Facilitating radio communication using targeting devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9538559-B2
Application number	US-201414763629-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2014
Priority date	Nov 27, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A system for facilitating radio communication using targeting devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the targeting device includes a wireless microphone. The wireless microphone is wirelessly connected to a communication device. Further, the targeting device includes an activation button to activate the communication device. In this embodiment, the wireless microphone transmits an audio signal to the communication device upon activating the communication device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for facilitating radio communication, comprising:
a communication device; and
a hand-held targeting device which is separate and remote from the communication device;
a wireless microphone integrally formed on the hand-held targeting device, wherein the wireless microphone is wirelessly connected to the communication device;
an activation button integrally formed on the hand-held targeting device to activate a link between the communication device and the wireless microphone, wherein the wireless microphone transmits an audio signal to the communication device upon activating the communication device; and
an eyepiece integrally formed on the hand-held targeting device, wherein the wireless microphone is disposed near the eyepiece such that the wireless microphone is substantially in close proximity to an operator's mouth when the operator is viewing a target through the eyepiece such that the operator may focus on the target and simultaneously speak into the wireless microphone.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless microphone comprises: a transmitter to transmit the audio signal to the communication device upon activating the communication device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is a radio communication device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device transmits the received audio signal to one or more other communication devices via a radio channel.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more other communication devices are located at one of the following locations: a command base and a weapons platform.

6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising: an audio output device for outputting an audio signal received from the one or more other communication devices.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the audio output device is one of a wireless ear piece, shoulder mounted audio output device, and a built-in speaker of the communication device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the targeting device is one of a rangefinder and a weapon.

9. A method for a targeting system comprising:
providing a handheld targeting device including an integrally formed wireless microphone, an integrally formed eyepiece, and an integrally formed activation button; wherein the wireless microphone is disposed proximate an operator's mouth when looking through the eyepiece;
grasping the handheld targeting device with at least one hand;
viewing a target through the eyepiece;
actuating the activation button with a finger of the at least one hand while holding the handheld targeting device;
establishing a communication link between the wireless microphone and a communication device remote from the handheld targeting device, wherein the communication link is established after actuating the activation button;
maintaining the target in view through the eyepiece and simultaneously speaking into the microphone positioned proximate the operator's mouth; and
transmitting audio signals from the wireless microphone to the remote communication device along the communication link.

Assignees

• Bae Sys Inf & Elect Sys Integ

Inventors

• Choiniere Michael J
• Devins Mark P
• Richards David A

Classifications

• G01S17/08 Primary

  for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48) · CPC title

• F41G3/02

  using an independent line of sight · CPC title

• H04W76/005 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• F41G3/06

  with rangefinder (rangefinders per se G01C) · CPC title

• F41G3/00 Primary

  Aiming or laying means (sighting devices F41G1/00; determining direction, distance or velocity by use of radio or other waves G01S; computers G06; antennas H01Q) · CPC title