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GPS based tracking system

US6744403B2 · kind B2 · utility

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86Claims
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Filing dateJun 25, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S19/485
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system uses GPS receivers and other sensors to acquire data about one or more objects at an event. The data acquired by the GPS receivers and the sensors is used to determine various statistics about the objects and/or enhance a video presentation of the objects. In one embodiment, the acquired data is used to determine three dimensional positions of the objects, determine the positions of images of the objects in a video and enhance the video accordingly. One exemplar use of the present invention is with a system for tracking automobiles at a race. The system determines statistics about the automobiles and enhances a video presentation of the race.

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