Electronic firearm sight, and method of operating same
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a firearm sight which includes:
- a viewing section that permits a user to view an image of a target in association with a reticle;
a sensing section for detecting a physical movement of said firearm sight which is characteristic of a firing pin striking a cartridge; and
an imaging section responsive to detection by said sensing section of said physical movement for saving an image of the target and said reticle from a point in time just prior to detection of said physical movement.
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Abstract
A firearm sight can detect engagement of a firing pin with a cartridge, and can respond to this event by saving an image which shows a target and reticle at a point in time just prior to the detected event. An electronic reticle can be downloaded into the sight. The effective position of the reticle within the sight can be adjusted electronically, and a zoom factor of the sight can be adjusted electronically. The sight can sense approximately transverse movement thereof, and can provide a user with an indication of the amount of transverse movement. With the use of an additional device, the sight can automatically align its reticle to the bore of a firearm on which the sight is mounted.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising a firearm sight which includes:
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a viewing section that permits a user to view an image of a target in association with a reticle;
a sensing section for detecting a physical movement of said firearm sight which is characteristic of a firing pin striking a cartridge; and
an imaging section responsive to detection by said sensing section of said physical movement for saving an image of the target and said reticle from a point in time just prior to detection of said physical movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. An apparatus comprising a viewing section which permits a user to view an image of a scene in association with a digital reticle, said viewing section including a reticle adjustment portion which facilitates digital adjustment of the position of said reticle relative to the image.
- 12. An apparatus comprising a sight having a viewing section and having a port through which a digital reticle can be introduced electronically into said viewing section from externally of said sight, said viewing section permitting a user to view an image of a scene in association with a digital reticle received through said port.
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15. An apparatus comprising a firearm sight with a viewing section which includes:
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an image detector capable of producing a sequence of digital images of a target;
a display on which said viewing section presents said sequence of digital images, said display being visible to a user and having a resolution which is less than a resolution of said image detector; and
a digital zoom portion which can digitally change an effective size of said digital images as presented on said display.
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a viewing section which permits a user to view an image of a scene in association with a reticle;
a sensing portion for detecting movement of said viewing section which has a component approximately transverse to a line extending from said scene to said viewing section; and
a further section for providing the user with information based on said movement of said viewing section detected by said sensing portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising a firearm sight which includes:
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a viewing section configured to permit a user to view an image of a scene in association with a digital reticle;
a reticle adjustment portion which facilitates digital adjustment of the position of said reticle relative to said image, said reticle adjustment portion being responsive to radiation received by said firearm sight which is representative of a position of a firearm bore for automatically adjusting the position of said reticle to effect an alignment of said reticle in relation to the firearm bore. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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