Method, device, and computer program for determining a range to a target
AssigneeBushnell Performance Optics
InventorsJordan Vermillion, Bill Cross
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Abstract
A method, device, and computer program for determining range to a target is disclosed. Specifically, the invention provides a method, device and computer program for determining a second range to a target based on a first range to the target and an angle to the target such that the parabolic trajectory of a projectile is accounted for in determining the second range. The device generally includes a range sensor for determining a first range to a target, a tilt sensor for determining an angle to the target, and a computing element for determining a second range to the target based on the first range and the determined angle.
Claims47
A device for determining a range to a target, the device comprising:
- a range sensor for determining a first range to the target;
- a tilt sensor for determining an angle to the target relative to the device;
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- a computing element, coupled with the range sensor and the tilt sensor, for determining a second range to the target based on the first range and the determined angle.
An electronic device for determining a range to a target, the device comprising:
- a laser range sensor for determining a first range to the target;
- a tilt sensor for determining an angle to the target relative to the device based on the orientation of the device;
- a computing element, coupled with the distance sensor and the tilt sensor, for determining a second range to the target by adjusting the first range by a factor corresponding to the determined angle;
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- a display, coupled with the computing element, for indicating the first range and the second range.
The device as set forth in claim 17 wherein the display additionally indicates the change of the golf club length.
A computer program comprising a combination of code segments stored in a computer-readable memory and executable by a computing element, the computer program comprising:
- a code segment operable to determine a first range to a target based on a first input;
- a code segment operable to determine an angle to the target relative to the device based on a second input;
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- a code segment operable to determine a second range to the target by adjusting the first range by a factor corresponding to the determined angle.
A method for utilizing a portable electronic device to determine a range to a target, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a first range from the device to the target with a laser range sensor;
- determining an angle to the target relative to the device with a tilt sensor;
- determining a second range to the target by adjusting the first range by a factor corresponding to the determined angle, and
- indicating the first range, the angle, and the second range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.