Method and apparatus for scoring shooting events using hearing protection devices
US10343044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41J5/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for scoring a shooting event for a shooter includes a pair of hearing protection devices and a portable device. The hearing protection devices each include an electronic circuit that detects a gunshot and produces detection information characterizing the gunshot as detected. The difference between the detection information produced by the hearing protection devices worn in or over different ears of the shooter allows the portable devices to identify the gunshot as being fired by the shooter and subsequently prompt the shooter to give a voice command indicating the result of the gunshot to the portable device for the scoring without manual entry.
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