Digital scope with horizontally compressed sidefields
US7926219B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G3/165
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved digital scope for locating and targeting objects. The scope includes an image detection device that is configured to collect image data of a sighted region. The scope further includes a display screen that is electronically connected to the image detection device and is configured to display image data of the sighted region as a continuous video feed. The left sidefield portion of the sighted region is displayed horizontally compressed in the left portion of the display screen, the right sidefield portion of the sighted region is displayed horizontally compressed in the right portion of the display screen, and the center portion of the sighted region is displayed in the center portion of the display screen without horizontal compression.
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