US 10,895,435 B2Granted

Firearm simulator targets and firearm simulation systems

OwnerKurt S. Schulzinventor

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Abstract

Firearm simulator targets and firearm simulation systems are disclosed. A firearm simulator target includes a processor, a memory module, a plurality of light emitting diodes, and machine readable instructions stored in the memory module. When executed by the processor, the machine readable instructions cause the firearm simulator target to illuminate a target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes such that the target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes are illuminated to display a target pattern. The target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes that are illuminated includes a first light emitting diode. When executed by the processor, the machine readable instructions further cause the firearm simulator target to receive a signal from the first light emitting diode, and determine a target hit location at the first light emitting diode based on the signal received from the first light emitting diode.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A firearm simulator target comprising:

a processor;
a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor;
a plurality of light emitting diodes communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in a light emitting diode matrix such that the plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in a plurality of columns of light emitting diodes and a plurality of rows of light emitting diodes, wherein the first light emitting diode is associated with a first row of light emitting diodes of the plurality of rows of light emitting diodes, and wherein the first light emitting diode is associated with a first column of light emitting diodes of the plurality of columns of light emitting diodes;
and
machine readable instructions stored in the memory module that cause the firearm simulator target to perform the following when executed by the processor:
illuminate a target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes such that the target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes are illuminated to display a target pattern, wherein the target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes that are illuminated includes a first light emitting diode;
reverse bias the first row of light emitting diodes to apply a voltage across the first row of light emitting diodes;
discharge the voltage across the first row of light emitting diodes;
determine a time to discharge the voltage across the first row of light emitting diodes;
determine the first row of light emitting diodes as a row hit location based on the time to discharge the voltage across the first row of light emitting diodes;
determine a voltage across the first column of light emitting diodes;
determine the first column of light emitting diodes as a column hit location based on the voltage across the first column of light emitting diode;
and
determine a target hit location as the first light emitting diode based on the row hit location and the column hit location.

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A firearm simulator target comprising:

a processor;
a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor;
a plurality of light emitting diodes communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in a light emitting diode matrix such that the plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in a plurality of columns of light emitting diodes and a plurality of rows of light emitting diodes, wherein the first light emitting diode is associated with a first row of light emitting diodes of the plurality of rows of light emitting diodes, and wherein the first light emitting diode is associated with a first column of light emitting diodes of the plurality of columns of light emitting diodes;
and
machine readable instructions stored in the memory module that cause the firearm simulator target to perform the following when executed by the processor:
illuminate a target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes such that the target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes are illuminated to display a target pattern, wherein the target pattern subset of the plurality of light emitting diodes that are illuminated includes a first light emitting diode;
reverse bias the first column of light emitting diodes to apply a voltage across the first column of light emitting diodes;
discharge the voltage across the first column of light emitting diodes;
determine a time to discharge the voltage across the first column of light emitting diodes;
determine the first column of light emitting diodes as a column hit location based on the time to discharge the voltage across the first column of light emitting diodes;
determine a voltage across the first row of light emitting diodes;
determine the first row of light emitting diodes as a row hit location based on the voltage across the first row of light emitting diode;
and
determine a target hit location as the first light emitting diode based on the row hit location and the column hit location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/903,567Filed 23 Feb 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 27 Feb 2017
Published: US 2018/0245881 A130 Aug 2018
Granted: 19 Jan 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

F41G 3/2627
For simulating the firing of a gun or the trajectory of a projectile: cooperating with a motion picture projector
F41G 3/2633
Cooperating with a motion picture projector: using a TV type screen, e.g. a CRT, displaying a simulated target
F41G 3/2655
For simulating the firing of a gun or the trajectory of a projectile: in which the light beam is sent from the weapon to the target
F41J 1/00
Targets