Public network weapon system and method
First Claim
1. A public network weapon system comprising:
- a public network;
at least one sensor configured to produce a corresponding at least one sensor data output wherein said at least one sensor is coupled with said public network and wherein a first sensor selected from said at least one sensor produces a first sensor data output;
at least one operator user interface configured to execute in a computer system having a tangible memory medium, where said computer system is coupled with said public network and said at least one user interface is configured to communicate with and present said at least one sensor data output and wherein said at least one operator user interface comprises at least one weapon control interface;
at least one weapon coupled with said public network wherein said at least one weapon control interface is configured to deliver a command to said at least one weapon; and
,a communications protocol compatible with said public network that allows said operator user interface to communicate with said at least one weapon and said at least one sensor.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention enable the dynamic discovery and operation of at least one over a public network such as the Internet. The system may comprise dynamically discoverable sensors such as a video camera or video surveillance system or any other type of sensor capable of detecting a target. Sensors may be collocated or distantly located from weapons and there may be a different number of weapons and sensors in a configuration. An operator may control more than one weapon at a time and may obtain sensor data output from more than one sensor at a time. One or more weapons may be aimed simultaneously by performing a user gesture such as a mouse click or game controller button selection with respect to a particular sensor data output. An operator user interface may be cloned onto another computer for real-time supervision or for later analysis or training for example.
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1. A public network weapon system comprising:
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a public network; at least one sensor configured to produce a corresponding at least one sensor data output wherein said at least one sensor is coupled with said public network and wherein a first sensor selected from said at least one sensor produces a first sensor data output; at least one operator user interface configured to execute in a computer system having a tangible memory medium, where said computer system is coupled with said public network and said at least one user interface is configured to communicate with and present said at least one sensor data output and wherein said at least one operator user interface comprises at least one weapon control interface; at least one weapon coupled with said public network wherein said at least one weapon control interface is configured to deliver a command to said at least one weapon; and
,a communications protocol compatible with said public network that allows said operator user interface to communicate with said at least one weapon and said at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for utilizing a public network weapon system comprising:
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coupling at least one sensor configured to produce a corresponding at least one sensor data output with a public network wherein a first sensor selected from said at least one sensor produces a first sensor data output; presenting at least one operator user interface configured to execute in a computer system having a tangible memory medium, where said computer system is coupled with said public network and said at least one user interface is configured to communicate with and present said at least one sensor data output and wherein said at least one operator user interface comprises at least one weapon control interface; communicating via a communications protocol compatible with said public network that allows said operator user interface to communicate with said at least one weapon and said at least one sensor; and
,delivering a command to at least one weapon coupled with said public network wherein said command is generated via said at least one weapon control interface. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A public network weapon system comprising:
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means for coupling at least one sensor configured to produce a corresponding at least one sensor data output with a public network wherein a first sensor selected from said at least one sensor produces a first sensor data output; means for presenting at least one operator user interface configured to execute in a computer system having a tangible memory medium, where said computer system is coupled with said public network and said at least one user interface is configured to communicate with and present said at least one sensor data output and wherein said at least one operator user interface comprises at least one weapon control interface; and
,means for communicating via a communications protocol compatible with said public network that allows said operator user interface to communicate with said at least one weapon and said at least one sensor; and
,means for delivering a command to at least one weapon coupled with said public network wherein said command is generated via said at least one weapon control interface. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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