Patent Application
20130294206
The present invention relates to an electronic timing device, more particularly to a multi-lane stop watch.
Traditional stop watch can only do Start/Split/Stop. The recall function can only recall the splits from last measurement. When the stopwatch re-starts, the old split time and final time are erased and cannot be recalled any more. Traditional stop watch also only works for one athlete Splits. Some coaches have to use two stop watches during the meet if there are more athletes race at the same heat. Traditional stop watch also does not have the function to permanently store or save split times. Coaches have to write down the split and final time between races during the meet.
What is needed is a stop watch which can get more than one athlete splits and final times simultaneously and automatically save and store the results in file which can be reviewed or print out later.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed an electronic timing device, more particularly to a multi-lane stop watch. Said multi-lane stop watch can record multi-athletes' split times and final times simultaneously. Said multi-lane stop watch can also automatically save collected data to files and export/import information and data to/from external devices such as computers or printers.
Said multi-lane stop watch is comprised of a main micro-controller, a timing unit, an input unit, a display unit, means to import/export data, means of data and information storages, and a power supply unit.
The more important features of the invention have thus been outlined in order that the more detailed description that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may better be appreciated. Additional features of the invention will be described hereinafter and will form the subject matter of the claims that follow.
Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
The foregoing has outlined, rather broadly, the preferred feature of the present invention so that those skilled in the art may better understand the detailed description of the invention that follows. Additional features of the invention will be described hereinafter that form the subject of the claims of the invention. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that they can readily use the disclosed conception and specific embodiment as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention and that such other structures do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest form.
Other aspects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description, the appended claim, and the accompanying drawings in which similar elements are given similar reference numerals.
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In one embodiment of the present invention, said multi-lane stop watch uses touch screen input devices as its input unit 110 as shown in
In another embodiment of the present invention, said multi-lane stop watch uses LCD devices as its display unit 80 as shown in
In another embodiment of the present invention, the means of import/export data 100 is a USB port.
In another embodiment of the present invention, means of storages for collected data 90 can be a hard drive, a SD card device or a flash drive via USB port.
In another embodiment of the present invention, said multi-lane stop watch further comprises RF module 130 (
In another embodiment of the present invention, said multi-lane stop watch comprises up to four split time clocks.
Yet in another embodiment of the present invention, said multi-lane stop watch also include a DC/AC regulator and a battery charger.
Said multi-lane stop watch can be used to record up to four athletes' time simultaneously. As one example of display as shown in
While there have been shown and described and pointed out the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention and not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Obvious modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiments discussed were chosen and described to provide the best illustration of the principles of the invention and its practical application to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of the invention as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to which they are entitled.
