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Title:
CONTROL AND MONITORING DEVICES AND SYSTEM FOR SHOOTING RANGE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/222052
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
A device, method and system for identification of a person participating in a range shooting activity, a token comprising at least an identification of a required shooting pattern and a communication means for communicating the required shooting pattern to a communication unit, and a device, system and method for image capture and analysis of a shooting session.

Inventors:
LØKKA SIMEN (NO)
Application Number:
PCT/NO2018/050143
Publication Date:
February 21, 2019
Filing Date:
May 31, 2018
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TRAVISION AS (NO)
International Classes:
F41J5/00; F41J11/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ZACCO NORWAY AS (NO)
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AMENDED CLAIMS

^ received by the International Bureau on 10 January 2019 (10.01.2019)

A token for identification of a persons required clay pigeon throwing pattern participating in a clay pigeon shooting range shooting activity, the token comprising at least an identification of a required clay pigeon throwing pattern and a communication means for communicating the required clay pigeon throwing pattern to a communication unit (22).

2.

A token according to claim 1, wherein the token further comprising a user identification and communication means for communicating the user identification to the communication unit (22).

3.

A token according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the token comprise a wireless communicating device such as an FID device comprising one or both of required clay pigeon throwing pattern and user identification.

4.

A token according to any of the previous claims, wherein the token is embedded in a cartridge basket (37). 5.

A token according to claim 4, wherein the cartridge basket (37) is color coded to identify the required clay pigeon throwing pattern defined by the token.

6.

A token according to any of the previous claims, wherein the required clay pigeon throwing pattern is identified by a number of magnets (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) being arranged in a recognizable pattern, and the communication means for communicating the required clay pigeon throwing pattern to the communication unit (22) comprise magnet detection means able to detect the magnet pattern for selection of required clay pigeon throwing pattern.

7.

A token according to claim 6, wherein the magnet (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) pattern is a selection of pattern being insensitive to the orientation of the magnets (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) relative the magnet detection means (37).

8.

A token according to any of the previous claims 1 to 5, wherein the required clay pigeon throwing pattern is identified by one of a barcode pattern, a Q image, different haptic patterns or different tactile patterns.

9.

A token reader (72, 73) for determining identification information in a token (30, 74, 75) as defined by any of claim 1 to 8, wherein the token reader (72, 73) comprise a token reader communication unit for receiving information from the token (30, 74, 75) and communicating the information to a range communication unit (22) or computer means 104).

10.

A token reader according to claim 8, wherein the token reader (73) is implemented in a cartridge stand (70).

11.

A token reader according to claim 10, wherein the stand (70) further comprise a microphone sensor for detecting release commands or shots, and the microphone sensor (41) is communicating information to the range communication unit (22) or computer means (104).

12.

System for identification of a persons required clay pigeon throwing pattern participating in a clay pigeon range shooting activity, the system comprising:

a token (30, 74, 75) wherein the token comprising a selector/identifier (31,32,33,34,35) for required clay pigeon throwing pattern,

one or more launch units (21),

a range communication unit (22) for communicating with token and launch units (21),

a token reader (72, 73), wherein the token reader (72, 73) comprising a device for reading the selector/identifier (31,32,33,34,35) in the token and a communication device for communicating information read from the token to the range communication unit (22).

13.

System according to claim 12, wherein the token is implemented in an RFID device. Method for identification of a persons required clay pigeon throwing pattern participating in a clay pigeon range shooting activity, the method comprising the steps:

selecting required clay pigeon throwing pattern by selecting a token (30, 74, 75), wherein the token identifying the required clay pigeon throwing pattern,

presenting the token (30, 74, 75) for the token reader (72, 73) arranged at a shooting stand, the token reader (72, 73) reading the token (30, 74, 75), and then transmitting the information to a range communication unit (22),

the range communication unit (22) instructing a launch units (21) of selected clay pigeon throwing pattern.

15.

Method according to claim 14, wherein the token is implemented in an FID device. 16.

Device for image capture and analysis of a shooting session, the device comprising:

one or more image capturing devices,

shooting session trigger,

image processing resources,

the image processing resource comprising:

a target detection routine, and

a target hit detection routine.

17.

Device according to claim 16, wherein the device has at least two image capturing devices, wherein a first of the image capturing devices is a shooting range camera for capturing the shooting target trajectory, and the target detection routine comprise image recognition function for recognizing target in the image captured by the first image-capturing device. 18.

Device according to claim 16 or 17, wherein one of the one or more image capturing devices is a gun mounted camera arranged to capture the view in a general direction the gun is pointing. 33

19.

Device according to claim 18, wherein the image processing resources comprise a routine for identifying the pointing trajectory of the gun mounted camera in the image captured by the first image-capturing device.

20.

Device according to any of the previous claims 16 to 19, wherein a third image capturing device is a camera for capturing the imager of a shooter posing for a shooting session at a shooting stand. 21.

Device according to any of the previous claims 17 to 20, wherein a further image capturing device is a camera for capturing the target image at close range view, and the further image capturing device is controlled by a target position detected by the target detection routine analyzing the image captured by any of the first or second image capturing devices.

22.

Device according to any of the previous claims 17 to 21, wherein one or more of the image capturing devices are high-speed cameras. 23.

Device according to any of the previous claims 17 to 22, wherein one or more of the image capturing devices are video cameras.

24.

System for image capture and analysis of a shooting session, the system comprising:

one or more devices for image capture and analysis of a shooting session as described in claim 16 to

23.

communication means for communication of image data from the image capturing devices, computing means for analyzing the image data, and

display means for outputting the analyzed image data.

25.

System according to claim 24, further providing a cloud communication platform comprising th computing means and storage means. 34

26.

System according to claim 24 or 25,wherein the system further comprise a token management system for providing users with user tokens, and the user tokens comprising shooting preferences and credits.

27.

System according to any of claim 24 to 26, the system further comprising one or more shooting stands, the shooting stand comprising a token reader and a shooting session initiation detector. 28.

System according to claim 27, wherein the system further comprise a shooting pattern controller, and the shooting pattern controller accepting shooting pattern controlling data from one of preset configuration, individual setup date from user token, or range keeper instructions. 29.

System according to any of claim 24 to 28, the system further comprising a payment schedule, wherein the user token comprise credits awarded by a payment routine for purchasing services offered by the system. 30.

Method for image capture and analysis of a shooting session, the method comprising the following steps:

activating one or more devices for image capture and analysis of a shooting session as described in claim 16 to 23,

identifying the initiation of a shooting session by detecting a trigger occurrence,

capturing an image of the target,

analyzing the image of the target,

detecting hit of target. 31.

Method according to claim 30, the method further comprise the steps:

detecting a shot fired,

detecting position of the target in the captured image and

using the detected position to control image view of a high speed image capturing device, capturing a close up view of the target by the high speed image capturing device. 35

32.

Method according to claim 31, the method further comprise the steps:

analyzing the close up view of the target, and

detecting the fired bullet or shotgun pellets trajectory relative target trajectory.

33.

Method according to claim 32, the method further comprise the steps:

displaying the analyzed shooting session on a display.

34.

Method according to any of claim 30 to 33, wherein one or more of the one or more image capturing devices are capable of capturing a video stream, and the method further comprise:

displaying a complete shooting session with target flight.