USER FRIENDLY INTERFACES AND CONTROLS FOR TARGETING SYSTEMS

• US 20150312472A1
• Filed: 09/24/2014
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Incorporated (BAE Systems Plc)
• Original Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Incorporated (BAE Systems Plc)
• Inventors: Richards, David A., Costantino, Robert W., Hunt, David S.
• Application Number:
  US14/649,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20150312472A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters

Abstract

User friendly interfaces and controls for a targeting system are disclosed. In one example embodiment, the targeting system includes user friendly interfaces and controls for accessing the user friendly interfaces from a single hand position to facilitate targeting system user'"'"'s eyes to focus on a target during an operation.

Claims

1. A targeting system, comprising:

user friendly interfaces; and

controls for accessing. the user friendly interfaces from a single hand position to facilitate targeting system user'"'"'s eyes to focus on a target during an operation.

2. The targeting system of claim 1, wherein the user friendly interfaces and controls comprise smart phone and/or mobile device type user friendly interfaces and control schemes.

3. The targeting system of claim 1, wherein the user friendly interfaces comprise graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and/or full screen color displays, and wherein the controls comprise rotary controls, focus controls, multi-function buttons, on/off/standby switches, and/or toggle switches.

4. The targeting system of claim 1, wherein the user friendly interfaces and controls enable the targeting system user'"'"'s experience faster to acquire and prosecute targets.

5. The targeting system of claim 1, wherein the user friendly interfaces and controls enable an optimized targeting user experience that allows the targeting system user to guide precision fires with faster speed and reduced error rates.

6. The targeting system of claim 1, wherein the targeting system is a day camera, a night camera and/or a day/night camera.

7. A targeting system, comprising:

user friendly interfaces; and

controls for accessing the user friendly interfaces from a single hand position to facilitate targeting system user'"'"'s eyes to focus on a target during an operation, wherein the user friendly interfaces and controls comprise smart phone and/or mobile device type user friendly interfaces and control schemes, and wherein the user friendly interfaces comprise graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and/or full screen color displays, and wherein the controls comprise rotary controls, focus controls, multi-function buttons, on/off/standby switches, and/or toggle switches.

8. The targeting system of claim 7, wherein the user friendly interfaces and controls enable the targeting system user'"'"'s experience faster to acquire and prosecute targets.

9. The targeting system of claim 7, wherein the user friendly interfaces and controls enable an optimized targeting user experience that allows the targeting system user to guide precision fires with faster speed and reduced error rates.

10. The targeting system of claim 7, wherein the targeting system is a day camera, a night camera and/or a day/night camera.