System and method of assigning a target profile for a simulation shooting system

• US 9,782,667 B1
• Filed: 11/25/2016
• Issued: 10/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: George Carter
• Original Assignee: George Carter
• Inventors: Carter, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Musselman, Timothy A
• Application Number:
  US15/361,287
• Time in Patent Office: 319 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0291 with a simulated projectile, e.g. an image on a screen
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/00 Adaptations for training adaptations of barrels for recoil reinforcement F41A21/26; Gun simulators teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26 ; shooting games A63F9/02; military simulation G09B9/003
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/26 Teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying shooting games A63F9/02; light- or radiation-emitting guns F41A33/02; targets therefor F41J; responders, transponders for radar, sonar, lidar G01S13/767, G01S15/74, G01S17/74

Abstract

A shooting simulation system. The shooting system includes a shooting simulation device for targeting a target and a computing device having a processor and a memory. The computing device has a processor and a memory. The memory stores a set of instructions and the processor executes the instructions whereby the instructions determine a target profile based on a current perceived parameter of the targeting of the target. The processor then assigns the determined target profile for use in determining a hit or miss of the targeting of the target by the shooting device.

Claims

1. A shooting simulation system, the system comprising:

a shooting simulation device for targeting a target; and

a computing device having a processor and a memory, the memory storing a set of instructions and the processor executing the instructions, the instructions determining a target profile based on a current perceived parameter of the targeting of the target;

wherein the target profile is modified by changing a size of the target for determining a hit;

wherein the processor assigns the determined target profile for use in determining a hit or miss of the targeting of the target by the shooting device.

2. The shooting simulation system according to claim 1

wherein the processor implements an analysis to determine a hit or miss of the targeting of the target by the shooting simulation device based on the determined target profile.

3. The shooting simulation system according to claim 1 wherein each target profile includes a hit criteria of a hit or miss of the target.

4. The shooting simulation system according to claim 1 wherein a predetermined parameter is range from the shooting simulation device to the target.

5. The shooting simulation system according to claim 4 wherein a second predetermined parameter is type of simulated weapon utilized by the shooting simulation device.

6. The shooting simulation system according to claim 1 wherein the parameter is a type of simulated weapon utilized by the shooting simulation device.

7. The shooting simulation system according to claim 1 wherein the parameter is a rate of movement of the target.

8. The shooting simulation system according to claim 1 wherein the target profile is modified by changing a size of an area of destruction caused by a specified weapon.

9. The shooting simulation system according to claim 1 wherein the shooting simulation device utilizes an Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) device and a directional mechanism to determine a location and orientation of the shooting simulated device.

10. A method of modifying a target profile in a shooting simulation system, the method comprising the steps of:

storing a set of instructions for determining a target profile based on a perceived parameter of the targeting of the target;

shooting a simulated shooting device at a target;

determining a current perceived parameter of the targeting by the shooting device at the target;

executing the stored set of instructions for determining a specific target profile based on the current perceived parameter; and

assigning the determined target profile for use in determining a hit or miss of the targeting of the target by the shooting device, wherein the target profile is modified by changing a size of the target for determining a hit.

11. The method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of implementing an analysis to determine a hit or miss of the targeting of the target by the shooting simulation device based on the determined target profile.

12. The method according to claim 10 wherein each target profile includes a hit criteria of a hit or miss of the target.

13. The method according to claim 10 wherein a predetermined parameter is range from the shooting simulation device to the target.

14. The method according to claim 13 wherein a second predetermined parameter is type of simulated weapon utilized by the shooting simulation device.

15. The method according to claim 10 wherein the parameter is a type of simulated weapon utilized by the shooting simulation device.

16. The method according to claim 10 wherein the parameter is a rate of movement of the target.

17. The shooting simulation system according to claim 10 wherein the simulated shooting device utilizes a Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) device and a directional mechanism to determine a location and orientation of the shooting simulated device.

18. A shooting simulation system, the system comprising:

a plurality of communication devices, each communication device associated with a separate player, wherein each communication device includes an Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) device for determining a location indicia of the communication device and a mechanism for communicating the location indicia to a network, the location indicia providing a location of the communication device;

a game server communicating with the network for relaying the location indicia of each communication device to the plurality of communication devices;

wherein each communication device includes a mechanism for determining a directional orientation of the communication device when aimed;

wherein a shooting communication device targeting a targeted player having a targeted communication device receives location indicia of the targeted communication device; and

a shooting processor within the shooting communication device for determining if a simulated targeting of another player is a hit or miss based on the location indicia of the shooting communication device, the location indicia of the targeted communication device of the targeted player received from the game server, and the directional orientation of the shooting communication device;

the shooting processor within the shooting communication device determining a hit or miss of the targeting of another player and providing immediate feedback of a hit or miss to a shooting player of the shooting communication device;

wherein the shooting processor determines a target profile based on a current perceived parameter of the targeting of the target;

wherein the shooting processor assigns the determined target profile for use in determining a hit or miss of the targeting of the target by the shooting device.