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A sighting system for visually acquiring a target includes an optic device having a transmissive LCD array affixed thereon. The transmissive LCD array includes two or more LCD elements that are separately addressable to provide an aiming point. In embodiments, the sighting system receives informatio

A sighting system for visually acquiring a target includes an optic device having a transmissive LCD array affixed thereon. The transmissive LCD array includes two or more LCD elements that are separately addressable to provide an aiming point. In embodiments, the sighting system receives information from an input system, such as ammunition information or environmental information, executes a ballistics program to determine ballistics information using the received information, and determines a range to the target. A controller calculates an aiming point using the ballistics information and the target range. The controller then addresses or energizes one of the LCD elements to provide the aiming point.

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What is claimed is: 1. A sighting system for visually acquiring a target, comprising: an optic device having at least one lens and an optical path therethrough; an input system operable to receive information; a ballistics program executable to provide a look-up table in response to information rec

What is claimed is: 1. A sighting system for visually acquiring a target, comprising: an optic device having at least one lens and an optical path therethrough; an input system operable to receive information; a ballistics program executable to provide a look-up table in response to information received by the input system; a range input to determine a range between the sighting system and the target; an aiming component incorporated into the optic device and superimposed over the view provided by the optic system, the aiming component having an array of one or more aiming elements, each aiming element being separately addressable and operable to provide an aiming point; and a controller communicatively coupled to the input system and operable to execute the ballistics program to correlate an aiming point from a standard reticle in a look-up table, the controller operable to calculate the aiming point from the standard reticle and the range input, the controller electrically connected to the aiming component to energize at least one of the two or more aiming elements to display the aiming point; wherein the aiming elements are light-generating elements on a transmissive plate located on the optical path and the aiming point generated by the energized aiming elements is spaced apart from and independent of any crosshairs visible to a user. 2. A sighting system defined in claim 1, wherein the aiming component is a light-emitting diode array and each aiming element is a light-emitting diode. 3. A sighting system defined in claim 2, wherein the energized aiming elements create a visual representation of a reticle aligned on the aiming point. 4. A sighting system defined in claim 3, wherein a first aiming element of the two aiming elements appears differently that a second aiming element to suggest an aiming point nearer the second aiming element. 5. A sighting system defined in claim 4, wherein the optic device is a riflescope. 6. A sighting system defined in claim 4, wherein the input system is a handheld device operable to allow a user to input information into the controller. 7. A sighting system defined in claim 4, wherein the input system is an electromechanical device electrically connected to the controller that is operable to allow the user to input information into the controller. 8. A sighting system defined in claim 7, wherein the information about the cartridge includes at least one of a bullet type, muzzle velocity, bullet mass, bullet trajectory, load type, or rifle type. 9. A sighting system defined in claim 8, wherein the information about the environmental conditions includes at least one of a temperature, elevation, humidity, wind direction, or wind speed. 10. A sighting system defined in claim 4, wherein the information received by the input system includes information about the cartridge used in a firearm. 11. A sighting system defined in claim 4, wherein the information received by the input system includes information about environmental conditions. 12. A sighting system defined in claim 11, wherein the environmental conditions are automatically received at a handheld device. 13. A sighting system defined in claim 4, wherein the two or more aiming elements are spaced no more than 0.030 inches. 14. A sighting system defined in claim 13, wherein at least one aiming element is no greater than 0.120 inches in width or no greater than 0.040 inches or less in height. 15. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein the received information includes at least one of ammunition information, firearm information, or environmental information. 16. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein the provided aiming point is displayed as a reticle. 17. A method as defined in claim 14, wherein energized light-emitting diodes are the only items visible to the user other than the image transmitted by the optic system via the optical path. 18. A sighting system defined in claim 4, wherein the controller is further adapted to energize aiming elements not associated with the aiming point to display textual information to a rifleman. 19. A sighting system defined in claim 3, wherein the reticle is one of a crosshair, a box, a circle, a bulls eye, a dot, or a donut. 20. A sighting system defined in claim 1, wherein two aiming elements are energized to suggest an aiming point between the two energized aiming elements. 21. A sighting system defined in claim 1, wherein the aiming elements are arranged on a vertical crosshair of a reticle superimposed over the view provided by the optic device and are also superimposed over a portion of the view provided by the optic device that is separated from the vertical crosshair. 22. A sighting system defined in claim 1, wherein the range input is received from a range finder. 23. A method of automatically providing an aiming point for a sighting system, comprising: receiving information at an input system; determining a range between the sighting system and the target; executing a ballistics program to determine the ballistics information from the received information; calculating an aiming point from the ballistics information and the range; and energizing one of two or more light-emitting diodes elements in a transmissive light-emitting diode array, wherein the transmissive light-emitting diode array is located on an optical path provided by the optic system that transmits an image to a user's eye and the energized light-emitting diode elements provide the only aiming point visible to the user. 24. A computer readable medium executed by a computer system for executing a computer implemented method for determining a correlated aiming point on an aiming component, the method comprising: receiving information regarding the cartridge; receiving a range to a target and an environmental input; determining which standard reticle, from a look-up table, corresponds to the cartridge type; determining a correlated aiming point relative to and spaced apart from two crosshairs on the standard reticle based on the range and the environmental input; and providing an address for an aiming element to energize based on the correlated aiming point.