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Customizable control apparatus and method for a vehicle turret

  • US 8,930,066 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2011
  • Issued: 01/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A customizable apparatus for controlling rotational movement of a turret of a vehicle comprising:

  • a memory that stores information relating to operation of the turret;

    a communication port that exchanges communications relating to operation of the turret with a hand-held programming device, the hand-held programming device displays the information relating to operation of the turret, and in response to receipt of instructional user input at the hand-held programming device, the hand-held programming device transmits communications relating to the instructional user input to the communication port; and

    a controller that processes a communication received at the communication port from the hand-held programming device, the controller selectively provides access to the stored information relating to operation of the turret to the hand-held programming device, wherein the controller is configured to modify the information stored in memory relating to operation of the turret in response to the communication received from the hand-held programming device such that operation of the turret is selectively customized according to user preference.

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