US 2016/0109574 A1 · Marker System

Abstract

A marker system includes at least one emitter. The emitter(s) emit light responsive to a flow of electrical current there through. The marker system includes a device for acquiring an incoming signal and a circuit for processing the incoming signal. The circuit for processing the incoming signal monitors the device for acquiring the incoming signal to determine if the incoming signal includes any of a plurality of incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and/or munitions-targeting signals. The circuit emits one of a plurality of responses by sending electrical current selectively through the emitter(s) and/or other feedback devices based upon which of the plurality of incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and/or munitions-targeting signals is detected by the means for processing.

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Dependent claims

A marker system, comprising:

at least one emitter, each of the at least one emitter emits light responsive to a flow of electrical current through the emitter;
means for acquiring incoming signals;
means for processing the incoming signals, the means for processing the incoming signals monitors the means for acquiring the incoming signals and determines if the incoming signals includes any of a plurality of incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and munitions-targeting signals;
and
means for emitting one of a plurality of responses by the at least one emitter based upon which of the plurality of incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and munitions-targeting signals is detected by the means for processing.

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A marker system, comprising:

a controller;
a plurality of emitters electrically interfaced to the controller such that, upon the controller initiating a flow of electric current though one or more of the emitters, the one or more of the emitters emit light;
at least one detector electrically interfaced to the controller, the at least one detector for detecting light in of a specific wavelength and converting the light to an electrical signal that is received by the controller;
software stored on a non-transitory storage associated with the controller, the software monitoring the at least one detector for any of a plurality of incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and munitions-targeting signals, the software initiating the flow of electric current through a selected set of the plurality of emitters responsive to receiving any one of the plurality of incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and munitions-targeting signals from the at least one detector.

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A marker system, comprising:

a controller;
a switch electrically interfaced to the controller;
at least one light emitting diode electrically interfaced to the controller;
at least one photo detector electrically interfaced to the controller;
a vibration device electrically interfaced to the controller;
software stored on a non-transitory storage associated with the controller, the software determines a mode based upon signals from the switch, in at least one of the modes, the controller provides electrical current to one or more of the at least one light emitting diode such that the one or more of the at least one light emitting diode emit light, either steady or blinking based upon the mode, and upon the software detecting one of a plurality of incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and munitions-targeting signals received by any of the at least one photo detector, the software provides electrical current to a subset of the at least one light emitting diode to respond to the one of the incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and munitions-targeting signals, thereby the subset of the at least one light emitting diode emits light responsive to the software detecting the one of the incoming Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and munitions-targeting signals.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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