# US 2014/0207262 A1 · Firearm locking system user interface

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- Number: US 2014/0207262 A1
- Document ID: US20140207262A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/226,227
- Filed: 2014-03-26
- Published: 2014-07-24
- Earliest claimed: 2011-07-20
- Assignees: Intelligun, LLC
- Applicants: Intelligun, LLC
- Inventors: JASON KEMMERER; YISHAI MENDELSOHN; CLINTON D. COPE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207262A1

## CPC

- F41A 17/066: {having means for recognizing biometric parameters, e.g. voice control, finger print or palm print control}
- F41A 17/20: Grip or stock safeties, i.e. safeties disengaged by clasping the grip or stock (thumb-operated sliding safeties F41A17/52, F41A17/62, F41A17/70, F41A17/80)
- F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE

## Abstract

A locking system for a firearm is disclosed. A lock has a set state and an unset state, and substantial movement of any one or more fire control group components is inhibited with in the set state. A biometric sensor attachable to a grip of the firearm is receptive to an input biometric feature data set corresponding to a physiological feature of a user. A biometric input controller stores biometric feature data sets corresponding to enrolled user identities in a memory, and compares it against the input biometric feature data set to generate a biometric input validation status indicator signal. A proximity sensor attachable to the grip detects possession of the firearm by the user and generates a corresponding grip detection indicator signal. A system controller selectively actuates the lock to the set state and the unset state based upon a received combination and sequence of the biometric input validation status indicator signal and the grip detection indicator signal.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-25. (canceled)

### Claim 26

A method for managing user identities for a biometric locking system of a firearm, the method comprising:
validating an administrative user based upon multiple comparisons of a plurality of input biometric feature data sets of a physiological feature received on a biometric sensor to a stored biometric feature data set corresponding to an identity of the administrative user;
entering an administration mode upon validating the administrative user;
generating a first output on an indicator representative of entering the administration mode;
receiving on the biometric sensor multiple input biometric feature data sets of the physiological feature associated with a new user identity;
storing in a memory, in connection with the new user identity, the multiple input biometric feature data sets; and
generating a second output on the indicator representative of storing the multiple input biometric feature data sets for the new user identity.

### Claim 27 (depends on 26)

The method of claim 26, further comprising:
receiving on the imaging array sensor, in the administration mode after validating the administrative user, multiple input biometric feature data sets of the physiological feature associated with the administrative user; and
generating a third output on the indicator representative of deletion of the stored user identities.

### Claim 28 (depends on 26)

The method of claim 26, further comprising:
establishing a data communications link with an external setup device;
wherein the indicator for generating the first output and the second output are disposed on the external setup device.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The method of claim 28, wherein the first output and the second output is a human-readable text string.

### Claim 30 (depends on 26)

The method of claim 26, wherein the indicator is an array of a plurality of independently driven illumination sources each mounted to the firearm and externally thereon.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The method of claim 30, wherein the first output generated on the indicator is an illumination of a first one of the illumination sources.

### Claim 32 (depends on 30)

The method of claim 30, wherein the second output generated on the indicator is an illumination of at least a first one of the illumination sources and a second one of the illumination sources.

### Claim 33

A method for managing user identities for a biometric locking system of a firearm, the method comprising:
validating an administrative user based upon multiple comparisons of a plurality of input biometric feature data sets of a physiological feature received on a biometric sensor to a stored biometric feature data set corresponding to an identity of the administrative user;
entering an administration mode upon validating the administrative user;
generating a first output on an indicator representative of being in a state to accept an input biometric feature set on the biometric sensor;
receiving on the biometric sensor one or more input biometric feature data sets of the physiological feature to be associated with a new user identity over one or more input iterations;
generating a second output on the indicator following each input iteration of receiving the one or more input biometric feature data sets;
storing each of the one or more input biometric feature data sets in the memory in association with the new user identity if each of the one or more input biometric feature data sets are evaluated to be correlated with each other to the physiological feature; and
generating a third output on the indicator in response to storing of the input biometric feature data sets in association with the new user identity.

### Claim 34 (depends on 33)

The method of claim 33, wherein the indicator is an array of a plurality of independently driven illumination sources mounted to the firearm and externally visible thereon, each of the illumination sources having a plurality of illumination colors.

### Claim 35 (depends on 34)

The method of claim 34, wherein the first output is an intermittent illumination of at least a first one of the illumination sources and a second one of the illumination sources in a first illumination color.

### Claim 36 (depends on 35)

The method of claim 35, wherein the second output is a momentary illumination of a third one of the illumination sources different from the first and second one of the illumination sources in a second illumination color different from the first illumination color.

### Claim 37 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein the third output is at least a momentary illumination of one or more of the illumination sources in the second illumination color.

### Claim 38 (depends on 37)

The method of claim 37, further comprising:
generating a fourth output on the indicator in response to a one of the one or more input biometric feature data sets being evaluated not to be correlated with each other to the physiological feature.

### Claim 39 (depends on 38)

The method of claim 38, wherein the fourth output is a recurrent momentary illumination of one of the illumination sources in a third illumination color different from the first illumination color and the second illumination color.

### Claim 40 (depends on 39)

The method of claim 39, wherein:
the first illumination color is yellow;
the second illumination color is green; and
the third illumination color is red.

### Claim 41

A method for managing user identities for a biometric locking system of a firearm, the method comprising:
entering an administrative user setup mode in response if no existing, user identities along with corresponding input biometric feature data sets of a physiological feature received on a biometric sensor are found stored in a memory;
generating a first output on an indicator representative of being in a state to accept an input biometric feature set on the biometric sensor;
receiving on the biometric sensor one or more input biometric feature data sets of the physiological feature to be associated with a new administrative user identity over one or more input iterations;
generating a second output on the indicator following each input iteration of receiving the one or more input biometric feature data sets;
storing each of the one or more input biometric feature data sets in the memory in association with the administrative user identity if each of the one or more input biometric feature data sets are evaluated to be correlated with each other to the physiological feature; and
generating a third output on the indicator in response to storing of the input biometric feature data sets in association with the administrative user identity.

### Claim 42 (depends on 41)

The method of claim 41, wherein the indicator is an array of a plurality of independently driven illumination sources mounted to the firearm and externally visible thereon, each of the illumination sources having a plurality of illumination colors.

### Claim 43 (depends on 42)

The method of claim 42, wherein the first output is art intermit illumination of at least a first one of the illumination sources and a second one of the illumination sources in a first illumination color.

### Claim 44 (depends on 43)

The method of claim 43, wherein the second output is a momentary illumination of a third one of the illumination sources different from the first and second one of the illumination sources in a second illumination color different from the first illumination color.

### Claim 45 (depends on 44)

The method of claim 44, wherein the third output is at least a momentary illumination of one or more of the illumination sources in the second illumination color.

### Claim 46 (depends on 45)

The method of claim 45, further comprising:
generating a fourth output on the indicator in response to a one of the one or more input biometric feature data sets are evaluated not to be correlated with each other to the physiological feature.

### Claim 47 (depends on 46)

The method of claim 46, wherein:
the fourth output is a recurrent momentary illumination of a third one of the illumination sources in a third illumination color different from the first illumination color and the second illumination color.

### Claim 48 (depends on 47)

The method of claim 47, wherein:
the first illumination color is yellow;
the second illumination color is green; and
the third illumination color is red.