WEAPON VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM EMPLOYING SMARTPHONE OR OTHER PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A video display system for a weapon, comprising:
- an optical range finder removably attachable to the weapon for calculating a distance to a selected target, said optical range finder including an optical emitter for sending an optical signal to a target and an optical detector for detecting the signal reflected from the target;
a fire control system removably attachable to the weapon associated with the optical range finder, said fire control system including a ballistics computer for calculating a ballistics solution based on the distance to the target, said ballistics solution representative of a ballistic trajectory path of a projectile to be fired by the weapon; and
a portable electronic device associated with the fire control system and having a display screen, the portable electronic device removably attachable to the weapon, the portable electronic device including and a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the program instructions configured to display the ballistics solution in human viewable form on the display screen.
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Abstract
A video display system for a weapon includes a removably attachable optical range finder for calculating a distance to a selected target. The optical range finder includes an optical emitter for sending an optical signal to a target and an optical detector for detecting the signal reflected from the target. A fire control system is removably attachable to the weapon and associated with the optical range finder. The fire control system includes a ballistics computer for calculating a ballistics solution based on the distance to the target. A portable electronic device associated with the fire control system has a display screen and is removably attachable to the weapon. The portable electronic device includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the program instructions configured to display the ballistics solution in human viewable form on the display screen. In another aspect, a weapon video display housing configuration is provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A video display system for a weapon, comprising:
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an optical range finder removably attachable to the weapon for calculating a distance to a selected target, said optical range finder including an optical emitter for sending an optical signal to a target and an optical detector for detecting the signal reflected from the target; a fire control system removably attachable to the weapon associated with the optical range finder, said fire control system including a ballistics computer for calculating a ballistics solution based on the distance to the target, said ballistics solution representative of a ballistic trajectory path of a projectile to be fired by the weapon; and a portable electronic device associated with the fire control system and having a display screen, the portable electronic device removably attachable to the weapon, the portable electronic device including and a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the program instructions configured to display the ballistics solution in human viewable form on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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9. The video display system of claim 9, further comprising:
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an auxiliary rail member removably attachable to a weapon rail interface; said fire control system and said optical scope removably attached to the auxiliary rail member, whereby the fire control system and said optical scope may be removed from and attached to the weapon as a unit while maintaining a fixed position relative to each other.
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