Devices with network-connected scopes for allowing a target to be simultaneously tracked by multiple devices

A scope configured to be a lead scope or a follower scope, the scope comprising:

• (a) a plurality of measurement devices configured to collect data that is necessary to identify current target position data for a presumed target that is located by an operator of the scope;
• (b) a network interface configured to:
• (i) electronically communicate current target position data of the presumed target identified by the operator of the scope to an electronic network for sending via the electronic network to a follower scope when the scope is configured to act as a lead scope, and
• (ii) receive via the electronic network current target position data of a presumed target that was previously identified by a lead scope and communicated to the electronic network when the scope is configured to act as a follower scope;
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• (c) a processor, in communication with the network interface and the plurality of measurement devices, configured to:
• (i) calculate the current target position data of the scope from the data collected by the plurality of measurement devices,
• (ii) calculate, using the current target position data of the scope and the current target position data received from the lead scope, position movements that are required to move the scope from its current target position to the target position of the presumed target identified by the lead scope, and
• (iii) output electronically generated indicators for use by the scope to prompt the operator of the scope to make the position movements,
• wherein the indicators are used by the operator of the scope to re-position the scope from its current target position so as to move towards the target position defined by the current target position data received from the lead scope when the scope is configured to act as a follower scope.

A scope configured to track a presumed target, the scope comprising:

• (a) a plurality of measurement devices configured to collect data that is necessary to identify current target position data for a presumed target that is located by an operator of the scope;
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• (b) a network interface configured to receive via the electronic network current target position data of a presumed target that was previously identified by another scope and communicated to the electronic network;
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• (c) a processor, in communication with the network interface and the plurality of measurement devices, configured to:
• (i) calculate the current target position data of the scope from the data collected by the plurality of measurement devices,
• (ii) calculate, using the current target position data and the current target position data received from the other scope, position movements that are required to move the scope from its current target position to the target position of the presumed target identified by the other scope, and
• (iii) output electronically generated indicators for use by the scope to prompt the operator of the scope to make the position movements,
• wherein the indicators are used by the operator of the scope to re-position the scope from its current target position so as to move towards the target position defined by the current target position data received from the other scope.

A scope configured to track a presumed target, the scope comprising:

• (a) a plurality of measurement devices configured to collect data that is necessary to identify current target position data for a presumed target that is located by an operator of the scope;
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• (b) a network interface configured to receive via the electronic network current target position data of a plurality of presumed targets that were previously identified by one or more other scopes and communicated to the electronic network;
• and
• (c) a processor, in communication with the network interface and the plurality of measurement devices, configured to:
• (i) calculate the current target position data of the scope from the data collected by the plurality of measurement devices,
• (ii) receive a selection of one of the plurality of presumed targets received from the one or more other scopes to be tracked by the scope, and
• (iii) calculate, using the current target position data of the scope and the current target position data of the selected presumed target, position movements that are required to move the scope from its current target position to the target position of the selected presumed target, and
• (iv) output electronically generated indicators for use by the scope to prompt the operator of the scope to make the position movements,
• wherein the indicators are used by the operator of the scope to re-position the scope from its current target position so as to move towards the target position defined by the current target position data of the selected presumed target.