09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
14 - Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; time-keeping instruments
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers; consumer electronic products, namely, wireless signal decoders; wearable computers in the nature of smartwatches; radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; downloadable software for the timing of sports events; antennas for the timing of sports events; plastic conduit for electrical use, namely, conduit for electric cables Apparatus for timing sports events Timing of sports events; rental of apparatus for timing sports events Software as a service (SaaS), services featuring software for the timing of sports events; rental of time-recording apparatus
The present invention relates to a detection assembly (102) for detecting passing sports timing transponders (14) in a sports event, comprising: an antenna (106) and a calculation unit (104) connected to the antenna; and a channel element (22) for positioning the antenna and the calculation unit on an underlying surface and for protecting the antenna and the calculation unit from external forces, wherein said channel element is connectable to a preceding channel element (108) and a following channel element (110) to form a line; said calculation unit is connectable to a first neighboring calculation unit (112) via a first cable (114) extending into the preceding channel element and to a second neighboring calculation unit (116) via a second cable (118) extending into the following channel element; and said calculation unit includes a voltage detection circuitry (124) for detecting whether power is provided to the calculation unit via the first cable or via the second cable. The present invention further relates to a floor cable channel (20) and a race timing system (16).
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
3.
CHANNEL ELEMENT FOR A FLOOR CABLE CHANNEL FOR A RACE TIMING SYSTEM
The present invention relates to a channel element (22) for a floor cable channel (20) for positioning an antenna (106) on an underlying surface and for protecting the antenna from external forces, comprising: a first connection portion (154) for connecting the channel element to a preceding channel element (108) and a second connection portion (156) for connecting the channel element to a following channel element (110); a center protection area (160) for receiving the antenna; a first protection area (162) for receiving a first cable (114), wherein the first protection area is designed to connect the center protection area to the first connection portion, and a second protection area (166) for receiving a second cable (118), wherein the second protection area is designed to connect the center protection area to the second connection portion; and a bypass protection area (170, 170a, 170b) for receiving a cable, wherein the bypass protection area is designed to connect the first connection portion to the second connection portion, wherein the first connection portion is designed to connect the first protection area to a bypass protection area of the preceding channel element and the bypass protection area to a first protection area of the preceding channel element; and/or the second connection portion is designed to connect the second protection area to a bypass protection area of the following channel element and the bypass protection area to a second protection area of the following channel element. The present invention further relates to a detection assembly (102), a floor cable channel (20) and a race timing system (16).
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
The present invention relates to a decoder (18) for a race timing system (16), comprising: a reader interface (24) for receiving detections of sports timing transponders (14) passing an antenna (106); a cable connection interface (26) for connecting a network cable and/or a computer interface cable; a user interface (28) for providing configuration feedback to a user; a processing unit (84) for determining passing times of participants (10) in a sports event based on the detections; and a housing (30) for protecting the processing unit from environmental impact, wherein the user interface is arranged on an outside of the housing for providing user access and the cable connection interface is arranged under a protective flap (42) that is configured to provide user access to the cable connection interface in an open state and to shield the cable connection from environmental impact in a closed state. The present invention further relates to a race timing system (16).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
14 - Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; time-keeping instruments
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers;
radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; radio frequency
identification devices [transponders]; all afore-mentioned
goods in the field of timekeeping for sports events, except
motor-sports events; none of the afore-mentioned goods in
the field of jewelry and horological instruments. Horological instruments for sports, not including
wristwatches and clocks, not in the field of motorsports. Printing, except printing services, in relation to the
following fields: motorsports. Timing of sports events, other than timing of motorsports
events. Software as a service [SaaS], other than in the field of
motorsports.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
14 - Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; time-keeping instruments
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers; Electronic decoders; Wearable computers; Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; Software, Especially Software for the timing of sports events; Aerials, Especially Antennas for the timing of sports events; Conduit for electric cables. Timing apparatus for use in sports events. Timing of sports events; Rental services, in relation to the following goods: Timing apparatus for use in sports events. Software as a service [SaaS], Especially Software as a service for the timing of sports events; Rental of time-recording apparatus.
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
14 - Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; time-keeping instruments
20 - Furniture and decorative products
26 - Small items for dressmaking; artifical flowers; false hair
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Printing of digitally stored pictures and photographs; printing of advertising matter; printing Recorded computer-software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events; downloadable computer software programs for data processing; radio frequency identification devices, namely, transponders; radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; downloadable software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events; downloadable computer software applications for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing information relating to athletic events; transponders; transponder devices; recorded computer-software for contact tracing of participants of events Clocks, electric; clocks, electronic; apparatus for timing sports events; time keeping systems for sports composed of apparatus for timing sports events Bicycle racing number plates, not of metal Safety pins; competitors' numbers not of textile Timing of sports events Computer programming and software design; services for the design of electronic data processing software; software development; development and testing of computing methods, algorithms and software; development and maintenance of computer software; development of software; software development, programming and implementation; writing of programs for data processing; services featuring software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events and rental of software; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events; software design and development; software engineering; software engineering services for data processing programs; software creation in the nature of software development; software creation services in the nature of software development
8.
Apparatus for determining a passing time of a passive RFID sports timing transponder
An apparatus for determining a passing time of a passive RFID sports timing transponder includes a housing for protecting the apparatus; an RFID reader unit connected to an RFID antenna for remotely determining an identity and a passing time of the transponder; a location unit for determining a location of the apparatus; a mobile communication unit connected to a mobile communication antenna for transmitting the identity and the passing time of the transponder and the location of the apparatus to a processing unit; and a communication unit for communicating with another similar apparatus in an immediate spatial vicinity to synchronize operation of the RFID reader unit and an RFID reader unit of the similar apparatus to avoid interference. The RFID reader unit, the RFID antenna, the location unit, the mobile communication unit and the neighbor communication unit are integrated in a common printed circuit board that is mounted within the housing.
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
H01Q 1/52 - Means for reducing coupling between antennas Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
14 - Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; time-keeping instruments
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers; Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; Radio frequency identification devices [transponders]; all afore-mentioned goods in the field of timekeeping for sports events, except motor-sports events; none of the afore-mentioned goods in the field of jewelry and horological instruments. Horological instruments for sports, not including wristwatches and clocks, not in the field of motorsports. Printing, Except printing services, in relation to the following fields: Motorsports. Timing of sports events, other than timing of motorsports events. Software as a service [SaaS], other than in the field of motorsports.
A floor cable channel for positioning a cable line element on an underlying surface and for protecting the cable line element. The floor cable channel includes a first channel element and a second channel element for receiving the cable line element and a connection element connecting the first channel element to the second channel element. The connection element allows a rotational movement of the first channel element relative to the second channel element. The floor cable channel can be brought into a transport position in which the channel elements are parallel to each other and into an operating position in which the channel elements are arranged along their longitudinal axes. In the operating position, the first and second channel elements are in contact at their mutually facing front faces to provide a self-locking of the channel elements relative to each other in the operating position.
H01Q 1/00 - Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
H02G 9/04 - Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water in surface ductsDucts or covers therefor
G07C 1/22 - Registering, indicating, or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people in connection with sports or games
A floor cable channel is provided for positioning a cable line element on an underlying surface and for protecting the cable line element. The floor cable channel includes a first channel element and a second channel element for receiving the cable line element and a connection element connecting the first channel element to the second channel element. The connection element allows a rotational movement of the first channel element relative to the second channel element. The floor cable channel can be brought into a transport position in which the channel elements are parallel to each other and into an operating position in which the channel elements are arranged along their longitudinal axes. In the operating position, the first and second channel elements are in contact at their mutually facing front faces to provide a self-locking of the channel elements relative to each other in the operating position.
H01Q 1/00 - Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
H02G 9/04 - Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water in surface ductsDucts or covers therefor
G07C 1/22 - Registering, indicating, or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people in connection with sports or games
The present invention relates to a mobile transponder (12) for timekeeping and position tracking, having: a reception unit (26) for receiving a message (50) when a measurement station (18) is passed; a processor (28) for evaluating the message in order to activate a tracking mode if the message contains a piece of activation information (54), and in order to ascertain a time at which the measurement station is passed if the message contains a piece of timekeeping information (52); and a transmission unit (30) for periodically transmitting a tracking packet (56) with a piece of identity information (58) for reception by a tracking station (20) having a known position in communication range (22) when the tracking mode is activated, and for transmitting the passage time to the measurement station. The present invention additionally relates to a system and a method for timekeeping and position tracking and to use of the transponder and of the system for timekeeping and position tracking by participants at a sports event.
A63B 71/06 - Indicating or scoring devices for games or players
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
The invention relates to a transponder (10) for sports timekeeping, comprising: a receiving unit (12) for receiving at least one message from a measuring point (22) when passing the measuring point, wherein the message contains a measuring point parameter which displays whether the passed measuring point is an indirect measuring point (22b, 22c, 22d, 22e) without a communications connection to a central information collection point, or a direct measuring point (22a) with a communications connection to the central information collection point; a processor (14) for calculating a passing time of the measuring point based on the at least one message; a counter (16) for determining a time difference between a passing time of an indirect measuring point and a passing time of a direct measuring point; and a transmission unit (18) for transmitting the determined time difference to the direct measuring point when passing the direct measuring point. The invention also relates to a corresponding method as well as a measuring point and a system (32) for sports timekeeping.
The invention relates to a floor cable channel (10) for positioning a cable line element (34) on an underlying surface and for protecting the cable line element (34) from the effects of external forces, comprising the following: a first channel element (12a) and a second channel element (12b) for receiving the cable line element (34); and a connection element (16) for connecting the first channel element (12a) to the second channel element (12b) at the end faces (28a, 28b) of the first channel element (12a) and the second channel element (12b), wherein the connection element (16) is articulated and allows the first channel element (12a) to rotate relative to the second channel element (12b) about a rotational axis (18) orthogonal to a first longitudinal axis (14a) of the first channel element (12a) and orthogonal to a second longitudinal axis (14b) of the second channel element (12b), and by means of the rotational movement, the floor cable channel (10) can be brought into a transport position in which the channel elements (12a, 12b) are parallel to each other and into an operating position in which the channel elements (12a, 12b) are arranged one behind the other along their longitudinal axes (14a, 14b). The invention is characterized in that the first channel element (12a) and the second channel element (12b) are in contact at the mutually facing end faces (28a, 28b) of the channel elements in the operating position in order to achieve a self-locking function of the channel elements relative to each other in the operating position. The invention additionally relates to a floor antenna (28) for use in measuring time during sporting events and to a time measuring system (46) for measuring time during sporting events.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
14 - Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; time-keeping instruments
20 - Furniture and decorative products
26 - Small items for dressmaking; artifical flowers; false hair
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Recorded computer-software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events; computer programs for data processing; radio frequency identification devices, namely, transponders; radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; downloadable software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events; computer software for data processing; downloadable computer software applications for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing information relating to athletic events; transponders; transponder devices Clocks and watches, electric; clocks and watches, electronic; apparatus for timing sports events; apparatus for sports timing, namely, stopwatches; time keeping systems for sports composed of apparatus for timing sports events Bicycle racing number plates, not of metal Safety pins; competitors' numbers not of textile Printing of digitally stored pictures and photographs; printing of advertising matter; printing Timing of sports events Computer programming and software design; services for the design of electronic data processing software; software development; development and testing of computing methods, algorithms and software; development and maintenance of computer software; development of software; software development, programming and implementation; writing of programs for data processing; services featuring software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events and rental of software; software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for online registration and managing of participants, timing, scoring, presenting and publishing of information relating to athletic events; software design and development; software engineering; software engineering services for data processing programs; software creation in the nature of software development; software creation services in the nature of software development
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
14 - Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; time-keeping instruments
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Radio frequency identification devices [transponders]; Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags; Radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers; all afore-mentioned goods in the field of timekeeping for sports events, except motor-sports events; none of the afore-mentioned goods in the field of jewelry and horological instruments. Timekeeping systems for sports, not including clocks and watches, not in the field of motor-sports. Printing, not including printing in the field of motor-sports. Timing of sports events, not including timing of motor-sports events. Software as a service [SaaS], not included in the field of motor-sports.
