# US 9,435,597 B2 · Methods and system for controlling the use of firearms > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,435,597 B2 - Document ID: US9435597B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/664,671 - Filed: 2015-03-20 - Published: 2015-07-16 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-21 - Applicants: David Goren; James Peterson - Inventors: David Goren; James Peterson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9435597B2 ## CPC - F41A 17/063: {comprising a transponder} - F41A 17/08: for inhibiting firing in a specified direction, e.g. at a friendly person or at a protected area (F41A27/02 takes precedence) - H04W 48/04: based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed - F41A 17/066: {having means for recognizing biometric parameters, e.g. voice control, finger print or palm print control} - F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract According to certain aspects, a system for controlling use of firearms can include a circuitry coupled to a firearm and in communication with a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. The circuitry may be configured to: determine, using the GPS unit, coordinates of a current location of the firearm; transmit the coordinates of the current location of the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server comprises a database including a plurality of coordinates associated with a plurality of locations at which the firearm should be enabled or disabled; receive from the remote server information relating to whether the firearm should be disabled at the coordinates of the current location of the firearm; and in response to determining that the firearm should be disabled based on the information from the remote server, initiate disabling of the firearm. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of controlling use of firearms, the method comprising: pairing a firearm with a local wireless network device associated with a registered owner of the firearm, wherein circuitry in the firearm performs the pairing with the local wireless network device associated with the registered owner of the firearm, wherein when the local wireless network device loses contact with the circuitry in the firearm, the circuitry is configured to disable the firearm; receiving at the circuitry in the firearm, one or more messages from remote emitters placed in one or more of a plurality of locations, wherein the remote emitters transmit one or more disable messages that direct the circuitry to disable the firearm, wherein the remote emitters are placed in public locations, and wherein disabling the firearm with the disable messages from the remote emitters is in addition to disabling the firearm when the local wireless network device associated with the registered owner loses contact with the circuitry in the firearm; sending location information with the circuitry in the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server stores a plurality of coordinates that form electronic fences that define perimeters around one or more of the plurality of locations at which the firearm should be disabled, and wherein sending the location information is in addition to receiving messages from the remote emitters and in addition to losing contact with the paired local wireless network device; determining with a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the firearm, coordinates of a current location of the firearm, wherein the GPS unit in communication with the circuitry located in the firearm; sending to the remote server with the circuitry in the firearm the coordinates of the current location of the firearm; comparing at the remote server, the current location of the firearm with the electronic fences stored in the remote server to determine whether the firearm has entered one of the perimeters in which the firearm should be disabled; sending from the remote server to the circuitry in the firearm a disable indication that directs the circuitry to disable the firearm when the firearm has entered one of the electronic fences in which the firearm should be disabled, or an enable indication that directs the circuitry to enable the firearm when the firearm has exited one of the electronic fences in which the firearm should be disabled; wherein prior to disabling the firearm, the circuitry in the remote server sends a notification to an owner of the firearm about the location of the firearm when the firearm leaves one of the electronic fences; sending from the remote server to the circuitry in the firearm, a disable indication that directs the circuitry to disable the firearm when the firearm is reported lost or stolen; wherein the circuitry in the firearm mechanically disables the firearm in response to: when the local wireless network device associated with the registered owner loses contact with the circuitry in the firearm, when one or more one or more disable messages are received at the circuitry in the firearm from the remote emitters, when the disable indication from the remote server is sent to the circuitry in the firearm, and when the circuitry in the firearm loses connection with the remote server; and wherein the circuitry in the firearm mechanically re-enables the firearm when the local wireless network device is in contact with the circuitry in the firearm, when the one or more disable messages are not received at the circuitry in the firearm from the remote emitters, when the circuitry in the firearm is connected with the remote server, and when the enable indication from the remote server is sent to the circuitry in the firearm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic fence comprises a geographical area in which the firearm should be disabled, wherein the geographical area is defined as a radius or a perimeter around specific coordinates associated with a location, or wherein the geographical area is defined by two or more sets of coordinates, each set of coordinates corresponding to a location. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: subsequent to the disabling of the firearm: determining, using the GPS unit, coordinates of a location of the firearm at a second time subsequent to disabling of the firearm; transmitting the coordinates of the location of the firearm at the second time to the remote server; receiving from the remote server second information relating to whether the firearm should be disabled at the coordinates of the location of the firearm at the second time; and in response to determining that the firearm should not be disabled based on the second information from the remote server, initiating enabling of the firearm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the coordinates of the current location of the firearm comprise a latitude, a longitude, and an elevation of the current location of the firearm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to said determining that the firearm should be disabled, sending a notification that the firearm is at a location at which the firearm should be disabled. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the electronic fences have an irregular shape. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the remote server sends the plurality of coordinates that form one or more of the electronic fences to the circuitry in the firearm for storage in the firearm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the circuitry in the firearm further disables the firearm when the firearm enters one of the electronic fences stored in the firearm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the local wireless network device is implanted in the body of the registered user of the firearm. ### Claim 10 A system for controlling use of firearms, the system comprising: a remote server that stores a plurality of coordinates that form electronic fences that define perimeters around one or more of a plurality of locations at which a firearm should be disabled; and a firearm comprising circuitry that mechanically disables and enables the firearm, the circuitry configured to: pair the firearm with a local wireless network device associated with a registered owner of the firearm, wherein circuitry in the firearm performs the pairing with the local wireless network device associated with the registered owner of the firearm, wherein when the local wireless network device loses contact with the circuitry in the firearm, the circuitry is configured to disable the firearm; receive at the circuitry in the firearm one or more messages from remote emitters placed in one or more of a plurality of locations, wherein the remote emitters transmit one or more disable messages that direct the circuitry to disable the firearm, wherein the remote emitters are placed in public locations, and wherein disabling the firearm with the disable messages from the remote emitters is in addition to disabling the firearm when the local wireless network device associated with the registered owner loses contact with the circuitry in the firearm; send location information with the circuitry in the firearm to the remote server, wherein sending the location information is in addition to receiving messages from the remote emitters and in addition to losing contact with the paired device Bluetooth device; determine with a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the firearm, coordinates of a current location of the firearm, wherein the GPS unit in communication with the circuitry located in the firearm; send to the remote server the coordinates of the current location of the firearm; the remote server is further configured to compare the current location of the firearm with the electronic fences stored in the remote server to determine whether the firearm has entered one of the perimeters in which the firearm should be disabled; the remote server is further configured to send to the circuitry in the firearm a disable indication that directs the circuitry to disable the firearm when the firearm has entered one of the electronic fences in which the firearm should be disabled, or an enable indication that directs the circuitry to enable the firearm when the firearm has exited one of the electronic fences in which the firearm should be disabled; the remote server is further configured to send a notification to an owner of the firearm about the location of the firearm when the firearm leaves one of the electronic fences prior to disabling the firearm; the remote server is further configured to send a disable indication that directs the circuitry to disable the firearm when the firearm is reported lost or stolen; the circuitry in the firearm is further configured to mechanically disable the firearm in response to one of the group consisting of: when the local wireless network device associated with the registered owner loses contact with the circuitry in the firearm, when one or more one or more disable messages are received at the circuitry in the firearm from the remote emitters, when the disable indication from the remote server is sent to the circuitry in the firearm, and when the circuitry in the firearm loses connection with the remote server; and the circuitry in the firearm further configured to mechanically re-enable the firearm when the local wireless network device is in contact with the circuitry in the firearm, when the one or more disable messages are not received at the circuitry in the firearm from the remote emitters, when the circuitry in the firearm is connected with the remote server, and when the enable indication from the remote server is sent to the circuitry in the firearm. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10 wherein the coordinates of the current location of the firearm comprise a latitude, a longitude, and an elevation of the current location of the firearm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10 wherein the electronic circuitry in response to said determining that the firearm should be disabled, sending a notification that the firearm is at a location at which the firearm should be disabled. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10 wherein one or more of the electronic fences have an irregular shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10 wherein the remote server sends the plurality of coordinates that form one or more of the electronic fences to the circuitry in the firearm for storage in the firearm. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein the circuitry in the firearm further disables the firearm when the firearm enters one of the electronic fences stored in the firearm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10 wherein the local wireless network device is implanted in the body of the registered user of the firearm.