Paintball device and method of use

摘要

The present invention discloses a device and method for wireless communication between a paintball marker or gun and it's associated paintball loading device. This wireless communication, whether bidirectional or unidirectional, allows for the transmission of “load” commands and various other useful information between the paintball marker and the paintball feeding device. When the “load” command, which is much more responsive than the “passive” communication found in the prior art, is wirelessly received by the paintball feeding device, the paintball feeding device loads a singular or plurality of paintballs into the paintball marker of appropriate conduit.

主权项

1. A paintball device comprising:
a) a paintball marker or gun (“marker”) with a circuit board, a wireless transceiver and trigger each electronically connected to said marker circuit board, said marker including electronic tagging information; b) a paintball loading device (“loader”) which is physically attached to the marker, said loader having a wireless transceiver but not otherwise electronically connected to said marker, said loader further having a circuit board; c) a means in which the marker can wirelessly transmit information to the loader which the loader may act upon, and cause paintballs to be loaded into the marker, said means including software in said marker circuit board that, when said marker circuit board receives an input, sends an output to said marker transceiver reflecting at least one or more paintballs, and said marker transceiver adapted to broadcast at least one signal including at least information representing said number and said marker tagging information, and said loader transceiver adapted to receive said at least one broadcast signal, and said loader circuit board being programmed to process any broadcast signal including said marker tagging information to cause said number of paintballs to be loaded into said marker, and to ignore any broadcast signal that does not include said marker tagging information.