Systems and methods for archery equipment

• US 10,401,118 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2015
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Full Flight Technology, Llc
• Original Assignee: Full Flight Technology, Llc
• Inventors: Donahoe, Robert V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bennett, George B
• Application Number:
  US14/843,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20160161207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• Field of Search: 33265
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1403 Details of bows; camera's on bows F41B5/1492
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/143 Arrow rests or guides
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/148 Accessories and tools for bow shooting not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/385 Arrow or dart carrying a radio transmitter for signalling
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/04 Archery arrows F42B6/08, F41B5/06, F42B12/362 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/08 Arrow heads; Harpoon heads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method provides a visual reference for establishing an archery sight setting for an archery sight employed when aiming a bow. The method includes receiving, with the touch screen display, a user-input identifying at least one feature of selected archery equipment, the selected archery equipment including the archery sight and the bow and establishing, by the processing device, the archery sight setting based at least in part on at least one feature identified by the user-input, the archery sight setting established to provide a desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment. The method also includes outputting, by the processing device, the archery sight setting for display in the touch screen display and employing the archery sight setting as a visual reference for adjusting the archery sight to locate at least one sight pin at a height to provide the desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment.

Claims

1. A method of providing, with a hand-held processing device including a display having a rigid display surface, a visual reference for establishing an archery sight setting for an archery sight employing mechanically-adjusted pins positioned for aiming a bow, the method comprising:

receiving a user-input to the hand-held processing device, the user-input identifying at least one feature of selected archery equipment, the selected archery equipment including the archery sight and the bow;

establishing, by the hand-held processing device, the archery sight setting based at least in part on the at least one feature identified by the user-input, the archery sight setting established to provide a desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment;

outputting, by the hand-held processing device, the archery sight setting in the display; and

employing the archery sight setting as a visual reference for adjusting the archery sight to locate at least one sight pin at a height to provide the desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment, the at least one sight pin included in the archery sight.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of establishing includes employing stored values of model performance data for the selected archery equipment.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising including flight characteristics concerning model archery equipment in the model performance data.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising including acceleration data in the flight characteristics.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of receiving includes receiving a user selection of one of vanes and feathers.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of outputting includes an act of including a pin height in the archery sight setting.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the display includes a touch screen display.

8. A method of providing, with a hand-held processing device including a touch screen display, a visual reference for establishing an archery sight setting for an archery sight employed when aiming a bow, the method comprising:

receiving, with the touch screen display, a user-input identifying at least one feature of selected archery equipment, the selected archery equipment including the archery sight and the bow;

establishing, by the processing device, the archery sight setting based at least in part on the at least one feature identified by the user-input, the archery sight setting established to provide a desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment;

outputting, by the processing device, the archery sight setting for display in the touch screen display; and

employing the archery sight setting as a visual reference for adjusting the archery sight to locate at least one sight pin at a height to provide the desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the act of receiving includes receiving information concerning an arrow speed of the selected archery equipment.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein arrow speed is a first flight characteristic, wherein the act of establishing includes determining a value of a second flight characteristic for the selected archery equipment based on the first flight characteristic and a performance of a model archery system.

11. A method of providing, with a hand-held processing device including a display having a rigid display surface, a visual reference for establishing an archery sight setting for an archery sight employed when aiming a bow, the method comprising:

receiving a user-input to the hand-held processing device, the user-input identifying at least one feature of selected archery equipment, the selected archery equipment including the archery sight and the bow;

establishing, by the hand-held processing device, the archery sight setting based at least in part on the at least one feature identified by the user-input, the archery sight setting established to provide a desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment;

outputting, by the hand-held processing device, the archery sight setting in the display; and

employing the archery sight setting as a visual reference for adjusting the archery sight to locate at least one sight pin at a height to provide the desired level of accuracy for the selected archery equipment, the at least one sight pin included in the archery sight.