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Installation for the interactive management of a sporting event running timeRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Having Specific Electrical FeatureInstallation for the interactive management of a sporting event running time description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060160662, Installation for the interactive management of a sporting event running time. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The present invention pertains to an installation for the interactive management of a running time of at least one sportsperson between a start point and a finish point. [0002] Installations specifically set up during sporting trials in order to clock the running time of sportspersons along a run are customarily encountered. After finishing, the sportspersons can only remotely interrogate the time that they have achieved. They cannot for example repeat the same run a few days later and reascertain the running time in order to discover whether they have modified their performance. [0003] Consequently, it is not possible, for a sportsperson, to automatically ascertain their performance along a run done when they so desire. [0004] The aim of the present invention is in particular to provide a novel installation for the management of a running time which allows a sportsperson to run a course when he so desires and to automatically ascertain the time thereof remotely. [0005] For this purpose, according to the invention, an installation for the interactive management of a running time of at least one sportsperson between a start point and a finish point is essentially characterized in that it comprises: [0006] clocking means which are activated during the passage of the sportsperson, and which provide signals representative of the times of passage along the run; [0007] means of modulation/demodulation of the signals provided by the clocking means; [0008] data acquisition, management and storage means which are connected to the modulation/demodulation means by a network and which comprise at least means for storing the running times of the sportsperson; and [0009] terminal means connected as an Internet type network to the data acquisition, management and storage means, and which are intended to allow the sportsperson to ascertain his running times remotely. [0010] In a preferred manner, the data acquisition, management and storage means comprise means for comparing the running times of the sportsperson so as to allow physical advancement of said sportsperson. [0011] Advantageously, the data acquisition, management and storage means comprise means for calculating the average running speed. [0012] Again advantageously, the data acquisition, management and storage means comprise means for evaluating the running times of the sportsperson with respect to at least one physical training programme selected by the sportsperson. A sportsperson is thus able, by means of this installation, to automatically ascertain his performance as a function of a physical programme that he has devised in order to reach a given level. [0013] In a preferred manner, the data acquisition, management and storage means comprise means for storing and recognizing a code to be provided by the sportsperson for the remote interrogation of said means. Each user of the installation therefore ascertains for example only the performances that he has achieved, without ascertaining those of the other sportspersons. [0014] Again advantageously, the code is stored for a duration determined by the data acquisition, management and storage means. The installation is thus rendered accessible for a period of time to be defined as a function of criteria such as a subscription or a toll system. [0015] Preferably, the installation furthermore comprises at least one panel for immediate display of the running times which is situated in proximity to the finish point. The sportsperson can thus immediately ascertain on site his intermediate times and/or his running time. [0016] Preferably, the clocking means comprise: [0017] at least one identification resonating antenna which is intended to be worn by the sportsperson; [0018] means of detection of the passage of the resonating antenna in proximity to the start point and which transmit a start signal to the data acquisition, management and storage means; [0019] at least one first emission/reception beacon situated in proximity to the finish point and which generates an electromagnetic energy at a predetermined frequency, the resonating antenna modulating this frequency according to a modulation specific to it during the passage of this antenna in proximity to the finish point; and [0020] means of reading of the frequency modulated by the antenna, and which transmit a finish signal to the data acquisition, management and storage means. [0021] In a preferred manner, at least one second emission/reception beacon is placed at at least one intermediate point of the sportsperson's run and the data acquisition, management and storage means provide intermediate times of passage and/or intermediate average speeds. [0022] Again in a preferred manner, the identification resonating antenna intended to be worn by the sportsperson is detectable for a determined duration. [0023] Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the following description of one of its embodiments, given by way of nonlimiting example, in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which: [0024] FIG. 1 is a basic diagram of the installation according to the present invention; [0025] FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view of the installation set up along a sporting run; and [0026] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the clocking means of the installation represented in FIGS. 1 and 2. [0027] The installation 1 for the interactive management of a running time of at least one sportsperson between a start point and a finish point, represented diagrammatically in FIG. 1, comprises clocking means 2 which are activated during the passage of this sportsperson, and which provide signals representative of the times of passage along this run, means of modulation/demodulation 3 of the signals provided by the clocking means 2, data acquisition, management and storage means 4 which are connected to the modulation/demodulation means 3 by a network, these means comprising at least means for storing the running times of the sportsperson, and terminal means 5 connected as an Internet type network to the data acquisition, management and storage means 4, and which are intended to allow the sportsperson to ascertain his running times remotely. [0028] The clocking means 2 will more particularly be described hereinbelow by way of nonlimiting example with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. [0029] The modulation/demodulation means 3 are connected to the acquisition, management and storage means 4 in a conventional manner by the telephone network in such a way as to instantaneously transmit the clocking signals provided by the clocking means 2, to the data acquisition, management and storage means 4 so as to allow the processing of the times of passage of each of the sportspersons running the sports course. [0030] The data acquisition, management and storage means 4 consist essentially of a central computer which may be linked as an Internet type network to the terminal means 5 which take the form of computers of smaller capacity and which are for example situated at the home of each of the sportspersons so that they can remotely consult their results. Each sportsperson may thus evaluate themselves with respect to the others and ascertain their performance level with respect to the other performances already achieved over the same run in the preceding days or the preceding months. [0031] The acquisition, management and storage means 4 comprise for example means of comparison so that the sportsperson may ascertain the progress of his performance over the clocking run. These means also comprise means for calculating the average speed of running by the sportsperson. [0032] In a preferred form of the invention, the data acquisition, management and storage means 4 comprise means for evaluating the running times of the sportsperson with respect to at least one physical training programme selected by the sportsperson so that the latter may establish a physical training programme with the aim of reaching a certain sporting level at a given moment. The installation is thus interactive since it allows the sportsperson to be permanently aware of his physical condition with respect to a reference that he has chosen himself. As a function of the performances achieved, the installation advises for example the sportsperson in his/her progress by providing him/her with the type or types of exercises that they should do. Continue reading about Installation for the interactive management of a sporting event running time... Full patent description for Installation for the interactive management of a sporting event running time Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Installation for the interactive management of a sporting event running time patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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