Modular smart firearm target system

Abstract

The invention is a modular smart targeting system for shooting projectiles at and then the shooter being presented with an analysis of their aim and/or shooting technique. The target have a general shape, such as a person or animal, where target points can be added to different positions on the target. The target points have a strike sensor and communication means to register a strike and transmit the information to a user via a network. The user can view their shooting analysis on their phone or personal device.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An interactive network connected firearm target system, comprising:
 at least one target, with multiple locations for attaching at least one target point, the target point comprising a strike sensor for detecting if and when an object strikes the target point;   a scoring device for assigning a score to each strike made to the at least one target containing the at least one target point;   a central device for collecting the scoring information from each target and target point and analyzing the scoring information from each target;   an application running on a user device for outputting the scoring information collected by the central device.   
     
     
         2 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the strike sensor is sensitive enough to detect the impact of a soft projectile.   
     
     
         3 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the strike sensor is able to detect a strike from a bullet.   
     
     
         4 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the strike sensor is sensitive enough to detect the strike of a soft projectile and a bullet.   
     
     
         5 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the central device is a wireless hub that uses a mesh network.   
     
     
         6 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the central device is a smart phone, tablet, or portable computer.   
     
     
         7 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a recoil detection device is wirelessly connected to the central device to detect when a firearm is fired.   
     
     
         8 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 the recoil detector is attached to a user or a firearm.   
     
     
         9 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the target points have embedded light sources to indicate that the target point was struck.   
     
     
         10 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 multiple targets are linked to each other wirelessly.   
     
     
         11 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the target points can detect where on the point that the projectile strikes.   
     
     
         12 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the target point is made up of three layers: protective cover, sensor, and backing.   
     
     
         13 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the targets can be any shape or size.   
     
     
         14 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the targets can output a sound when the target is struck.   
     
     
         15 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the target points can be any shape or size.   
     
     
         16 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 wherein the target points consist of modular tiles with embedded sensors to allow for the targets to be adapted to different training types.   
     
     
         17 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 the target points are covered with a protective layer consisting of at least one:   silicon, fabrics, or metal.   
     
     
         18 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the central device communicates the scoring information to a location on the Internet.   
     
     
         19 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 the location on the internet is a social media page.   
     
     
         20 . The interactive network connected firearm target system of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 the location on the internet is a site for hosting shooting competitions.