Patent ID: 7999694

Claim:
A sensor module for use in connection with an interactive training device including a processor and a projectile, the sensor module comprising: a housing with a surface; a plurality of sensors arranged within said housing, each of said plurality of sensors being electrically connected together forming a sensor unit, a plurality of light sources arranged within said housing, each light source of said plurality of light sources being visible at said surface when activated, wherein said sensor unit is associated with said plurality of light sources and is triggered when a projectile of an interactive training device is brought into close proximity with an activated light source of said plurality of light sources; a microprocessor coupled to each of said plurality of light sources and said sensor unit, said microprocessor being connectable to a processor of an interactive training device for bidirectional communication therewith; and wherein said microprocessor is programmed to activate at least one of said plurality of light sources upon receiving a light on command signal from the processor, to deactivate said at least one activated light source when said sensor unit is triggered, and to transmit a light status signal to the processor of the interactive training device.