Patent ID: 7185439

Claim:
A measuring system for sporting use, the measuring system comprising: a first down marker, the first down marker comprising two poles, a first pole and a second pole, each pole having two ends, a first end and a second end, the second end of the first pole being telescoping within the first end of the second pole, a first display unit attached to the top end of the first pole, a transmitter incorporated into the first pole of the first down marker, the transmitter capable of emitting communication waves, a first power means for providing power to the first display unit and the transmitter, a second down marker, the second down marker comprising two poles, a first pole and a second pole, each pole having two ends, a first end and a second end, the second end of the first pole being telescoping within the first end of the second pole, a second display unit attached to the top end of the first pole, a receiver incorporated into the first pole of the second down marker, the receiver capable of receiving communication waves emitted from the transmitter, a second power means for providing power to the second display unit and the receiver, a ball marker unit comprising a pole, the pole having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the ball maker further comprising a computer unit attached to the top end of the pole, the computer unit including receiver and transmitter units, the ball marker unit being positioned in between the first down marker and the second down marker, a hand held device comprising a pole, the pole having two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the hand held device further comprising a computer unit attached to the top end of the pole, the computer unit including receiver and transmitter units, the hand held device being placed onto a playing field, wherein an individual can utilizing the first down marker, the ball marker unit, and the hand held device to measure the position of a football in relation to the first down marker.