Weapon sighted camera system
AssigneeTactacam LLC
InventorsJeff Peel, Garrison Peel
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described which provide weapon sighted cameras. A camera can be mounted on a weapon and, after a set-up procedure, can acquire a target without using a weapon sight of the weapon.
Claims19
A camera system for use with a weapon having a weapon sight affixed to the weapon, the weapon sight providing a weapon sight view with a weapon sight aim point that coincides with an aim point of the weapon, the camera system comprising:
- a camera configured to be mounted to the weapon and capture images of a camera view of the camera;
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- a display device operatively coupled to the camera and configured to present the images of the camera view;
- wherein the camera comprises a plurality of adjustment controls;
- wherein the plurality of adjustment controls comprise a windage adjustment and an elevation adjustment which a user may manipulate to adjust the camera and its camera view with respect to the aim point of the weapon and independent of the weapon sight and its weapon sight aim point when the camera is mounted to the weapon;
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- wherein the plurality of adjustment controls permit aligning the camera with respect to the weapon so that a central portion from the images of the camera view coincides with the weapon sight aim point.
A camera for use with a weapon having a weapon sight, which is affixed to a first location along the weapon, the weapon sight providing a weapon sight view with a weapon sight aim point zeroed to an aim point of the weapon, the camera comprising:
- a windage adjustment configured to horizontally adjust the camera and its camera view with respect to the aim point of the weapon and independent of the weapon sight and its weapon sight aim point when the camera is mounted to a second location along the weapon, wherein the second location along the weapon is different than the first location along the weapon;
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- an elevation adjustment configured to vertically adjust the camera and its camera view with respect to the aim point of the weapon and independent of the weapon sight and its weapon sight aim point when the camera is mounted to the weapon at the second location;
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- wherein the windage adjustment and the elevation adjustment permit aligning the camera so that a central portion of the camera view coincides with the weapon sight aim point.
A weapon system comprising:
- a weapon;
- a weapon sight mounted to the weapon that provides a weapon sight view having a first line of sight zeroed to an aim point of the weapon;
- a camera mounted to the weapon, wherein the camera is configured to capture images of a camera view having a second line of sight that differs from the first line of sight;
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- wherein the camera comprises one or more manual adjustments;
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- wherein the one or more manual adjustments comprise a windage adjustment and an elevation adjustment that adjust the camera view and the second line of sight with respect to the aim point of the weapon and independent of the weapon sight and its first line of sight and permit aligning the camera and its second line of sight with respect to the weapon so that a central portion of the camera view coincides with the aim point of the weapon sight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.