Wireless Laser Tag Gun and Target Pairing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current laser tag systems face issues with cheating and incorrect team assignments, as well as the cumbersome wired connections that restrict player movement, leading to errors in gameplay and unauthorized resets.
Innovation Solution
A wireless laser tag gaming system with paired laser guns and targets that use wireless communication for initialization and continuous data transfer, ensuring accurate team assignments and preventing unauthorized resets through pre-determined threshold counts and deactivation mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wired connections are used between gun and vest to ensure permanent pairing, then cheating is prevented and team assignment accuracy is improved, but player movement freedom is reduced and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical wired connection system with a wireless communication system. The gun and vest use wireless communicators to establish and maintain pairing without physical cables, thereby preventing cheating while preserving player movement freedom. The wireless system includes transmitters and receivers that continuously communicate to verify pairing status.
2Adaptability or versatility
If team colors can be changed at any point during gameplay, then adaptability is improved, but cheating opportunities increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous wireless feedback communication between the gun and vest to monitor and verify team color assignments during gameplay. The system automatically detects and reports unauthorized team color changes, providing real-time feedback to prevent cheating while allowing legitimate team color changes to occur.
3Device complexity
If manual team assignment is performed, then device complexity is reduced, but assignment accuracy decreases and errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic team assignment functionality where the gun and vest autonomously determine and assign team colors without requiring manual intervention. The wireless communication system automatically pairs the components and assigns consistent team colors, eliminating human error while maintaining system simplicity through automated processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A laser tag gaming system is provided comprising a plurality of laser tag gaming apparatuses. Each laser tag gaming apparatus has a laser tag gun and a laser tag target, which can be wirelessly paired to one another. Gaming functionality can only be achieved upon receipt of a successful pair condition at a pairing circuit of each of the laser tag gun and laser tag target, which is lost if either of the laser tag gun and laser tag target is deactivated. This reduces the chances of players cheating by resetting their laser tag target.