Method of tracking firearms by automatic electronic communication system
OwnerAnastasia P. Efremkinainventor
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Abstract
This invention provides a system, method and algorithm for automatic electronic communication between a firearm formed with a location tracking system and a signal emitting arrangement. A data processing system is provided at a restricted firearm-free-zone established around key public sites (schools, mass gathering places etc.). The safety and security system for tracking firearms of the invention is arranged, so that upon approaching the restricted firearm-free-zone an unauthorized firearm activates a security protocol, so as to trigger an automatic alarm, dispatch of police and EMS etc.
Claims18
A method of tracking firearms by an automatic electronic communications system disposed within the firearms, the system includes a signal receiving arrangement with a receiving antenna, an internal positioning unit disposed within said firearm formed with an internal motion-sensing arrangement disposed within said firearm, the internal motion-sensing arrangement including at least one of an accelerometer and a gyroscope, a microprocessor and wireless signal emitting arrangement with an emitting antenna, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether a firearm is moved by a user or stationary by utilizing the internal positioning unit and the motion-sensing arrangement;
- activating said signal receiving arrangement in response to detection of movement of the firearm;
- receiving, via said signal receiving arrangement, and processing, in said microprocessor, at least one signal from at least one satellite, to obtain geographic information including a position of the firearm at a given time point;
- tracking the position of the firearm relative to a previously identified location by processing data obtained from the internal motion-sensing arrangement including at least one of the accelerometer and a gyroscope, using the microprocessor, to calculate the position of the firearm relative to said previously identified location;
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- activating a security protocol upon identifying that said position of said firearm is in proximity to or within a firearm-free-zone.
A method for tracking firearms to prevent penetration of unauthorized firearms into a restricted firearm-free-zone based on a public safety and security system, said system comprising:
- a firearm having at least a barrel and a handle;
- a firearm tracking device, disposed within said firearm and including:
- a positioning system signal receiving arrangement associated with a signal receiving antenna and adapted to receive a signal from a positioning system;
- a wireless signal emitting arrangement associated with a signal emitting antenna;
- an internal positioning unit disposed within said firearm formed with an internal motion-sensing arrangement disposed within said firearm, said internal motion sensing arrangement including at least one of a gyroscope and an accelerometer;
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- a microprocessor, functionally associated with said positioning system signal receiving arrangement, said wireless signal emitting arrangement, and said internal positioning unit,
- wherein said signal receiving antenna and said signal emitting antenna are disposed along said barrel of said firearm;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- using said internal positioning unit including at least one of the accelerometer and a gyroscope, indicating movement of said firearm by a user to said microprocessor;
- upon receiving an indication of movement of said firearm, activating the signal receiving arrangement;
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- in response to said internal positioning unit indicating said movement of said firearm, wirelessly transmitting position data of said firearm from said wireless signal emitting arrangement to a server forming a part of a processing system of said firearm-free-zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.