Patent ID: 8348770

Claim:
A system adapted for scoring fencing matches comprising: a scoring machine configured to alternately provide electrical power to a first sporting equipment and a second sporting equipment, the scoring machine comprising: one or more first inputs configured to receive at least one first electrical signal indicative of a state of the first sporting equipment, wherein the first sporting equipment comprises at least a first electrical fencing sword; one or more second inputs configured to receive at least one second electrical signal indicative of the state of a second sporting equipment, wherein the second sporting equipment comprises at least a second electrical fencing sword; a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more first inputs and the one or more second inputs and configured to: iteratively receive at least one third electrical signal comprising at least one of the at least one first electrical signal and the at least one second electrical signal and store said at least one third electrical signal in a memory; and at least one data output configured to transmit said at least one third electrical signal received by said processing unit as a block of data to a general-purpose computer, wherein the general-purpose computer is communicatively coupled to the data output and configured to receive said block of data, process said block of data, and indicate an appropriate sport-relevant result.