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Head mounted video display and remote camera system
Assignee: Varo Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-11
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Granted: 1991-04-02
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Expires: 2010-04-11
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles M. Hanson
- 👤 Vaughn J. Koester
- 👤 Robert D. Fallstrom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:57
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B9/00; G09B9/006; F; F41; F41G; F41G3/00; F41G3/14; F41G3/16; F41G3/165; F41G3/26; F41G3/2605; F41G3/2611; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; G02B27/0176; G02B27/02; G02B27/022; G02B27/023; H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/18; H04N7/183; H04N7/185; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0132; G02B2027/0138; G02B27/0149; G02B2027/0154; G02B2027/0156; G02B2027/0159; G02B2027/0178; G02B27/0179; G02B2027/0187; G02B2027/0192; G02B2027/0198; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/929; Y10S224/93
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A video system for use with a vehicle, comprising: a transmitter mounted within said vehicle for omnidirectionally transmitting a video signal of an image through free space within the vehicle; and a video receiver and display mountable to a person's head for receiving and displaying the image irrespective of the person's location within the vehicle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A video system for use with a vehicle, comprising: a transmitter mounted within said vehicle for omnidirectionally transmitting a video signal of an image through free space within the vehicle; and a video receiver and display mountable to a person's head for receiving and displaying the image irrespective of the person's location within the vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The video system of claim 1 further including a flexible headgear with a frame for mounting said video receiver and said display thereto.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The video system of claim 1 further including a rigid helmet for mounting said video receiver and said display thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The video system of claim 1 further including a plurality of said head mounted video receivers and displays for a corresponding plurality of persons within the vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The video system of claim 1 wherein said transmitter includes means for transmitting the video signal on an optical carrier having a nonvisible wavelength.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The video system of claim 5 wherein said transmitter includes means for transmitting a carrier having a wavelength between short ultraviolet and far infrared.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The video system of claim 1 further including means mounted external to the vehicle for generating said video signal and relaying the video signal to said transmitter for retransmission within the vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The video system of claim 7 wherein said generating means includes night vision equipment for generating video signals representative of objects disposed in the darkness.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The video system of claim 7 wherein said generating means includes infrared detecting equipment for generating video signals representative of the thermal radiation of objects.
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