fishing tournament, the method comprising:
- a. receiving by a server a digital image of a fish caught by a tournament participant over a data network, the image containing a reference object of a known size adjacent to the fish to allow a determination of scale;
- b. determining by the server a pixel count of the fish and a pixel count of the reference object from the image;
- c. determining by the server a size of the fish from the image by using the pixel counts of the fish and the reference object and the scale provided by the reference object;
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- d. further comprising identifying, within metadata in the digital image, a prohibited type of editing for purposes of invalidating the digital image received by the tournament participant.
A system for remotely directing a fishing tournament, comprising:
- a. a server for receiving a digital image of a fish caught by a tournament participant over a data network, the image containing a reference object of a known size adjacent to the fish to allow a determination of scale;
- b. wherein the server is configured to:
- i. determine a pixel count of the fish and a pixel count of the reference object from the image, and
- ii. determine a size of the fish from the image by using the pixel counts of the fish and the reference object and the scale provided by the reference object;
- and
- wherein the server is further configured to use metadata in the digital image to authenticate the digital image, wherein the metadata is verified relative to predetermined image parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.