Electronic device adapted for use as a shooting sight

• US 8,353,455 B1
• Filed: 09/01/2011
• Issued: 01/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dorge O. Huang
• Original Assignee: Dorge O. Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Dorge O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Michael G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mikels, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US13/223,749
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• Field of Search: 235400-418, 356 3- 22
• US Class Current: 235/404
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/30 Reflecting-sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance reflecting-sights in general G02B
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/345 for illuminating the sights
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/467 for bows
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/473 for lead-indicating or range-finding, e.g. for use with rifles or shotguns
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/165 using a TV-monitor

Abstract

An electronic device adapted for use as a shooting sight preferably includes an electronic device and an application software program. The electronic device includes a microprocessor, operating system software a and a flat screen display. The application software program is installed in the microprocessor. The application software program communicates with the operating system. The application software program includes sight indicia, a weapon profile input, a laser finder input and operation display tabs. The sight indicia overlays a video image on the flat screen display. The operation display tabs are displayed on the flat screen display in addition to the sight indicia. The type, position, color and size of the sight indicia is set by clicking on operation display tabs. A retention bracket holds the electronic device and is secured to a weapon. The sight indicia is aligned with an image seen on the flat screen display.

Claims

1. A shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device comprising:

a shooting sight application software program is installed on an electronic device, the electronic device includes a camera; and

at least one electronically generated sight indicia is generated by said shooting sight application software program, said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is overlaid on an image from said camera, the image is shown on a video display screen of the electronic device.

2. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 1 wherein:

said application software program utilizes memory of the electronic device to record a portion of a hunt for future viewing as a movie.

3. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 1 wherein:

said application software program utilizes a video processor of the electronic device for night vision or thermo-sensing in an infra-red spectrum.

4. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one electronically generated sight indicia includes a center pin with concentric ring, at least one top ring and at least one bottom ring.

5. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 4 wherein:

the size of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is set by pointing to each one of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia with a finger and contacting indicia size arrows displayed on the display screen.

6. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 4 wherein:

the position of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is set by pointing to each one of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia with a finger and contacting indicia position arrows displayed on the display screen.

7. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 1 wherein:

a type of sight indicia of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is set by contacting one of a plurality of indicia type tabs displayed on the video display screen.

8. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 1 wherein:

said shooting sight application software program includes a range finder input to define a distance of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia.

11. The electronic device mounted to a weapon for use as a shooting sight of claim 1 wherein:

said shooting sight application software program includes a range finder input to define the distance of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia.

9. An electronic device mounted to a weapon for use as a shooting sight comprising:

an electronic device is secured to a weapon, the electronic device includes a camera; and

an application software program is installed on the electronic device, said application software program includes at least one electronically generated sight indicia said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is overlaid on an image from said camera, the image is shown on a video display screen of the electronic device, said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is set to a specific distance.

10. The electronic device mounted to a weapon for use as a shooting sight of claim 9, further comprising:

a retention bracket retains said electronic device, said retention bracket is secured to the weapon.

12. The electronic device mounted to a weapon for use as a shooting sight of claim 9 wherein:

said shooting sight application software program includes a weapon profile input for entry of trajectory information concerning a weapon and ammunition of the weapon.

13. A shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device comprising:

a shooting sight application software program is installed on an electronic device, the electronic device includes a camera, the camera includes a video processor, wherein the video processor converts an image into an electrical video signal; and

at least one electronically generated sight indicia is generated by said shooting sight application software program, the electrical video signal is feed into a video display screen of the electronic device to display a video image, said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is overlaid on the video image, the video image and said at least one electronically generated sight indicia are shown on the video display screen.

14. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 13 wherein:

said shooting sight application software program includes a weapon profile input for entry of trajectory information concerning a weapon and ammunition of the weapon, the weapon and ammunition trajectory information is used to set the position and size of the at least one electronically generated sight indicia, wherein the electronic device is secured to a weapon to act as a shooting sight.

15. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 13 wherein:

said application software program utilizes memory of the electronic device to record a portion of a hunt for future viewing as a movie.

16. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 13 wherein:

said application software program utilizes a video processor of the electronic device for night vision or thermo-sensing in an infra-red spectrum.

17. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 13 wherein:

said at least one electronically generated sight indicia includes a center pin with concentric ring, at least one top ring and at least one bottom ring.

18. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 17 wherein:

the size of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is set by pointing to each one of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia with a finger and contacting indicia size arrows displayed on the display screen.

19. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 17 wherein:

the position of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia is set by pointing to each one of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia with a finger and contacting indicia position arrows displayed on the display screen.

20. The shooting sight application software program for installation on an electronic device of claim 13 wherein:

at least one operation display tab for setting a position and size of said at least one electronically generated sight indicia.