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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Gregor Wolfgang Storz, Auckland, NZ;
Robert Andrew Carr Shepheard, Auckland, NZ;
Gregor Wolfgang Storz, Auckland, NZ;
Robert Andrew Carr Shepheard, Auckland, NZ;
Navman New Zealand, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a handheld radar apparatus. The apparatus comprises an antenna () adapted to transmit and receive electromagnetic signals, a direction sensor () that outputs an orientation signal indicative of the orientation of the antenna, and a radar () coupled to the antenna (), the radar () adapted to generate an electromagnetic signal for transmission via the antenna (), and adapted to receive a reflected version of the electromagnetic signal via the antenna () reflected from an object. The radar () comprises a processor () for generating location information indicative of the location of the object using the received reflected electromagnetic signal and the orientation of the antenna () as indicated by the orientation signal, and a screen () adapted to display indicia (e.g.to) representing the object and its location based on the location information.