METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCORING SHOOTING EVENTS USING HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system for scoring a shooting event for a shooter having a first ear and a second ear, the system comprising:
- a pair of hearing protection devices configured to protect hearing of the shooter from injurious sounds, the pair of hearing protection devices including;
a first ear device configured to be worn in or over the first ear, to detect a gunshot, and to produce first detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected by the first ear device; and
a second ear device configured to be worn in or over the second ear, to detect the gunshot, and to produce second detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected by the second ear device; and
a portable device configured to be communicatively coupled to the pair of hearing protection devices and detect an acoustic signature using the first detection information and the second detection information, the acoustic signature allowing for identification of the gunshot as being fired by the shooter.
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Abstract
A system for scoring a shooting event for a shooter includes a pair of hearing protection devices and a portable device. The hearing protection devices each include an electronic circuit that detects a gunshot and produces detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected. The difference between the detection information produced by the hearing protection devices worn in or over different ears of the shooter allows the portable devices to identify the gunshot as being fired by the shooter and subsequently prompt the shooter to give a voice command indicating the result of the gunshot to the portable device for the scoring without manual entry.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for scoring a shooting event for a shooter having a first ear and a second ear, the system comprising:
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a pair of hearing protection devices configured to protect hearing of the shooter from injurious sounds, the pair of hearing protection devices including; a first ear device configured to be worn in or over the first ear, to detect a gunshot, and to produce first detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected by the first ear device; and a second ear device configured to be worn in or over the second ear, to detect the gunshot, and to produce second detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected by the second ear device; and a portable device configured to be communicatively coupled to the pair of hearing protection devices and detect an acoustic signature using the first detection information and the second detection information, the acoustic signature allowing for identification of the gunshot as being fired by the shooter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for scoring a shooting event for a shooter wearing a pair of hearing protection devices configured to protect hearing of the shooter from injurious sounds, the method comprising:
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receiving detection information characterizing a gunshot detected by the pair of hearing protective devices; detecting an acoustic signature from the received detection information, the acoustic signature including one or more parameters allowing for identification of the gunshot as being fired by the shooter; and identifying the gunshot as being fired by the shooter if the detected acoustic signature matches a template signature. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable device for scoring a shooting event for a shooter wearing a pair of hearing protection devices including first and second ear devices configured to protect hearing of the shooter from injurious sounds, the portable device comprising:
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a communication circuit configured to receive detection information from the pair of hearing protection devices via a wireless link, the detection information including or derived from first detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected by the first ear device and second detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected by the second ear device; and a processing circuit configured to identify an acoustic signature using the detection information and identify the gunshot as being fired by the shooter in response to the identified acoustic signature matching a template signature. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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