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US 10,477,619 B2Granted
Networked battle system or firearm
AssigneeColt Canada IP Holding Partnership
InventorsWarren Downing, David Walter Compton
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Abstract
A firearm includes one or more rails to which accessories may be mounted. The rails provide a communication path over which data may be transferred between the accessories and a processor located in the rails or in the firearm. The processor may cause the data to be sent to another location and may receive other data from other locations to provide a network of intercommunicating firearms that may deployed in a battlefield environment.
Claims7
A networked battle system comprising:
- a communication network;
- a first rifle that includes at least one accessory coupled thereto that determines a bearing of the first rifle, wherein the first rifle includes at least one microprocessor located in any one of an upper receiver, a lower receiver or buttstock of the first rifle;
- a communication element allowing the at least one accessory to provide bearing information to the communication network;
- a battle management system in communication with the first rifle through the communication network that receives the bearing information from the accessory and updates a battle plan based on the bearing information to form an updated battle plan;
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- a display screen coupled to the first rifle that displays the updated battle plan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.