Mason Target System

Abstract

The invention relates to a shooting target and method of using the target for electronically determining the shooting position on a shooting target. Said shooting position is determined in a number of ways, including by use of a plurality of accelerometers to determine the impact area and transmit data relating to the impact to a remote receiver for real-time presentation to the shooter. Said method enables the shooting position to be determined by means of relatively economical electronic systems and said shooting target is portable such that the shooter may bring the target to a plurality of firing ranges and locations to convey the same real-time reporting and benefits to the shooter. Said shooting target may be set-up on a standard target stand to wirelessly relay shot impact information to a portable personal computing device to present real-time virtual impact data to the shooter. This data can then be stored and categorized given user-selected inputs and shared with other shooters in an online forum.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation in part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 154,131, filed Jan. 13, 2014, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 825,987, filed May 21, 2013 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 831,594, filed Jun. 5, 2013, such applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a device for electronic targeting evaluation of shots fired on a shooting range and, more particularly, to a target, target system and method of use for electronic targeting evaluation of shots fired on a shooting range, which has a sensor arrangement for detecting the positions of the hits in the vicinity of the target or targets and a mobile device and receiver to provide real-time feedback of results.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART[0003]Various target shooting systems exist for analyzing the accuracy of a shooter's shot on a target. The ...

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Benefits of technology

[0053]In one embodiment of the virtual system the design may incorporate a sensor array, for example an 8 sensor array mounted on a 4′×3′ piece of ⅜″ AR500 steel. In some applications, a large target display is preferable, for example, at least 6′ in width, more preferably at least 10′ in width, such that the target is a reasonable size at the minimum safe distance. A heavy duty target stand sufficient to support the larger target may be used, for example to support at least 150 lbs, more preferably at least 200 lbs, such that the mounted target experiences minimal movement under

Problems solved by technology

Other than the standard target shooting equipment, namely a target and a means for projecting a projectile, such as a firearm, the systems disclosed in these patents and applications require some sort of additional, special equipment and lack versatility, portability, the ability to store shot information given a set of user-selected criteria (type of gun, ammo, distance, etc.) and ability to sync multiple shooters with multiple targets, all on a commonly used electronic device such as an iPad.

However, this approach does not eliminate the time to log the hits and additional time is spent waiting for the physical target to be conveyed to the shooter for evaluation.

The computer systems used in existing wireless technology consists of a prohibitively expensive, bulky, steel cased, rugged computer monitor that attaches to a Pelican Case that houses a receiver and large battery.

The case is large and bulky as well.

As with other current systems, the targets are large, cumbersome and employ a special proprietary co

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