Monitoring shots of firearms

Abstract

A method and system for monitoring shots fired by at least one shooter, the system comprising: at least one monitoring device associated with a respective at least one shooter, the at least one monitoring device configured to detect exit blasts of all shots fired by the respective shooter from a respective ballistic weapon, at least one impact recorder on at least one respective target, configured to detect impacts of shots on the target, a receiver configured to wirelessly receive detected exit blasts data and impacts data from the at least one monitoring device and the at least one impact recorder, respectively, the receiver including a timer configured to time the exit blasts and impacts of the shots and to produce data records thereof, and a processor configured to receive information from the receiver and to produce data about the shots and the at least one shooter.

1 . A system for monitoring shots fired by at least one shooter, the system comprising:
 at least one monitoring device associated with a respective at least one shooter, the at least one monitoring device is configured to detect exit blasts of shots fired by the respective shooter from a respective ballistic weapon;   at least one impact recorder on at least one respective target, the at least one impact recorder configured to detect impacts of shots on the target;   a receiver configured to receive detected exit blasts data and impacts data from the at least one monitoring device and the at least one impact recorder, respectively, the receiver including a timer configured to time said exit blasts and impacts of the shots and to produce data records thereof; and   a processor configured to receive information from the receiver and to produce data about the shots and the at least one shooter.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising more than one monitoring devices associated with respective shooters, wherein the processor is configured to receive information from the receiver and to further produce comparative data between the shooters. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said monitoring device is comprised in any one of a list comprising: a mobile device, a dedicated housing, a cellular phone device, a tablet, a laptop computer, and/or any other suitable device. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said monitoring device is positioned in proximity to the shooter's body or attached on the shooter's body/hand. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising attachment straps to facilitate attachment of the monitoring device to a wrist of a user. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device comprising:
 an identification module to store an exclusive identification and to enable exclusive identification of a specific shooter by ascribing the exclusive identification to the shooter;   a wireless communications module; and   a motion sensor to sense data about the amplitude and direction of movements of a user's hand and to provide the data to the processor, the processor external to the device, via the wireless communications module,   wherein the processor is configured to receive data from the device and to process the data to identify typical movement patterns before, during and after a firing.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said monitoring device further comprises a processing module to at least partially process data before providing the processed data to the processor. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said monitoring device further comprises at least one physiological sensor to sense data about physiological measures that imply on physiological or emotional conditions of the user and to provide the data to the processor via the wireless communications module. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said monitoring device further comprises an audio sensor to detect audio data comprising sounds made by the user, by the weapon and/or from the user's environment and to provide the data to the external processor via the wireless communications module. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein said monitoring device further comprises a memory module that stores at least one of a list comprising: shooting history, performance, rank, and/or any other suitable data about the specific user. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the identification module comprises RFID reader for synchronization with a corresponding RFID tag on a corresponding weapon or target. 
     
     
         12 . A method for monitoring shots fired by at least one shooter, the method comprising:
 detecting, by at least one monitoring device associated with a respective at least one shooter, exit blasts of shots fired by the respective shooter from a respective ballistic weapon;   detecting, by at least one impact recorder on respective at least one target, impacts of shots on the target;   receiving by a receiver detected exit blasts data and impacts data from the at least one monitoring device and the at least one impact recorder, respectively;   timing said exit blasts and impacts of the shots and to produce data records thereof; and   receiving by a processor information from the receiver and producing data about the shots and the at least one shooter.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , comprising producing comparative data between the shooters. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 storing an exclusive identification and to enable exclusive identification of a specific shooter by ascribing the exclusive identification to the shooter; and   sensing data about the amplitude and direction of movements of a user's hand and to provide the data to the processor, the processor external to the device, via a wireless communications module,   wherein the processor is configured to receive data from the device and to process the data to identify typical movement patterns before, during and after a firing.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising at least partially processing data before providing the processed data to the processor. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising sensing data about physiological measures that imply on physiological or emotional conditions of the user and providing the data to the processor via the wireless communications module. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising detecting audio data comprising sounds made by the user, by the weapon and/or from the user's environment and providing the data to the external processor via the wireless communications module. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising storing at least one of a list comprising: shooting history, performance, rank, and/or any other suitable data about the specific user. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising synchronizing a RFID reader comprised in the monitoring device with a corresponding RFID tag on a corresponding weapon or target.