HAND HELD SPECTATOR TIMING AND SCORING MONITOR SYSTEM

摘要

A timing and scoring system (10) to allow a spectator to track a plurality of variables relating to various participants of a race including a controller (24) and a handheld monitor (28). The controller tracks and monitors the plurality of variables, such as driver number (58), lap time (60), current standing (62), and lap number (66). The controller (24) then broadcasts a signal containing this information to the handheld monitor (28). The handheld monitor is located on the spectator and contains an integrated wireless communication device (30) for receiving the signal. The handheld monitor has access to all of the variables relating to the various participants of the race. This information can then be displayed on the display screen (32) of the handheld monitor (28). The invention also allows the spectator to choose what kind of information to display in various formats.