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An aiming device (or method) which monitors rotational and angular displacement changes with high precision. The detected changes in rotation and/or angular displacement are then used in various operations depending on the implementation. The invention is useful for many different implementations, i

An aiming device (or method) which monitors rotational and angular displacement changes with high precision. The detected changes in rotation and/or angular displacement are then used in various operations depending on the implementation. The invention is useful for many different implementations, including a pointing device, a remote control device, and a shooting practice system. Regardless of implementation, the invention utilizes one or more emitters which emit modulated energy signals, and a detector which detects the emitted energy signals. The detected energy signals are processed by a processing unit to determine a point of aim (angular displacement) and a rotation of a detector with respect to the one or more emitters. As a remote control device, the invention enables a user to invoke actions by pointing and rotation of the remote control device. As a shooting practice system, the invention predicts shot placement on a target with high accuracy, while supporting both "live" fire and "dry" fire.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An aiming system comprising:a plurality of emitters for emitting distinguishable energy signals in a predetermined direction;an energy detector for receiving at least a portion of the energy signals produced by said emitters as detected energy; anda processing unit, opera

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An aiming system comprising:a plurality of emitters for emitting distinguishable energy signals in a predetermined direction;an energy detector for receiving at least a portion of the energy signals produced by said emitters as detected energy; anda processing unit, operatively connected to said energy detector, for determining a point of aim of said detector with respect to at least one of said emitters based on the detected energy and for determining a rotation of said detector or emitters with respect to a reference orientation based on the detected energy, the rotation being about an axis between one of said emitters and a position of a corresponding image of the one of said emitters on said energy detector.