Patent ID: 8523185

Claim:
A target shooting system, comprising: a gun which shoots a physical projectile; a target assembly including: a plurality of targets, each of the plurality of targets having a respective projectile sensor connected to a respective striker plate, each projectile sensor producing an electronic signal, via a respective piezoelectric device, when said physical projectile shot by said gun hits a respective one of the plurality of targets; and a target information processor connected to each projectile sensor, said target information processor configured to receive and process said electronic signal, and said target information processor including a first transmitter configured to transmit a target hit signal and a unique target ID associated with the target of the plurality of targets generating said electronic signal, in response to receiving said electronic signal, when said physical projectile hits said associated target of the plurality of targets, said target information processor including a first receiver; and a system processor including (i) a second receiver configured to receive said target hit signal and said unique target ID from said target information processor and (ii) a second transmitter configured to transmit one or more signals to said first receiver of said target information processor, wherein upon receiving said target hit signal and said unique target ID from said transmitter of said target information processor, outputting a target hit announcement.