JP2017509858A5

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Publication number: JP2017509858A5
Application number: JP2016568464A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2015-02-04
Publication date: 2018-03-15
Anticipated expiration: 2035-02-04

Claims

In a method of aiming at a target,
Receiving an initial condition of the optical device, the initial condition comprising a ranging element size and a range associated with the ranging element size;
-Receiving ballistic information;
-Receiving an image from the image sensor;
-Displaying at least a portion of the image on a display;
Superimposing the ranging element on the displayed part of the image;
-Receiving a first zoom input to set a first zoom value, wherein the first zoom value corresponds to a first distance from the optical device;
-Determining a first projectile position based on the first distance and the ballistic information;
Including methods.

The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a first region of interest based at least in part on the first projectile position and the first zoom value.

The first further seen including the step of displaying symbols corresponding to the first projectile position, said first symbol comprises at least one of the impact point and guide symbols in the target, according to claim 2 the method of.

Receiving a maximum zoom input to set a maximum zoom value, wherein the maximum zoom value is defined by an image of interest sensor area and an area of interest display;
Displaying a maximum magnified image associated with the maximum zoom value;
-Receiving a second zoom input to set a second zoom value, wherein the second zoom value corresponds to a second distance from the optical device;
-Calculating the size of the adjusted ranging element;
-Overlaying the adjusted ranging element on the displayed maximum magnified image;
-Determining a second projectile position based on the second distance and the ballistic information;
-Displaying a second region of interest based at least in part on the second projectile position and the second zoom value;
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying a second symbol corresponding to the second projectile position.

The determining operation of the first projectile position is based at least in part on crosswind input , or at least in part projectile information input, ambient temperature input, gradient input, slope input, muzzle outlet velocity input, and The method of claim 1, wherein the method is based on atmospheric pressure input .

The method of claim 1, wherein the image sensor comprises a camera.

In a method of aiming at a target,
-Receiving ballistic information;
-Receiving an image from the image sensor;
-Receiving a zoom value;
-Calculating a projectile trajectory based at least in part on the ballistic information;
-Displaying the region of interest based on the zoom value, the region of interest at least partially corresponding to the projectile trajectory;
Including methods.

Further comprising determining a range to the target , the determining operation comprising:
-Displaying at least a portion of the image on a display;
-Overlaying a ranging element on a portion of the image;
The method of claim 8 comprising :

-Receiving a zoom input, the zoom input including an updated zoom value;
-Displaying an updated region of interest based on the updated zoom value;
The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

In a method of aiming at a target,
-Receiving an image from the image sensor;
-Displaying at least a portion of the received image, comprising the field of view in which the displayed portion is displayed;
-Displaying a ranging element with a fixed size in relation to said displayed field of view;
-Receiving a target size input;
-Receiving a zoom input to set a zoom value;
-Calculating a range to the target based at least in part on the target size input and the zoom value;
Including methods.

The method of claim 11 , wherein the target size input comprises a default target size input or is selected from a plurality of default target sizes .

The method of claim 11 , wherein receiving the target size input comprises receiving the target size input from a storage device.

A device for aiming at a target,
-With a housing;
-A display;
-With an image sensor;
A controller configured to selectively operate the device in a default zoom mode and a ballistic zoom mode;
In an apparatus including:
When in the default zoom mode, an increase in zoom level changes the field of view along the optical path from the device to the target;
-When in the ballistic zoom mode, increasing the zoom level changes the field of view along the ballistic path from the device;
apparatus.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein in the default zoom mode, a projectile impact point is displayed on a display unit, and a position of a symbol on the display unit changes based on a zoom level.