Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.

IPC Classes  ?

• F41A 17/06 - Electric or electromechanical safeties
• G08B 15/00 - Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives
• G08B 13/24 - Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.

IPC Classes  ?

• F41A 17/00 - Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
• F41A 17/06 - Electric or electromechanical safeties
• G08B 15/00 - Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives
• G08B 13/24 - Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.

IPC Classes  ?

• F41A 17/06 - Electric or electromechanical safeties
• G08B 13/24 - Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
• G08B 15/00 - Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling a firearm. Components embedded in a portion of the firearm enable the firearm to determine if a user of the firearm is authorized to do so, and either enable or disable a firing mechanism of the firearm accordingly. The firearm may also send communication signals regarding the status of the firearm or events detected by the firearm to a remote device controlled by an authorized user. The system may thereby notify the authorized user of attempted unauthorized use of the firearm, that the firearm has been left behind by the authorized user, or that the firearm is being tampered with. The system may also include multi-tag or a voice-override features that prevent the firearm from being used against the authorized user should the authorized user lose control of the firearm.

IPC Classes  ?

• F41A 17/00 - Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
• F41A 17/06 - Electric or electromechanical safeties
• G08B 13/24 - Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
• G08B 15/00 - Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives

Abstract

Systems and methods to use, monitor, and control a firearm technology including smart components embedded into a portion of the firearm and communicatively coupled to the firearm, are disclosed. Use of such smart components may permit the firearm to display and/or send alerts regarding status updates (such as power levels of a battery, indication of need of maintenance, or status of enablement or disablement). Further, use of such smart components may permit the firearm to recognize authorized users to permit one or more firearm operations, to be tracked via inventory control tags, to communicate with remote devices such as a cell phone, to charge an internal power supply, to prevent unauthorized tampering of the device, to enable voice control operations, and/or to inject a destructive solution into the firearm based on unauthorized use, wherein the solution may permanently destroy the firearm functionality.

IPC Classes  ?

• F41A 17/00 - Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
• F41A 17/06 - Electric or electromechanical safeties
• G01S 19/14 - Receivers specially adapted for specific applications
• H04N 5/247 - Arrangement of television cameras
• G01S 5/00 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
• F41J 5/10 - Cinematographic hit-indicating systems
• G06F 21/35 - User authentication involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards communicating wirelessly