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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2003
Applicant:
Daniel Freifeld, Napa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Freifeld, Napa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A combination of a racecourse and a plurality of racing vehicles where the racecourse has a predefined path defined by at least one gate. This gate further includes a unique identifier. Each of the plurality of racing vehicles has a sensor capable of detecting the unique identifier and the sensor is further coupled to a logic circuit and to a transmitter. A scoreboard has receiver to receive information from the transmitter and display that information, such as lap speed and ranking, according to a desired format. Alternatively, the unique identifier is mounted to the racing vehicle and the sensor to the gate.