REALTIME MEMORIALIZATION FIREARM ATTACHMENT

• US 20150113851A1
• Filed: 10/25/2013
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anna Maria Fernandez, Maiquel Bensayan
• Original Assignee: Anna Maria Fernandez, Maiquel Bensayan
• Inventors: Bensayan, Maiquel, FERNANDEZ, Anna Maria
• Granted Patent: US 9,335,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/117
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/063 comprising a transponder
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 19/01 Counting means indicating the number of shots fired
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/35 for illuminating the target , e.g. flash lights

Abstract

A firearm accessory that includes a body that is demountably attached to a firearm, the body containing: a camera; a microphone; a memory chip; a micro-controller operable to record a user'"'"'s firearm activity into the memory chip as captured by the camera and the microphone; and, a trigger-switch mechanism demountably attached to a firearm-handle operable by a user'"'"'s finger to turn the contents of the body on but not off. The body disposed on a firearm further includes a plurality of electronic components operable to: record audio, video, location, time, and date, at the time of usage of a firearm; and transmit the recorded a record audio, video, location, time, and date, outside of the body through a wire, a portable memory card, or wirelessly in realtime.

Claims

1. A firearm accessory comprising:

a body demountably attached to a firearm, the body including;

a camera;

a microphone;

a memory chip;

a micro-controller operable to;

record a user'"'"'s firearm activity into the memory chip as captured by the camera and the microphone;

and,

a trigger-switch mechanism demountably attached to a firearm-handle operable by a user'"'"'s finger to turn the contents of the body on but not off.

2. The firearm accessory of claim 1, further comprising:

a GPS chip operable to ad location to the user'"'"'s firearm activity.

3. The firearm accessory of claim 1, further comprising:

a laser sight disposed within said body.

4. The firearm accessory of claim 1, further comprising:

an LED light, the LED light disposed within said body.

5. The firearm accessory of claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless antenna chip disposed within the body.

6. The firearm accessory of claim 5 wherein:

the wireless antenna chip operable to automatically transmit the user'"'"'s firearm activity over a cellular tower to a telephone.

7. The firearm accessory of claim 1 wherein:

the wireless antenna chip operable to automatically transmit the user'"'"'s firearm activity over a cellular tower into a server on the internet.

8. The firearm accessory of claim 5, wherein:

the wireless antenna chip is operable to send and receive wireless signals comprising;

Wifi, 802.11, MAC, Bluetooth, WLAN, and any combination thereof.

9. The firearm accessory of claim 1, wherein:

the memory chip is a removable flash memory card.

10. The firearm accessory of claim 1, wherein:

the trigger-switch mechanism is one of

capacitive,

resistive,

mechanical,

and any combination thereof.

11. The firearm accessory of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one input/output port connector.

12. A firearm memorializing apparatus comprising:

a body disposed on a firearm, the body comprising a plurality of electronic components operable to;

record audio, video, location, time, and date, at the time of usage of a firearm; and

transmit the recorded a record audio, video, location, time, and date, outside of the body through a wire, a portable memory card, or wirelessly in realtime.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the plurality of electronic components are turned on but not off by a trigger-switch mechanism.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the plurality of electronic components are operable to transmit metadata, audio, GPS location, and video to a telephone using a cellular antenna.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the electronic components comprise;

a memory comprise, a digital video camera, a digital microphone, a micro-controller, a GPS chip, a laser sight, and an LED light.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the portable memory card is flash memory card.

17. A method to record the events surrounding a firearm comprising the steps of:

providing an apparatus operable to;

record;

audio, video, location, time, and date, at the time of usage of a firearm; and

transmit the recorded audio, video, location, time, and date, outside of the body through a wire, a portable memory card, or wirelessly;

and,

transmitting the recorded audio, video, location, time, and date, wirelessly using a cellular tower to a telephone and to another computer on the internet.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

a laser sight and an LED light are disposed within the apparatus.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein:

the apparatus is turned on by a trigger-switch mechanism demountably attached to a firearm-handle operable by a user'"'"'s finger.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein:

the trigger-switch mechanism is one of

capacitive,

resistive,

mechanical,

and any combination thereof.