System and method for highly directional electronic identification and communication and combat identification system employing the same
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1. A weapon, comprising:
- a gun barrel or an aiming device; and
an antenna mounted in alignment with said gun barrel or said aiming device, said antenna including;
a protective shell,a Luneberg lens located within said protective shell, andmultiple radio frequency signal conveyors located proximate a portion of said Luneberg lens and configured with said Luneberg lens to transmit radio frequency signals within a defined region or receive radio frequency signals that originate within said defined region.
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Abstract
An antenna for directional electronic communication and a directional communication system are provided. In one embodiment, the antenna includes: (1) a protective shell, (2) a Luneberg lens located within the protective shell and (3) multiple radio frequency signal conveyors located proximate a portion of the Luneberg lens and configured with the Luneberg lens to transmit radio frequency signals within a defined region or receive radio frequency signals that originate within the defined region.
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1. A weapon, comprising:
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a gun barrel or an aiming device; and an antenna mounted in alignment with said gun barrel or said aiming device, said antenna including; a protective shell, a Luneberg lens located within said protective shell, and multiple radio frequency signal conveyors located proximate a portion of said Luneberg lens and configured with said Luneberg lens to transmit radio frequency signals within a defined region or receive radio frequency signals that originate within said defined region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A directional antenna system for directional electronic communication, comprising:
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an aiming device; and an antenna mounted in alignment with said aiming device, said antenna including; a protective shell, a Luneberg lens located within said protective shell, and multiple radio frequency signal conveyors located proximate a portion of said Luneberg lens and configured with said Luneberg lens to transmit radio frequency signals within a defined region or receive radio frequency signals that originate within said defined region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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