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System for measuring and correcting the finish time of an athlete in a race

US10022612B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Swiss Timing Ltd · CH

Inventors

Reto Galli · Bern, CH
Alexander KOLLEGA · Leipzig, DE
Fabien Masse · Lausanne, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63B2225/54
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The measuring system makes it possible to correct a finish time for an athlete in a running race. The system comprises a personalized transponder module placed on an upper part of the athlete's body and a base station. The transponder module comprises a signal receiver unit, a data, measurement or command processing unit, and a data and/or measurement and/or command signal transmission unit, and a motion sensor for providing measurement signals to the processing unit. The motion sensor may be a gyroscope connected to the processing unit in the transponder unit and configured to determine an angle of inclination of the athlete's body with respect to a vertical or horizontal direction upon crossing the finish line for correction of the race finish time.

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