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A method and apparatus associated therewith for acquiring and maintaining a high quality communication by communication means of the type that includes a detector and focusing means for directing encoded incoming radiation to said detector. Means are provided for determining the location of said rad

A method and apparatus associated therewith for acquiring and maintaining a high quality communication by communication means of the type that includes a detector and focusing means for directing encoded incoming radiation to said detector. Means are provided for determining the location of said radiation upon said detector and for generating an electrical signal responsive to said location. Said electrical signal is applied to electroluminescent means so that there is produced for the user a pattern of illumination indicating the degree of alignment of said communication means with the incoming radiation.

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Apparatus for aligning a hand-held communication unit including a laser transmitter and a detector sensitive to incoming IR radiation containing encoded information, said communication means including focusing means for directing said incoming IR radiation to said detector, said apparatus comprising

Apparatus for aligning a hand-held communication unit including a laser transmitter and a detector sensitive to incoming IR radiation containing encoded information, said communication means including focusing means for directing said incoming IR radiation to said detector, said apparatus comprising: (a) means for determining the location of said radiation upon said detector, and for generating an electrical signal responsive thereto; said detector comprising a plurality of independent detector portions; (b) electroluminescent means responsive to said electrical signal, said electroluminescent means comprising a plurality of electroluminescent devices arranged in a pattern coresponding to the geometry of said detector, so that there may be illuminated thereby a pattern indicative of the location of said transmission upon said detector; (c) means for combining the electrical signal from each detector portion to provide an output signal for further processing to extract said encoded information; (d) said apparatus further including a monocular having an eyepiece, said monocular being mounted with respect to said communication unit so that its movement directly affects the pointing direction of said unit; and (e) said eyepiece having a reticle defining a plurality of eyepiece segments, each of said segments having both an electroluminescent device and a detector portion associated therewith.