Optical Recognition System and Method For Simulated Shooting
AssigneeOpto Ballistics, LLC
InventorGeorge Carter
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Abstract
A shooting simulation system and method. The system includes a firearm associated with a user having a user computer and an optical system for capturing an image. The image provides information on a trajectory of a virtual bullet fired from the firearm. The optical system is aligned relative to a known sight of the firearm and the optical system captures the image when shooting the firearm. An image recognition system determines a location where a virtual bullet from the shooting firearm would impact within the captured image.
Claims51
A shooting simulation system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of firearms, each firearm associated with a separate player, wherein each player has a user computer and an optical system associated with the firearm for capturing an image, the image providing information on a trajectory of a virtual bullet fired from a shooting firearm;
- wherein the optical system is aligned relative to a known sight of the shooting firearm, the optical system capturing the image when shooting the firearm;
- and
- an image recognition system for determining a location where a virtual bullet from the shooting firearm would impact within the captured image;
- wherein the user computer determines from the determined location of the virtual bullet if the captured image is a hit or a miss of a targeted player, the user computer using information obtained from the optical system and image recognition system for determining if the captured image is a hit or a miss of a targeted player.
A method of simulating firearm use, the method comprising the steps of:
- shooting a firearm, wherein the step of shooting includes aiming at a target and triggering the firearm;
- capturing an image during the step of shooting by an optical system associated with the shooting firearm;
- providing information on a trajectory of a virtual bullet fired from a shooting firearm by the captured image;
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- determining a location where the virtual bullet from the shooting firearm would impact, from the captured image.
A simulated shooting system, the system comprising:
- a firearm associated with a user having a user computer and an optical system for capturing an image, the image providing information on a trajectory of a virtual bullet fired from the firearm;
- wherein the optical system is aligned relative to a known sight of the shooting firearm, the optical system capturing the image when shooting the firearm;
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- an image recognition system for determining a location where a virtual bullet from the shooting firearm would impact within the captured image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.