Methods and apparatus for a conducted electrical weapon
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1. A conducted electrical weapon (“
- CEW”
) for providing a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target, the CEW comprising;
a handle, the handle includes a first processing circuit, a display, a signal generator for providing the current, and a power supply, the display visible to a user of the CEW;
a deployment unit, the deployment unit includes a second processing circuit, a memory, and at least one wire-tethered electrode, the at least one wire-tethered electrode for launching toward the target to provide the current through the target to impede locomotion of the target;
whereinthe deployment unit removably couples to the handle;
while the deployment unit is coupled to the handle, the power supply provides power to the second processing circuit and the memory;
the first processing circuit sends a read request to the second processing circuit;
in response to the read request, the second processing circuit sends data from the memory to the first processing circuit; and
the first processing circuit presents the data on the display.
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Abstract
A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW includes a handle and one or more deployment units. A handle and each deployment unit include a processing circuit and memory. A handle may provide operation and usage records to a deployment unit for storage. The information stored on a deployment unit may be unalterable once written. A handle may log a record of usage, deployment units, and other deployment information. The log file may be available to an electronic device through a secure wireless protocol.
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1. A conducted electrical weapon (“
- CEW”
) for providing a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target, the CEW comprising;a handle, the handle includes a first processing circuit, a display, a signal generator for providing the current, and a power supply, the display visible to a user of the CEW; a deployment unit, the deployment unit includes a second processing circuit, a memory, and at least one wire-tethered electrode, the at least one wire-tethered electrode for launching toward the target to provide the current through the target to impede locomotion of the target;
whereinthe deployment unit removably couples to the handle; while the deployment unit is coupled to the handle, the power supply provides power to the second processing circuit and the memory; the first processing circuit sends a read request to the second processing circuit; in response to the read request, the second processing circuit sends data from the memory to the first processing circuit; and the first processing circuit presents the data on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A deployment unit for cooperating with a provided handle to provide a current through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target, the deployment unit removably couples to the handle, the deployment unit comprising:
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a first wire-tethered electrode and a second wire-tethered electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode for launching toward the target to provide the current through the target to impede locomotion the target; a memory; a processing circuit, the processing circuit electrically coupled to the memory; a control/data bus, the control/data bus electrically couples to the processing circuit;
wherein;while the deployment unit is coupled to the handle, the processing circuit and the memory receive power from the handle; the processing circuit receives a read request from the handle via control/data bus; and responsive to the read request, the processing circuit sends a data from the memory to the handle via the control/data bus, the data for presenting on a display of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating between a deployment unit and a handle of a CEW, the CEW for providing a current through a human or animal target, the current for impeding locomotion of the target, the deployment unit removably coupled to the handle, the method comprising:
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in response to coupling the deployment unit to the handle, providing power to a first processing circuit and a memory of the deployment unit, providing performed by a power supply of the handle; transmitting a read request to the first processing circuit via a first control/data bus and a second control/data bus, the first control/data bus of the deployment unit, the second control/data bus of the handle, the first control/data bus couples to the second control/data bus in response to coupling the deployment unit to the handle, transmitting the read request performed by a second processing circuit of the handle; in response to receiving the read request, reading a data from the memory, reading performed by the first processing circuit; in response to reading, transmitting the data to the second processing circuit via the first control/data bus and the second control/data bus, transmitting the data performed by the first processing circuit; and in response to receiving the data, presenting the data on a display of the handle, presenting accomplished by the second processing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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