May 03, 2004
HP Uses RFID Tags to Track Runners at Boston Marathon
According to Information Week:
"Race organizers wanted a way to track and accurately time individual runners, as well as share their place on the course with spectators. HP's solution was to tie radio-frequency identification chips into the shoelaces of registered runners. Each chip contains a unique ID assigned to that person, and when he or she runs over special RFID-receiving mats on the raceway, the system logs the runner's location into a database."
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