System, apparatus and method for detecting presence and range of an object

A detection system operable for detecting a player's presence, location and range within in an area, comprising:

• a central controller;
• at least one reflective source for reflecting at least one optical signal emitted from a laser;
• a detector for scanning a field of regard in signal communication with the central controller, the detector comprising
• a laser operable for emitting optical signals;
• a mirrored spinner;
• a rotatable faceted scanning mirror pattern disposed on and positioned about a rotational axis of the mirrored spinner, said faceted scanning mirror pattern being arranged in a hexagonal configuration with every other facet having a different angle of inclination for scattering the emitted optical signals in correspondingly different scan arcs;
• a lens through which the emitted optical signals which were scattered may be directed for producing a plurality of scan lines;
• a microcontroller connected to and operable for controlling the laser and the mirrored spinner;
• a combiner for separating and transmitting the emitted optical signals from the laser and for receiving and combining the reflected optical signals from the reflective source;
• a transceiver for receiving the reflected optical signals combined from the combiner, converting the reflected optical signals into reflected optical signal data and transmitting the reflected optical signal data to the microcontroller, and
• at least one reflective source for reflecting at least one optical signal emitted from a laser,
• wherein the emitted optical signals from the laser are emitted along an optical path and reflected by the at least one reflective source along the optical path back to the detector, and
• wherein the microcontroller receives and decodes the reflected optical signals and determines the presence, location and range of the reflective source,
• wherein the microcontroller collects range data relative to the reflective source and categorizes each range data to a specific angle away from predefined wall limits of a room and determines the best form of tracking the reflective source by analyzing the rate of change or height to range of the reflective source.