Shooting Game for Multiple Players with Dynamic Shot Position Recognition and Remote Sensors

Abstract

The embodied invention is a method and equipment suitable for a shooting game with dynamic shot recognition and automatic scoring among multiple players firing at the same target. Each player's shot is scored based on a difference in the target's image from a prior image as viewed by a camera. The scoring target is aligned with the camera, and the output of the score change is displayed to the multiple shooters.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a rail;   a motorized target trolley configured to move on the rail;   a target assembly comprising a target and a metal frame, wherein the target assembly is removably attached to the motorized target trolley using a mounting clip;   a digital video camera configured to capture a video image of the target;   a game computer configured to receive the video image of the target and to process target image data;   a game display configured to display game information; wherein the game information comprises a least a portion of the video image of the target; and   a user interface in electronic communication with the game computer.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 ,herein the user interface comprises a touchscreen display. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the target assembly is at least partially vibrationally isolated from one of the mounting clip and the motorized target trolley. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the digital video camera is mounted to the motorized target trolley. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a plurality of digital video cameras. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of digital video cameras is mounted to the motorized target trolley. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a projector configured to project an image onto the target. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the projector is mounted to the motorized target trolley. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a remote sensor. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the remote sensor is selected from a heart rate monitor, a photoplethysmograph, a respiration rate sensor, an accelerometer, an inertial measurement unit, a magnetometer, a gyroscope, an eye tracker, and a video camera. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the system comprises a plurality of remote sensors. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to receive player information. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the player information comprises social media account information. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the system is configured to publish game information to a social media feed associated with a player's social media account information in response to a user command. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the system is configured to publish video of a player's shooting session. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is configured provide a player account, and wherein a player account is configured to record and store historical information from completed shooting sessions for a player. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the historical information comprises information selected from number of shooting sessions, number of shots fired, firearms used, calibers used, target types used, overall shot accuracy, shot accuracy for a particular firearm, shot accuracy for a particular caliber, shot accuracy for a particular target type, and shot accuracy trends. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a mobile application available for download to a player's personal mobile device, and wherein the mobile application is configured to permit a player to control the system from the player's personal mobile device. 
     
     
         19 . A method comprising:
 initiation of data collection by a remote sensor to produce collected sensor data;   detection of a fired shot to identify a fired shot event;   correlation of collected sensor data with the tired shot event to produce correlated sensor data and uncorrelated sensor data; and   discard of uncorrelated sensor data.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising display of correlated sensor data with target image data.