Cisco Technology, Inc.

Trackingpoint, Inc.

Tippingpoint Technologies, Inc.

Talon Precision Optics, LLC

Netspeed, Inc.

3Com Corporation

Cisco Systems Inc.

John Francis McHale

John Hancock Lupher

Robert H Locklear, Jr

James R Sisk

Clifford L Hall, Iii

Ronald Edgar Ham

Jason F McCullough

Craig S Cantrell

Dennis James Cox

Brian Smith

Marc Willebeek-LeMair

Donovan Kolbly

Douglas Ainsworth Scott

Robert M Burke, Ii

Kip R McClanahan

William Keith Brewer

Jonathan Harrod

Douglas Richard Hammond

Jason Peter Schauble

A rifle scope including a display, at least one optical sensor to capture video of a view area, and image processing circuitry coupled to the display and the at least one optical sensor. The image processing circuitry is configured to select visual elements within a sequence of frames of the video and to align the visual elements within adjacent frames of the sequence of frames to produce a video output corresponding to the view area that is stabilized relative to a target. The image processing circuit is configured to provide the video output to the display.

Rifle scope with video output stabilized relative to a target

In some embodiments, an apparatus can include an optical device configured to provide a day view image mode and a night view image mode. The optical device may include an optics assembly configured to receive light from a view area and a control circuit including one or more sensors and a display interface. The control circuit may be configured to receive a mode selection input and to selectively enable at least one of the display interface and the one or more sensors in response to the mode selection input indicating a night view image mode. The optical device may also include an optical element responsive to a signal from the control circuit to direct at least a portion of the light toward the one or more sensors.

Optical device with day view and selective night vision functionality

A method includes providing a visual representation of a targeting environment to a display of a rifle scope, where the visual representation includes a target and a reticle. The method further includes receiving a trigger pull signal at a processor coupled to the display, determining an impact location of a virtual shot in response to receiving the trigger pull signal, and dynamically adjusting the target within the visual representation in response to determining the impact location.

Rifle scope and method of providing embedded training

A firearm scope comprises an optical sensor to capture video data, a display, a transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly through a communication channel, and a controller. The controller can be configured to provide a portion of the video data to the display, provide media content including the video data to the transceiver for wireless transmission, receive a signal from the communication channel in response to the wireless transmission, and selectively modify the portion of the video data to the display in response to receiving the signal.

Portable optical device with interactive wireless remote capability

A rifle scope includes a housing configured to mount to a rifle. The rifle scope further includes a network transceiver within the housing and configured to communicate bi-directionally with at least one of a network and an electronic device configurable to communicate with to the network.

Rifle scope, portable telescope, and binocular display device including a network transceiver

A method includes defining a designation point on a target within a view area of a scope coupled to a firearm and determining an angular motion deviation of a muzzle of the firearm from the designation point. The method further includes initiating firing of the firearm when the angular motion deviation is below an acceptable level.

System and method of controlling discharge of a firearm

A viewing device includes a laser rangefinder circuit configured to capture range data associated with a target within a view area and at least one sensor configured to capture orientation data associated with an aim-point of the laser rangefinder circuit concurrently with capturing the range data. The viewing device further includes a controller coupled to the laser rangefinder and to the at least one sensor and configured to automatically determine a range to the target from the range data based on the orientation data and a target location within the view area.

Target-correlated electronic rangefinder

A method of providing proximity detection includes receiving a signal at a rifle scope indicating proximity of a second rifle scope. The method further includes providing a visual alert to a display of the rifle scope based on the proximity.

Rifle scope, apparatus, and method including proximity detection and warning system

A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data.

System and method of locating prey

An optical apparatus includes an optical sensor configured to capture a digital image of an animal within a view area, a processor coupled to the optical sensor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to determine a distance to the animal, determine edges of the animal, and calculate measurements of selected portions of the animal in response to determining the edges and the distance. The memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause processor to automatically calculate a prey score for the animal in response to calculating the measurements.

Optical device configured to determine a prey score of antlered prey

A method includes determining a shot count within an optical device coupled to a firearm. The shot count corresponds to a number of shots taken using the firearm. The method further includes determining a muzzle velocity parameter from a life-cycle profile of the firearm based on the shot count as an input into a ballistics solution.

Optical device including an adaptive life-cycle ballistics system for firearms

A communication system () includes a plurality of subscriber systems () coupled to a plurality of twisted pair data lines (). Each subscriber system () has an availability guarantee value, which may specify a level of service for the subscriber system (). A communication server () is coupled to the plurality of subscriber systems (). The communication server () selectively couples a subscriber system (), responsive to a request for service, to either a first modem pool () or a second modem pool () based on the availability guarantee value associated with the subscriber system (). Communication server () can also provide a soft-termination state and dynamic network address allocation for subscriber systems ().

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