IP Library Granted Patent US 11,293,711
Granted Patent B2
US 11,293,711 · App. 16/995,990 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Visual recreation of a weapons system event

Inventors: William Deng (Seattle, WA); Michael Canty (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
F41A17/063H04N5/23203H04N5/28F41A19/01G01S19/13
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Patent No.
US 11,293,711
App. No.
16/995,990
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for weapon monitoring, including monitoring a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users having a respective one of a plurality of weapons, receiving signals from the plurality of weapons regarding usage thereof, displaying, via a display device, a graphical representation of geospatial positioning of the weapons, and providing, in response to detecting the change in operating state, an updated graphical representation, the updated graphical representation providing indicia of the change in the operating state.

Claims (21)

1. A method for weapon monitoring, the method comprising:

monitoring a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users having a respective one of a plurality of weapons;

receiving signals from the plurality of weapons regarding usage thereof;

displaying, via a display device, a graphical representation of geospatial positioning of the weapons;

determining, via a controller, operating states of each of the plurality of weapons;

detecting a change in the operating state of at least one of the plurality of weapons; and

providing, in response to detecting the change in operating state, an updated graphical representation, the updated graphical representation providing indicia of the change in the operating state, wherein the updated graphical representation includes one or more virtual reality depictions including a top-down geographic view of a deployment location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation includes groups of two or more firearms and the updated graphical representation includes ungrouping the respective group having the change in the operating state.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating states include geospatial movement, an aiming state, a firing state, an ammunition status, or a health status for a firearm user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the updated graphical representation includes display of a firing cone for at least one firearm.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the updated graphical representation includes a probable location of a target determined by intersections of two or more cones of fire.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the updated graphical representation further includes one or more of a three-dimensional weapon orientation view, or a user body camera feed view.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the updated graphical representation further represents a detected threat within the deployment location.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the updated graphical representation includes a legend of icons represented within the updated graphical user interface, the icons corresponding to one or more users of the weapons, the detected threat, or both.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein a size of a cone of fire of a firearm represented within the updated graphical representation is based on one or both of a skill level of a user of the firearm or a type of the firearm.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapons includes at least one tear gas canister.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapons includes at least one flash grenade.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapons includes at least one smoke grenade.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapons includes at least one non-lethal firearm projectile.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one non-lethal firearm projectile is a rubber bullet.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one non-lethal firearm projectile is a bean bag.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2020
From: DENG, WILLIAM; CANTY, MICHAEL
To: ARMAMENTS RESEARCH COMPANY INC.
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Continuity (7)
Continuation 16599976 · Oct 11, 2019
Continuation PCTUS2019055925 · Oct 11, 2019
Continuation 16460357 · Jul 2, 2019
Continuation PCTUS2018015614 · Jan 27, 2018
Provisional Application 62745028 · Oct 12, 2018
Provisional Application 62451620 · Jan 27, 2017
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