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US 8,523,185 B1Granted
Target shooting system and method of use
OwnerDon Herbert Gilbreath, Conor Patrick Gilbreathinventors
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Abstract
A target shooting system includes a gun which shoots a projectile at a target which is part of a target assembly. The target includes a sensor which senses a projectile hit, and passes an electronic signal to a target information processor located in the target assembly. The target information processor processes the hit information, and transmits a target hit signal to a system processor over a wireless rf link. The system processor stores and displays the hit information, and broadcasts a hit announcement to the shooter.
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A target shooting system, comprising:
- a gun which shoots a physical projectile;
- a target assembly including:
- a plurality of targets, each of the plurality of targets having a respective projectile sensor connected to a respective striker plate, each projectile sensor producing an electronic signal, via a respective piezoelectric device, when said physical projectile shot by said gun hits a respective one of the plurality of targets;
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- a target information processor connected to each projectile sensor, said target information processor configured to receive and process said electronic signal, and said target information processor including a first transmitter configured to transmit a target hit signal and a unique target ID associated with the target of the plurality of targets generating said electronic signal, in response to receiving said electronic signal, when said physical projectile hits said associated target of the plurality of targets, said target information processor including a first receiver;
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- a system processor including (i) a second receiver configured to receive said target hit signal and said unique target ID from said target information processor and (ii) a second transmitter configured to transmit one or more signals to said first receiver of said target information processor, wherein upon receiving said target hit signal and said unique target ID from said transmitter of said target information processor, outputting a target hit announcement.
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A method for target shooting, comprising:
- (a) providing a target shooting system including:
- (i) a gun which shoots a physical projectile;
- (ii) a target assembly including:
- (1) a plurality of targets, each of the plurality of targets having a respective projectile sensor connected to a respective striker plate, each projectile sensor producing an electronic signal, via a respective piezoelectric device, when said physical projectile shot by said gun hits a respective one of the plurality of targets;
- (2) a target information processor connected to each projectile sensor, said target information processor configured to receive and process said electronic signal, and said target information processor including a first transmitter configured to transmit a target hit signal and a unique target ID associated with the target of the plurality of targets generating said electronic signal, in response to receiving said electronic signal, when said physical projectile hits said associated target of the plurality of targets, and said target information processor including a first receiver;
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- (iii) a system processor including a second receiver configured to receive said target hit signal and said unique target ID from said target information processor and a second transmitter configured to transmit one or more signals to said first receiver of said target information processor;
- (b) installing a target shooting system application program on said system processor;
- (c) using said gun to shoot said physical projectile at the plurality of targets;
- (d) when said physical projectile hits at least one of the plurality of targets, said target information processor transmitting said target hit signal and said unique target ID associated with said at least one of the plurality of targets being hit by said physical projectile;
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- (e) upon said system processor receiving said target hit signal and said unique target ID associated with said at least one of the plurality of targets being hit by said physical projectile, outputting a target hit announcement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.