New Apple Patented Technology Could See Automatically Enforced Speed Limits On Ski Runs
New Apple Patented Technology Could See Automatically Enforced Speed Limits On Ski Runs
Published : 29-Jun-2009 07:52
New patents granted to the Apple Corporation in North America last week include several that have implications for recreational winter sports men and women, as well as professional.One clever new piece of kits allows for wireless heart rate monitoring and notification to resort medical crews if a skier goes in to cardiac arrest or has other medical events on the slopes.
Another will allow for smart lift tickets to be published that include GPS technology and allow for the live tracking of all ticket holders on the mountain, including the speeds at which they are travelling.
One resulting application of the technology would allow resorts to set speed limits on all or some pistes and to know who transgressors are and fine them are confiscate lift tickets, without needing them, to be seen and physically tracked down by ski patrollers.
It is not clear if the technology will advise skiers how fast they are moving to enable them to avoid breaking speed limits.
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