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Head mounted video display and remote camera system
Assignee: Varo Inc
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Filing: 1990-12-18
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Granted: 1993-04-06
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Expires: 2010-12-18
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
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/18; H04N7/183; H04N7/185; F; F41; F41G; F41G3/00; F41G3/14; F41G3/16; F41G3/165; F41G3/26; F41G3/2605; F41G3/2611; G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; G02B27/0176; G02B27/02; G02B27/022; G02B27/023; G09; G09B; G09B9/00; G09B9/006; 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: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A video system, comprising: an imaging system for generating video signals representative of an object comprising night vision equipment for generating said video signals representative of an image in low light ambient conditions; receiver means remotely located from said imaging system for receiving video signals; a video signal transmission link operating between said imaging system and said receiver means; a vacuum fluorescent video display coupled to said receiver means for displaying a visual representation of the object; and means removably attachable to a person's head, including means for mounting thereto said video display in a position such that the person can view the display without the use of the person's hands and such that the person can move about in a substantially unrestricted manner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A video system, comprising: an imaging system for generating video signals representative of an object comprising night vision equipment for generating said video signals representative of an image in low light ambient conditions; receiver means remotely located from said imaging system for receiving video signals; a video signal transmission link operating between said imaging system and said receiver means; a vacuum fluorescent video display coupled to said receiver means for displaying a visual representation of the object; and means removably attachable to a person's head, including means for mounting thereto said video display in a position such that the person can view the display without the use of the person's hands and such that the person can move about in a substantially unrestricted manner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The video system of claim 1 wherein said transmission link comprises a transmission medium operating with a wavelength between short ultraviolet and far infrared.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The self-contained video system of claim 2 wherein the wavelength is between 0.9 and 1.9 um.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The video system of claim 3 wherein said wavelength is about 1.39 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A self-contained video system for use by a foot soldier, comprising: an imaging system for generating video signals representative of an object; a video display; a transmission link for transmitting images of an object between said imaging system and said video display, said transmission link comprising a transmission medium operating with a wavelength between 0.9 and 1.9 microns; and means for removably attaching said imaging system and said video display to the head of a person.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A self-contained video system for use by a foot soldier, comprising: an imaging system for generating video signals representative of an object; a video display; a transmission link for transmitting images of an object between said imaging system and said video display, said transmission link comprising a transmission medium operating with a wavelength between 0.9 and 1.9 microns; and means for removably attaching said imaging system and said video display to the head of a person.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The self-contained video system of claim 5 wherein said wavelength is about 1.39 microns.
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