Dynamic Shot Recognition for Multi-Player Shooting Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current shooting competition scoring systems are inefficient, taking too long to provide updates, failing to separate scores for multiple shooters, and lacking instant feedback, which diminishes the competitive tension and satisfaction in multi-player games.
Innovation Solution
A method and equipment for dynamic shot recognition and automatic scoring using a camera to monitor and display the target image changes, allowing real-time scoring updates visible to all players, with a single board computer for image processing and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a camera system with image processing is implemented for automatic scoring, then scoring speed and real-time feedback are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system serves multiple functions: it captures target images, detects shot positions through image processing, and provides real-time scoring feedback. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single integrated device, improving scoring speed while managing complexity through functional consolidation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically processes images to detect shot positions and calculate scores without manual intervention. The image processing algorithm autonomously identifies bullet holes, determines their locations, and updates scores in real-time, eliminating the need for human scorers and significantly improving scoring productivity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple players shoot at the same target simultaneously, then player engagement and competitive tension are improved, but the ability to separate and track individual scores becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system assigns unique identifiers or color codes to different players and uses image processing to distinguish and track each player's shots separately. Even though multiple players shoot at the same target, the system segments the analysis by player, accurately attributing each shot to the correct shooter and maintaining separate score tallies for each participant.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate visual feedback on the display showing each player's shot positions and current scores. This real-time feedback mechanism ensures that both players can see their individual performance and the competitive standing, preventing any loss of information about who scored what and maintaining clear score separation throughout the game.
3Device complexity
If manual target retrieval and scoring is used, then device complexity is reduced, but time consumption and loss of competitive momentum increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical process of manual target retrieval, physical examination of bullet holes, and handwritten scoring with an automated optical system. The camera captures images and computer algorithms automatically detect and score shots, eliminating the time-consuming manual operations while keeping the overall system relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system operates continuously, constantly monitoring the target and immediately detecting shots as they occur. This continuous operation eliminates the interruptions inherent in manual systems where targets must be retrieved, examined, and reset between shots, thereby maintaining competitive momentum and reducing time loss throughout the game.
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AI summary
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.