Head mounted video display and remote camera system
AssigneeVaro, Inc.
InventorsCharles M. Hanson, Vaughn J. Koester, Robert D. Fallstrom
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Abstract
A video system is disclosed having a weapon-mounted video camera (12) transmitting video signals to a remotely located video display (14). The video display is mounted to the helmet (40) of a soldier (36), and includes a sight reticle (50) superimposed on the image of the target (46) so that the soldier (36) can aim the weapon (38) by moving it until the target object (46) as displayed by the video display (14) is aligned with the sight reticle (50). A low probability of transmission interception of the video signals is accomplished by using a nonvisible light carrier wavelength in free space, which wavelength is characterized by a high degree of absorption due to atmospheric water vapor.
Claims20
A video system, comprising:
- an imaging system for generating video signals representative of an object;
- a video receiver and display remotely located from said imaging system;
- an optical link operating between a short UV and a far IR wavelength for transmitting said video signals between said imaging system and said video receiver;
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- means removably attachable to a person's head, including means for mounting thereto said video receiver and said video display, said video display being mounted in a position such that the person can view the display without the use of the person's hands and wherein the person can move about in an unimpeded manner.
A video system, comprising:
- an imaging system for generating video signals representative of an object;
- receiver means remotely located from said imaging system for receiving video signals;
- a video signal transmission link operating between said imaging system and said receiver means;
- a vacuum fluorescent video display coupled to said receiver means for displaying a visual representation of the object;
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- means removably attachable to a person's head, including means for mounting thereto said receiver means, and said video display, said video display being mounted in a position such that the person can view the display without the use of the person's hands and such that the person can move about in a substantially unrestricted manner.
A video system adapted for military use, in combination with a weapon, comprising:
- image generating means for converting an image of an object into video signals representative of the object,
- a transmitter for transmitting the video signals to a remote location;
- means for mounting said image generating means to the weapon;
- a headgear attachable to the head of a person;
- a video receiver for receiving the video signals transmitted by said transmitter;
- a video display for displaying an image corresponding to the video signals received by said receiver;
- means for mounting said video display to said headgear so as to be in the proximity of the eyes of the person such that the object toward which said image generating means is directed can be observed by the person without the person's head having to be directed toward the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.