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US 10,061,113 B2Granted
Night vision apparatus and methods
OwnerAvner Kleininventor
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Abstract
A portable night vision apparatus comprising at least one image intensifier tube and a memory. The at least one image intensifier tube is coupled to a power supply and coupled to a processor. The memory is coupled to the processor for the storage of data relating to the apparatus and to the use of the apparatus.
Claims22
A portable night vision apparatus comprising:
- at least one image intensifier tube coupled to a power supply and coupled to a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor to store data relating to the apparatus and to the use of the apparatus;
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- a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit at least some of the data stored in the memory to an external reader, wherein the transmitter is an illumination infra-red light emitting diode that is used for infra-red illumination for active night vision and is used as a low energy, short range transmitter.
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A method of monitoring and maintaining one or more portable night vision apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one image intensifier tube coupled to a power supply and coupled to a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the method comprising:
- storing in the memory data relating to the apparatus and to the use of the apparatus;
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- transmitting at least some of the data stored in the memory to an external reader via a transmitter coupled to the processor, wherein the transmitter is an illumination infra-red light emitting diode that is used for infra-red illumination for active night vision and is used as a low energy, short range transmitter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.