US 2019/0094343 A1 · GOLF LASER RANGEFINDERS

Abstract

A laser rangefinder may include a housing supporting an objective optic, an eyepiece optic, and a view-thru display. The view-thru display may be located along an optical path between the objective optic and the eyepiece optic. The view-thru display may comprise a first transparent sheet and a plurality of electrodes disposed on a first inner surface of the first transparent sheet. The view-thru display may be disposed rearward of the objective optic and the eyepiece optic may be disposed rearward of the view-thru display assembly so that a scene or subject can be viewed through the eyepiece optic and a plurality of display elements selectively displayed by the view-thru display assembly are superimposed on the scene or subject being viewed. Information regarding wind in proximity to the laser rangefinder may be presented on the view-thru display.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

providing a laser rangefinder device comprising a processor operatively coupled to a view-thru display and a laser source, the device emitting a laser beam along a laser beam axis;
determining, with the processor, a device direction, wherein the laser beam axis extends in the device direction;
receiving, by the processor, a signal representative of a wind vector, the wind vector comprising a vector direction and a vector magnitude;
determining, with the processor, an angle, the angle extending between the device direction and the vector direction;
calculating, with the processor, a headwind component velocity based on the angle and the vector magnitude;
calculating, with the processor, a crosswind component velocity based on the angle and the vector magnitude;
displaying, on the view-thru display, the headwind component velocity and the crosswind component velocity;
displaying, proximate the headwind component velocity, one of a first headwind icon or a second headwind icon, the first headwind icon pointing in an upward direction and the second headwind icon pointing in a downward direction;
and
displaying, on the view-thru display, one of a first crosswind icon and second crosswind icon, the first crosswind icon pointing in a leftward direction and the second crosswind icon pointing in a rightward direction.

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A laser rangefinder, comprising:

a housing;
an objective optic supported by the housing, the objective optic comprising one or more objective lenses;
an eyepiece optic supported by the housing, the eyepiece optic comprising one or more eyepiece lenses;
a view-thru display assembly disposed along an optical path between the objective optic and the eyepiece optic, the view-thru display assembly comprises a first transparent sheet and a plurality of electrodes disposed on a first inner surface of the first transparent sheet;
the view-thru display assembly being disposed rearward of the objective optic and the eyepiece optic being disposed rearward of the view-thru display assembly so that a scene or subject can be viewed through the eyepiece optic and a plurality of display elements selectively displayed by the view-thru display assembly are superimposed on the scene or subject being viewed;
circuitry operatively coupled to the view-thru display, wherein the circuitry comprises one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more instruction sets, wherein the one or more instruction sets include instructions configured to be executed by the one or more processors to cause the laser rangefinder to:
determine a device direction, wherein the laser beam axis extends in the device direction;
determine a wind vector, the wind vector comprising a vector direction and a vector magnitude;
determine an angle, the angle extending between the device direction and the vector direction;
calculate a headwind component velocity based on the angle and the vector magnitude;
calculate a crosswind component velocity based on the angle and the vector magnitude;
cause the view-thru display to present the headwind component velocity and the crosswind component velocity;
cause the view-thru display to present a selected one of a first headwind icon or a second headwind icon, the first headwind icon pointing in an upward direction and the second headwind icon pointing in a downward direction, wherein the selected one of the first headwind icon and the second headwind icon is displayed proximate the headwind component velocity;
and
cause the view-thru display to present one of a first crosswind icon and second crosswind icon, the first crosswind icon pointing in a leftward direction and the second crosswind icon pointing in a rightward direction.

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A laser rangefinder, comprising:

a housing;
an objective optic supported by the housing, the objective optic comprising one or more objective lenses;
an eyepiece optic supported by the housing, the eyepiece optic comprising one or more eyepiece lenses;
a view-thru display assembly disposed along an optical path between the objective optic and the eyepiece optic, the view-thru display assembly comprises a first transparent sheet and a plurality of electrodes disposed on a first inner surface of the first transparent sheet;
the view-thru display assembly being disposed rearward of the objective optic and the eyepiece optic being disposed rearward of the view-thru display assembly so that a scene or subject can be viewed through the eyepiece optic and a plurality of display elements selectively displayed by the view-thru display assembly are superimposed on the scene or subject being viewed;
the view-thru display including a plurality of selectively displayable icons disposed along an arcuate path in the following sequential order a zeroth icon, a first icon, a second icon, a third icon, a fourth icon, a fifth icon, a six icon, and a seventh icon, the zeroth icon being positioned proximate an upper edge of the view-thru display, and the zeroth icon being substantially centered between a left edge and a right edge of the view-thru display;
circuitry operatively coupled to the view-thru display, wherein the circuitry comprises one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more instruction sets, wherein the one or more instruction sets include instructions configured to be executed by the one or more processors to cause the laser rangefinder to:
determine a device direction, wherein the laser beam axis extends in the device direction;
determine a wind vector, the wind vector comprising a wind direction and a wind magnitude;
determine an angle, the angle extending between the device direction and the wind direction;
identify a selected icon based on the angle;
cause the view-thru display to present the selected icon for viewing through the eyepiece optic;
and
cause the view-thru display to present the wind magnitude icon for viewing through the eyepiece optic.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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