Target-correlated electronic rangefinder
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a firearm scope including;
a laser rangefinder circuit configured to capture range data including multiple values associated with a view area and at least one range data value associated with a target within the view area;
at least one sensor configured to capture orientation data associated with an aim-point of the laser rangefinder circuit concurrently with capturing the range data; and
a controller coupled to the laser rangefinder circuit and to the at least one sensor and configured to correlate the range data to the orientation data and to objects in the view area and to automatically determine a range to the target from the range data based on the correlated range data.
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Abstract
A viewing device includes a laser rangefinder circuit configured to capture range data associated with a target within a view area and at least one sensor configured to capture orientation data associated with an aim-point of the laser rangefinder circuit concurrently with capturing the range data. The viewing device further includes a controller coupled to the laser rangefinder and to the at least one sensor and configured to automatically determine a range to the target from the range data based on the orientation data and a target location within the view area.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a firearm scope including; a laser rangefinder circuit configured to capture range data including multiple values associated with a view area and at least one range data value associated with a target within the view area; at least one sensor configured to capture orientation data associated with an aim-point of the laser rangefinder circuit concurrently with capturing the range data; and a controller coupled to the laser rangefinder circuit and to the at least one sensor and configured to correlate the range data to the orientation data and to objects in the view area and to automatically determine a range to the target from the range data based on the correlated range data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a firearm; and a telescopic device coupled to the gun and including; a laser rangefinder circuit configured to capture range data including multiple range values associated with a view area and a target within the view area; at least one sensor configured to capture orientation data associated with an aim-point of the laser rangefinder circuit concurrently with capturing the range data; and a controller coupled to the laser rangefinder circuit and to the at least one sensor and configured to correlate each of the multiple range values to the orientation data and to automatically determine a range to the target from the range data based on the correlated range data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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capturing range data including multiple range values associated with a plurality of objects including a target within a view area of a viewing device using a laser rangefinder circuit of the viewing device that is coupled to a firearm; concurrently capturing orientation data corresponding to an orientation of the viewing device for each range data of the plurality of range data using at least one sensor; correlating, using a processor of the viewing device, the range data to the orientation data for each of the multiple range values to provide correlated data; and automatically determining a range to the target based on the correlated data using the processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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