US 12,005,364 B2
Detectable projectile system with interactive shooting game methods
Phillip Llewellyn Sage, Barrington, RI (US); James Edward Brown, Jr., Pawtucket, RI (US); Dan Luther, Providence, RI (US); Wouter Reeskamp, Amsterdam (NL); Tal Amram, Utrecht (NL); and Tijn Martinus Maria Kooijmans, Amsterdam (NL)
Assigned to Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US)
Filed by Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/501,904.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/092,568, filed on Oct. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0118353 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A63F 9/02 (2006.01); A63F 9/00 (2006.01); A63H 33/26 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC A63F 9/0252 (2013.01) [A63F 9/001 (2013.01); A63F 9/0278 (2013.01); A63H 33/26 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); A63F 2009/0023 (2013.01); A63F 2250/025 (2013.01); A63F 2250/49 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for resolving hits to a targeted player from a toy projectile during gameplay, comprising:
a first conductive suit for being worn by a first player;
a second conductive suit for being worn by the targeted player;
one or more of the toy projectiles;
a first player projectile launcher for receiving and launching the toy projectiles for use by the first player;
said toy projectiles each comprising:
a memory,
an electrical energy storage element,
a projectile beacon transmitter, and
a conductive projectile tip, the memory being encoded with first player projectile launcher identifying information when said first player projectile launcher receives the toy projectiles, the projectile tip being conductive with the second conductive suit upon contact therewith; and
a targeted player projectile launcher having a projectile beacon receiver responsive to the first player projectile launcher identifying information from the projectile beacon transmitter; and
the targeted player projectile launcher having a targeted player information processor including a targeted player launcher transmitter for communicating the projectile tip contact with the second conductive suit as a targeted player hit from the first player projectile launcher.