Target analysis and recommendation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11320242-B2
Application number	US-202117308933-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2021
Priority date	Nov 26, 2014
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device determines target information about a target and recommends a target based on the target information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
determining, with one or more electronic devices, a location of a person with a firearm at a geographical location;
assigning, by an electronic device, a user at the geographical location to the person with the firearm as a target; and
displaying, with a wearable electronic device (WED) worn on a head of the user, a virtual image that assists the user in distinguishing the person with the firearm as the target from other people at the geographical location who are not targets, wherein the user is a person.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
capturing, with a flying drone, images that include targets at the geographical location; and
displaying, with the WED worn on the head of the user, virtual images on the targets in the images to assist the user in distinguishing the targets from non-targets in the images.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying, with the WED worn on the head of the user, the virtual image over the person with the firearm when the person with the firearm is displayed with the WED.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying, with the WED and when the person with the firearm is visible with the WED, a recommendation that instructs the user what action to take with respect to the person with the firearm, wherein the recommendation includes one of instructions to fire upon the target or monitor the target.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying, with the WED worn on the head of the user, the virtual image on the person with the firearm in one color and virtual images on the other people in another color to assist the user in distinguishing the person with the firearm who is the target from the other people who are not the targets.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying, with the WED worn on the head of the user, a three-dimensional (3D) map that displays a path for where the user should move.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying, with the WED worn on the head of the user, virtual images on targets that show a weapon penetration location that is a recommended location where to shoot the targets.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying, with the WED worn on the head of the user, the virtual image superimposed on the person with the firearm such that movement of the virtual image coincides with movement of the person with the firearm so the virtual image and the person with the firearm remain aligned.

9. A wearable electronic device (WED) worn on a head of a soldier, the WED comprising:
electronics that receive an assignment of a target that is a person with a firearm at a geographical location of the soldier; and
a display that assists the soldier in distinguishing targets from non-targets at the geographical location by displaying a virtual image on the person with the firearm, wherein the virtual image on the person with the firearm continues to be displayed on the person with the firearm as the person with the firearm moves.

10. The WED of claim 9 , wherein the display displays the virtual image in one color on the person with the firearm to notify the solder that the person with the firearm is the target and displays a virtual image in another color on other people to notify the soldier that the other people are not the target.

11. The WED of claim 9 , wherein the display displays a virtual image that warns the soldier when a point of aim of the firearm with the person is aimed at the soldier.

12. The WED of claim 9 , wherein the display assists the soldier in moving to a safe area by displaying a virtual path that shows a path to the safe area.

13. The WED of claim 9 , wherein the display displays a virtual map of the geographical location that simultaneously shows people with firearms, the soldier, and other soldiers, wherein the people with firearms are displayed with different colors than the other soldiers to assist the soldier in distinguishing between the people with firearms and the other soldier.

14. The WED of claim 9 , wherein the display displays virtual images with different colors over targets at the geographical location, wherein the different colors represent different priorities that instruct the soldier when to shoot the targets.

15. The WED of claim 9 , wherein the display displays, on targets at the geographical location, virtual images with different colors based on a threat to the soldier.

16. A wearable electronic device (WED) worn on a head of a soldier, the WED comprising:
electronics that receive an assignment of a target that is a person with a firearm at a geographical location of the soldier; and
a display that assists the soldier in distinguishing targets from non-targets at the geographical location by displaying a virtual image on the person with the firearm, wherein the virtual image on the person moves and remains on the person with firearm as the person with the firearm moves.

17. The WED of claim 16 , wherein the display is a see-thru display and displays a virtual image of a weapon penetration location on a second target that shows where a projectile fired from a weapon of the soldier will penetrate the second target.

18. The WED of claim 16 , wherein the display is a see-thru display that displays instructions to the soldier to fire at the person with the firearm in response to the WED determining that the person with the firearm is firing the firearm.

19. The WED of claim 16 , wherein the display displays priorities of targets based on a distance from the solder to the targets and whether the targets have a weapon.

20. The WED of claim 16 , wherein the display displays virtual images at locations where the WED recommends the soldier move to reduce a probability of being hit from a bullet fired from the person with the firearm.

Assignees

• Lyren Philip

Inventors

• Lyren Philip

Classifications

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title

• F41H13/00

  Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for {(details of radar or sonar systems G01S7/00)} · CPC title

• F41G3/06

  with rangefinder (rangefinders per se G01C) · CPC title

• F41G3/04 Primary

  for dispersing fire from a battery {; for controlling spread of shots; for coordinating fire from spaced weapons} · CPC title

• G02B2027/0141

  characterised by the informative content of the display · CPC title