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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Isolynx, Llc, Haverhill, MA (US);
Douglas J. DeAngelis, Ipswich, MA (US);
Edward G. Evansen, West Newbury, MA (US);
ISOLYNX, LLC, Haverhill, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for determining split-times in a relay race run using one or more lanes of a running track, where a relay team in each lane carries a respective relay baton, includes, for each lane: (a) periodically determining a location of the respective relay baton, (b) determining, for one or more take-over zones in the lane, respective first times when the relay baton crosses a respective line within the take-over zone, (c) determining a second time when a finish line of the relay race is reached, and (d) determining a split-time for each segment of the relay race, based upon a start time of the relay race, the one or more first times, and the second time.