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US 8,857,714 B2Granted
Ballistic sight system
AssigneeFLIR Systems, Inc.
InventorRobert G. Benson
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Abstract
A system can include a camera configured to mount to a firearm and a scope configured to mount to the firearm. A display can be configured to show an image from the camera. The scope can be configured to view the display. The image from the camera can be electronically movable relative to scope and camera to facilitate compensation for bullet drop and windage. Moving the image can allow use of higher scope magnification and/or electronic camera zoom.
Claims22
A system comprising:
- a camera configured to mount to a firearm;
- a display configured to show an image from the camera;
- a scope configured to mount to the firearm and configured to view the display;
- and
- wherein the image from the camera is movable on the display to facilitate compensation for bullet drop and windage.
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A method comprising:
- mounting a scope to a firearm;
- aligning the scope to the firearm;
- mounting a camera to the firearm;
- aligning the camera to the scope;
- and
- wherein the camera has a display configured to show an image from the camera, the scope is configured to view the display, a field of view of the camera is wider than a field of view of the scope, and wherein the image from the camera is movable on the display to facilitate greater compensation for bullet drop and windage than a compensation provided by the scope.
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A method comprising:
- configuring a camera from a normal mode to a ballistic mode;
- aiming at a target by placing a crosshair of a scope on an image of the target displayed by the camera;
- and
- wherein in the ballistic mode the image is movable to facilitate greater field of view and compensation for bullet drop and windage than a compensation provided by the scope.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.