Smart gun
OwnerKim Rensinginventor
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Abstract
A firearm (F) for use by a police officer includes a frame (E). A video camera (CAM) is attached to an underside of the frame at the muzzle end of the weapon. A microphone (MIC) is also mounted to the frame. A transmitter (XMT) and receiver (RCV) are mounted on the frame and transmit video imagery and receive audio communications so the police officer carrying the firearm is in two-way communications with remote locations. These components are activated when the officer draws the firearm and moves a safety switch (S) on it from an “off/safe” to an “on/fire” position. A GPS mounted in the frame provides the location of the firearm. All of these components are supplied power by a battery (B) installed in the frame and charged by a battery charger (BC) when the firearm is holstered in a holster (L).
Claims6
A firearm for use by a police officer and other law enforcement personnel comprising:
- a frame:
- a video camera attached to an underside of the frame at a muzzle end of the firearm;
- a microphone mounted to the frame;
- and,
- a transmitter and a receiver mounted on the frame for transmitting video imagery and sound to a police vehicle and/or a police dispatcher and for receiving audio communications therefrom so the police officer carrying the firearm is in constant two-way communications with locations remote from the location of the police officer and the firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.