Combat Information System

• US 20100196859A1
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John David Saugen, Karl David Schwab
• Original Assignee: John David Saugen, Karl David Schwab
• Inventors: Schwab, Karl David, Saugen, John David
• Application Number:
  US12/697,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20100196859A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/11
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/042 Optical devices night vision goggles G02B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/00 Adaptations for training adaptations of barrels for recoil reinforcement F41A21/26; Gun simulators teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26 ; shooting games A63F9/02; military simulation G09B9/003
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/02 Foresights
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/165 using a TV-monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted

Abstract

The Combat Information System comprises; a heads up display, a set of sensors providing data to the heads up display, and a set of transmitters and receivers for communicating with other like systems and other outside systems.

Claims

1. ) A combat information system comprising:

a) a heads up display;

b) one or more sensors providing data to said display;

c) one or more transmitters for sending data via a communications link; and

d) one or more receivers for receiving data via a communications link.

2. ) The combat information system of claim 1 wherein the heads-up display is attached to a weapon.

3. ) The combat information system of claim 1 wherein the heads-up display is attached to a helmet.

4. ) The combat information system of claim 1 further comprising one or more non-heads-up displays.

5. ) The combat information system of claim 1 wherein said one or more sensors are selected from the set of sensors including:

Accelerometer, magnetic compass, inertial compass, video camera, gyroscope, GPS.

6. ) The combat information system of claim 1 wherein said heads up display further comprises one or more of the enhancements selected from the set of enhancements including:

Color, Brightness filter, lens.