US 9,068,795 B2Granted

Rangefinder having digital camera and digital display and digital rangefinder game

AssigneeEvrio, Inc.

InventorsKendyl A Roman, John Livacich

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Abstract

A digital rangefinder system indicates to a user a projectile trajectory to a target. The digital rangefinder system comprises a computing element, digital display, a memory, a range sensor, a tilt sensor in a housing. Embodiments include a digital camera, a high-resolution digital display, and GPS. Embodiments may comprise mobile smart phones with removable range sensors, handheld digital rangefinder devices, weapon mounted scopes, or simulation games. The system is capable of dynamically displaying an aiming point and adjusting for wind drift. The system may capture images and videos, create animations, and upload them to the Internet. The system may visually highlight obstacles or objects having a predetermined distance. A method aspect is calibrating the system to an individual bow having a bow sight.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A digital rangefinder system for indicating to a user a projectile trajectory to a target, the system comprising:

a) a computing element for determining the projectile trajectory,
b) a digital display,
c) a memory,
d) a range sensor for determining a line of sight distance to the target,
e) a tilt sensor for determining a line of sight angle to the target,
f) a housing containing the computing element, the display, the memory, and the tilt sensor,
g) at least one input on the surface of the housing,
h) a lens for receiving an optical image of the target, and
i) a digital camera, positioned to receive and digitize the optical image from the lens forming a digitized target image,
wherein the digital display, memory, range sensor, tilt sensor, input, and digital camera are connected to the computing element,
wherein the digital display is configured to display the digitized target image,
wherein the digital display is configured to selectively display the line of sight distance to the target, the line of sight angle to the target, and at least one of a plurality of trajectory path indicators overlaid on the digitized target image.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/959,655Filed 5 Aug 2013 · continuation
Priority: 19 Aug 2010
Published: US 2015/0034722 A15 Feb 2015
Granted: 30 Jun 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

F41G 1/467
For particular applications: for bows
F41G 1/473
For particular applications: for lead-indicating or range-finding, e.g. for use with rifles or shotguns
F41G 1/54
Sighting devices: devices for testing or checking ; Tools for adjustment of sights
F41G 3/06
Aiming or laying means: with rangefinder

Family

Application12/859,769Parent of this continuation · filed 19 Aug 2010
Application13/599,450Parent of this continuation · filed 30 Aug 2012
US 8,282,493 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Oct 2012
US 8,500,563 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 6 Aug 2013
US 2015/0034722 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 Feb 2015
US 2012/0046100 A1Published application
US 2013/0059632 A1Published application
US 9,068,795 B2This patent

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