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Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2019
Applicant:

Swiss Timing Ltd., Corgémont, CH;

Inventors:

Fabien Blondeau, Chézard-St-Martin, CH;

Pascal Richard, Corgémont, CH;

Assignee:

SWISS TIMING LTD, Corgemont, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G07C 1/24 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G07C 1/24 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30221 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display method including the steps of: acquiring, at a first predetermined frequency, a first series of one-spatial-dimensional instant images of the finish line of a race; simultaneously acquiring a second series of two spatial-dimensional instant images of the same finish line () at a second predetermined frequency; forming a temporal image () of the photo finish type from the first series of instant images; choosing an instant () of the temporal image (); analysing a two-spatial-dimensional image of the second series, the image being correlated with the selected instant () to determine at least one distance; and displaying the analysed two-dimensional image with the determined distance or distances. Also, a display system for implementing the method.


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