Weapon with indicator activated based on position
AssigneeAxon Enterprise, Inc.
InventorMichael E. Gish
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Abstract
An indication may be automatically provided based on a position of a weapon. The weapon may comprise a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”). The indication may be provided from an indicator integrated with the weapon. The indication may comprise light emitted from a laser indicator integrated with the weapon. The indicator may be selectively activated in accordance with the position to provide the indication. The indication may be provided when the weapon is oriented in a direction in which a projectile may be deployed toward a remote location. The indication may be automatically provided when the weapon is disposed in a horizontal direction or a range of angles of the CEW. Methods, systems, and devices may selectively provide the indication in accordance with the position.
Claims20
A method performed by a conducted electrical weapon configured to deploy a projectile, the method comprising:
- detecting a current position of the conducted electrical weapon;
- and
- in accordance with the current position, selectively activating an indicator of the conducted electrical weapon to provide an indication from the conducted electrical weapon, wherein selectively activating the indicator comprises:
- comparing the current position to a predetermined range of rotational positions about a pitch axis, the predetermined range of rotational positions comprising a maximum angle of orientation;
- activating the indicator when the comparing indicates the current position is less than or equal to the maximum angle of orientation and within the predetermined range of rotational positions;
- and
- deactivating the indicator when the comparing indicates the current position is greater than the maximum angle of orientation.
A conducted electrical weapon comprising:
- one or more electrodes;
- an indicator configured to selectively provide a visible indication in a direction in which the one or more electrodes are configured to be deployed from the conducted electrical weapon;
- a position sensor configured to detect a plurality of positions of the conducted electrical weapon;
- and
- a processing circuit coupled to the indicator and the position sensor, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to perform operations, comprising:
- detecting, via the position sensor, a position of the plurality of positions;
- and
- in accordance with the position, automatically providing the visible indication from the indicator, wherein detecting the position comprises detecting a predetermined operating mode of the conducted electrical weapon, and automatically providing the visible indication comprises:
- enabling selective activation of the indicator when the predetermined operating mode is detected;
- and
- disabling the selective activation when the predetermined operating mode is not detected.
A handle of a conducted electrical weapon configured to deploy a projectile, the handle comprising:
- an indicator;
- a position sensor configured to detect a plurality of positions of the conducted electrical weapon;
- and
- a processing circuit coupled to the indicator and the position sensor, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to perform operations, comprising:
- detecting, via the position sensor, a position of the plurality of positions;
- and
- in accordance with the position, automatically providing an indication via the indicator;
- wherein:
- the processing circuit further comprises a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium configured to store information;
- providing the indication comprises activating the indicator;
- and
- activating the indicator comprises logging information that identifies the activating of the indicator in a log stored in the computer-readable storage medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.