RU2794506C1 - Integrated safety device and dynamic protection zone system - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: firearm safety.

SUBSTANCE: method for activating a firearm-mounted locking system in the firearm safety and dynamic variable protection system. A determination can be made that a firearm with a locking system on the firearm is within a predetermined distance from a target connected to the transceiver safety device. The firearm can be tracked when the firearm is within a predetermined distance from the target. For the firearm, a no-fire arc may be calculated and a command may be sent to activate the firearm's interlocking system on the firearm when the firearm is within the no-fire zone surrounding the target to prevent the firearm from firing into the no-fire zone.

EFFECT: preventing the firearm from firing into the no-fire zone

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Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) as filed on March 20, 2019, and the contents of which are hereby incorporated into this application by links.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This description relates to the safety and security systems of firearms.

Firearms, including high-powered automatic and semi-automatic firearms, are widespread in society. The widespread availability and easy access to these weapons has led to an increase in the number of mass shootings, especially in target locations such as people, clusters of communication devices, schools, hospitals, government agencies, and entertainment venues. Unfortunately, during such an incident, the shooter with a high-powered firearm can usually fire quickly with high accuracy, resulting in a high death toll before law enforcement can arrive on the scene.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure describes technologies relating generally to firearms and defense systems, and specifically to the integration of a firearm-borne device with a dynamic variable defense zone and real-time identification system to rapidly provide information about the shooter, the shooter's firearm, and to disable the shooter's firearm before or during active firing, without having to disable all firearms in the dynamic defense zone.

In general, one innovative aspect of the subject matter described herein can be implemented in systems for identifying and disabling individual firearms at given aiming arcs and ranges within a dynamic variable defense zone.

One innovative aspect of the present invention is a firearm-mounted blocking system that automatically disables, e.g. .

A second innovative aspect of the present invention is a defense zone system that implements a computer-implemented method for disabling specific firearms that are within a predetermined distance and pointed within a specific target arc.

One innovative embodiment is a method that includes: determining that a firearm with a locking system on the firearm is within a predetermined distance from a target connected to a transceiver safety device. The method tracks the firearm, including the location of the firearm, as well as the type of firearm and the owner of the firearm, while the firearm is within a predetermined distance from the target. The method determines whether the barrel of the firearm has a relative orientation to the target, and calculates the diameter of the protection ring for the target by determining the maximum projection range for the firearm ammunition and the predetermined safety margin range. The no-fire arc for a firearm is calculated using a safety margin of a given number of arc degrees and the relative orientation of the firearm's barrel. The method sends a command to activate the locking system of the firearm located on the firearm when the firearm is within the no-fire zone surrounding the target, determined by the diameter of the protection ring and the no-shoot arc, to prevent the firearm from firing into the no-shoot zone.

Another innovative embodiment is a system comprising a firearm with a locking system on the firearm that is configured to actuate a locking device on the firearm in response to an activation command; target with a transceiver; and a processor that is configured to obtain the position of the target; getting the position of a firearm; determine if the firearm is within the no-shoot zone of the target; and, when it is determined that the firearm is within the target's no-fire zone, send an activation command to the firearm to activate the locking device on the firearm.

In some implementations, a no-fire zone is defined by two zones, a no-fire zone with a target at its center, and a weapon-specific no-shoot zone that corresponds to a ring surrounding the no-fire zone.

In some implementations, the system or method further includes sending a command to deactivate the firearm's interlock system on the firearm when the firearm is outside a no-fire zone.

In some implementations, the system or method further includes tracking communications devices within a predetermined distance from a target; and sending messages to communication devices with safety instructions when the firearm is within a predetermined distance from the target.

In some implementations, the target is a cluster of communication devices identified in a particular geographic area.

In some implementations, a variable no-kill zone for a particular firearm is determined by adding a predetermined distance to the no-fire zone based on the characteristics of the particular firearm.

In some implementations, the predetermined distance to be added is calculated based on the type of firearm, the maximum ammunition for the firearm, the firing distance for the maximum ammunition, and a fixed margin of safety expressed as an additional percentage of the maximum firing distance for the ammunition.

In some implementations, prior to sending a command to activate the firearm's interlocking system on the firearm, the system or method determines whether the firearm is authorized to operate within a no-fire zone surrounding a target; and sending a command to activate the interlock system of the firearm located on the firearm after determining that the firearm is not authorized to operate within the no-fire zone.

Another innovative embodiment is a device including a power supply, a central processing unit (CPU), a data input port configured to communicate with the CPU, a storage device component configured to communicate with the CPU, a communication module configured to communicate data from the CPU, an inductive compass component configured to communicate with the CPU, a transceiver component configured to communicate with the CPU; and a wired or wireless connection between the switching processing component and a remote trigger safety switching component proximate a conventional firearm-mounted manual safety switch.

In some implementations, when the communication module receives a command to activate the remote safety trigger component, the communication module sends a command to the CPU, and the CPU sends a command to the switching process to activate the remote safety switching trigger component.

In some implementations, when the communication module receives a command to deactivate the remote safety trigger component, the communication module sends a command to the CPU, and the CPU sends a command to the switching process to deactivate the remote safety switching trigger component.

In some implementations, in said device, all components except for a wired or wireless connection, a switching processing component, and a remote trigger safety switching component are mounted on a circuit board that can be integrated into the stock, buttstock, or pistol grip of said device.

In some implementations, the remote trigger safety switch is a rod safety implemented with an irregularly shaped cam.

In some implementations, the remote trigger safety switch is a stop rod/ratchet/pawl that includes a disk that can be attached to a motor shaft and can move an off center rod or piston to a locked position.

The subject matter described in this specification may be implemented in particular embodiments that realize one or more of the following advantages.

The firearm safety device and the dynamic variable guard zone system of the present invention allow for the separate blocking of firearms located close to the target. The dynamic variable guard zone system of the present invention may activate a firearm-mounted locking system for a particular firearm within a predetermined distance from the target and/or with the muzzle pointed at a specific no-fire arc directed at the target. The introduction of a blocking system on the firearm prevents firing in the direction of the target. The system may distinguish between firearms such that the system can still allow police and security personnel's firearms to fire within a predetermined distance and/or within a no-fire arc while preventing would-be malicious shooters from firing their weapons.

As another advantage, a firearm safety device and a dynamic variable guard zone system can track and identify firearms and owners at close range to the target. Thus, firearm-related information, such as the identity of the shooter, the firearm, the type of ammunition, and the location of the firearm, is independent of eyewitness accounts passed on to responsible law enforcement officials. Instead, the position of the firearm and accurate information about the shooter can be transmitted from the system itself, which is in communication with the firearm.

Common firearm safety devices are usually manual and can be easily bypassed. For example, a firearm may have a static manual safety mechanism located on the weapon, designed to prevent accidental firing, which can be manually disabled. Some conventional firearms may alternatively have manual trigger/hammer blocking devices and ammunition magazines that can easily be bypassed by physically picking locks or duplicating keys. Fig. 5-7 show common safety devices.

Fig. 5 shows the firearm trigger safety. The trigger safety is the first safety in the firing sequence and is built into the trigger in the form of a lever. When the trigger safety is engaged, this safety stops the trigger from moving backwards. To fire the weapon, the trigger safety and the trigger must be pressed at the same time.

Fig. 6 shows the fuse of the striker of a firearm. The striker safety is a mechanical locking device that stops the striker from moving forward. This fuse is connected to the trigger mechanism of the weapon and ceases to interfere with the striker immediately before the trigger or firing pin is released.

Fig. 7 shows the fall arrester on the firing pin. This fuse stops the forward movement of the striker and the impact of the striker on the primer. This safety reduces the chance of the firearm being accidentally fired if dropped or mishandled.

Other conventional firearms may have coded locks that require identification of the owner, such as a fingerprint, palm print, or voice recognition, or may be activated by approaching an unlocking device held by the rightful owner. However, the rightful owner may decide to power his or her firearm and use it for malicious purposes. Some conventional firearms (such as those under the Glock trademark) essentially do not have a manual safety, but rely on a three-check safety system containing the application of extra pressure on the trigger to disengage the trigger lock, bolt lock, and striker lock from falling. in arms.

One aspect of the present invention provides an advantageous switching processor that prevents manual disengagement of a locking system on a firearm. Thus, the shooter cannot manually disable the safety mechanisms in order to use the firearm to harm the targets.

Details of one or more embodiments of the subject matter of this invention are shown in the accompanying drawings and are described below. Other features, aspects, and advantages of the subject matter of the invention will become apparent from the description, drawings, and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 shows an exemplary firearm safety device and dynamic variable protection system.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for activating a firearm-mounted firearm interlock system in a firearm safety and dynamic variable defense system.

Fig. 3 shows a chip card/board for a locking system on a firearm.

Fig. 4A shows an embodiment of a firearm-mounted lockout device of a firearm-mounted lockout system that is activated when it receives a lockout command from the safety lockout/unlock switch of FIG. 3.

Fig. 4B shows an embodiment of a firearm-mounted lockout device of a firearm-mounted lockout system that is activated when it receives a lockout command from the safety lockout/unlock switch of FIG. 3.

Fig. 4C shows the location of the safety on the firearm.

Fig. 4D shows an alternate location for a safety on a firearm.

Fig. 4E shows an alternate location for a safety on a firearm.

Fig. 5 shows the firearm trigger safety.

Fig. 6 shows the striker safety of a firearm.

Fig. 7 shows the fall arrester on the firing pin.

Like reference numerals and designations throughout the various drawings refer to like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure generally describes a firearm safety and dynamic variable safety protection system that can separately disable a firearm located close to a target, such as a person, a cluster of communication devices, a vehicle, a structure, or a venue. recreational activities that are relatively defenseless or vulnerable to attack.

Fig. 1 shows an exemplary firearm safety device and dynamic variable protection system 100. System 100 includes a target 101 coupled to a transceiver 130a. Target 101 may be any designated target, such as a school, hospital, government agency, parade or convoy route, vehicle, aircraft, ship, or recreational venue. In such examples, the target 101 may even be a person or a cluster of communications devices.

In one implementation, the transceiver 130a may include a geolocator to provide the location of the target 101. In another implementation, the geolocator may be a stand-alone geolocation device that sends information to the transceiver 130a.

The transceiver 130a may be permanently or temporarily connected to the target 101. The transceiver 130a communicates with other devices and geolocators to help identify the appropriate location of the target 101 and may be used to calculate relative orientations between a potential or active shooter 105 using a firearm, provided with a firearm-mounted locking system 106, and a target 101. The transceiver device 130a may have a connection 120 to a GPS satellite 102, a connection 131 to a cell tower 104 that may include a transceiver 130c, or a connection 116 to a mobile communications device 107 . These connections may be wired or wireless and direct or networked.

In another implementation, transceiver 130a is in direct communication with a communications relay/receiver, such as communications relay/receiver 312 of FIG. 3 located on the micro-card inside the firearm. Communication may be provided using wireless communication, such as via WiFi, RFD, NFC, or Bluetooth.

As shown in FIG. 1, an exemplary firearms safety and dynamic variable protection system 100 includes a Firearms Distress and Safety System (FDSS) 103. The firearms disaster safety system 103 includes one or more memory components that contain log files for each firearm equipped with a lockout system 106 on the firearm. Each log file contains information about a particular firearm and the registered owner of the firearm, such as the name of the owner, the address of the owner, specific information reported about the owner, the type of firearm, the optimal and variable quantity of firearm ammunition and ammunition, the muzzle velocity and firing range of the firearm ammunition, and cross-references to others firearms owned by a particular owner. A registration file may be created when a firearm is purchased or fitted with a locking system on the firearm, and may be updated when the firearm is transferred or sold to a new owner. Because the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 includes this information, the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 can easily provide information to law enforcement, emergency personnel, or other individuals who need to know identification information, location information, or other information about a potential or active shooter. Communication devices, such as a mobile communication device 107, owned by individuals who need to know information about the owner of a firearm, can connect to the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 and receive information about a firearm that is in close proximity to specific target 101. The firearms disaster safety system 103 may also contain information about the firearms or firearms associated with the active shooter. In one implementation, the Firearms Disaster Safety System is a dynamic system that sends information to supervising authorized security personnel near or even away from the target. A firearms disaster management system can send and receive information using wireless or wired communications.

The firearms disaster safety system 103 may also include at least one variable programmable data unit that generates preprogrammed commands or manual commands for the transceiver 130a on the target 101 and for the firearms with weapons with blocking systems 106, located at a close distance from the target 101.

The firearms disaster safety system 103 is in communication with the transceiver 130a using connection 140 . The firearms disaster safety system 103 comprises computing means and at least one transceiver 103b communicating with a GPS satellite 102 via a connection 150, a cell tower 104 via a connection 132, or a mobile communications device 107 via connection 114. These connections can be wired or wireless and direct or networked.

The variable programmable data unit instructions may include instructions that define a no-fire zone using one or more of the date, time of day, duration, and diameter of the no-fire zone with target 101 at the center of the zone. The no-fire zone can be defined by two zones, i.e. a place or location specific no-fire zone 112 with the target at its center, and a variable no-shoot zone 110, for each particular weapon, that corresponds to a ring surrounding the place or location of the particular no-fire zone 112.

Commands generated by Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 may include commands to engage a firearm-based lockout device of a firearm-based lockout system 106 and disable a firearm-mounted lockout device located on a firearm. weapons blocking system 106.

The firearms disaster safety system 103 may also track cell phones or smart devices via cellular networks, wireless networks, or geolocation data. This system can send text and/or audio messages to the owners of these devices with instructions for safety and evacuation. For example, this system can provide these devices with information about nearby hiding places or that there are no more active threats. The situation information can be updated at regular intervals to provide current details regarding the situation as well as the location of the active shooter.

The firearms disaster safety system 103 may also be configured to identify specific cell phone or smart device user densities in a given geographic area. The system can also track cell phones and smart devices in geographic areas to identify density patterns as targets that create a no-fire zone surrounding a cluster of cell phone and smart device users. By allowing densities of people (or device users) to be targets, the system can create temporary targets that focus on groups of people, such as concert goers, at an outdoor concert or festival, or in crowded walkways.

Alternatively, pre-programmed or manually entered commands may be generated by the target 101 and communicated to the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 and to a firearm at close range outside the no-fire zone that has lockout systems 106 on the firearm. These commands can be entered by a person at or away from the target. In some implementations, commands may be entered by law enforcement officials. In some implementations, commands may be pre-programmed at the target or remotely to be executed or canceled at set times of the day on set days of the year, such as Monday through Friday school hours during the school year.

The variable no-fire zone 112 is considered a no-fire zone, and the variable no-fire zone 110 is considered a zone in which the firearm is inoperable when the muzzle is pointed in the direction of the target 101 within the no-fire arc.

A variable no-kill zone 110 for a particular firearm is set by adding the distance to the predetermined no-fire zone 112 . The system adds from the center of the no-fire zone 112 a distance calculated based on the type of firearm, the most powerful ammunition for the firearm, the firing distance for that maximum ammunition, and a fixed margin of safety expressed as an additional percentage of the maximum firing distance for the ammunition. The firearms disaster safety system 103 may include a database that stores the range of each type of bullet for each type and model of weapon. This information may be based on the manufacturer's published specifications, cross-referenced to the type and model of a particular weapon, to determine the most powerful ammunition for that particular weapon and range, and the added safety and range margin for that ammunition.

The effective range (i.e., travel distance) of any given bullet can be expressed as a function of muzzle velocity or muzzle energy of the ammunition. For example, if a firearm is identified by the system as a Colt 45 revolver, then the database will indicate that the most powerful ammunition for that firearm is a cartridge that has a range of approximately 2,000 feet. If the margin of safety is approximately 40% of the ammunition's maximum firing distance, then the radius of the variable no-kill zone 110 defined outside of the no-fire zone 112 is 2000 feet with an additional 800 feet calculated by taking 40% of 2000 feet to determine non-defeat zone variable 110 for that firearm.

Within the no-fire zone 112, no weapons other than authorized weapons function in any directions. A particular firearm, such as a Colt 45 revolver, may not function within the no-fire arc starting at the outer perimeter of a particular variable no-kill zone 110 for that particular firearm.

In some implementations, certain weapons may be authorized to function within the no-fire zone 112. However, if an authorized weapon is acquired by a malicious shooter, or an authorized weapon is used by a malicious authorized user, the weapon may be disabled by the system. When the Firearms Disaster Safety System is notified that certain weapons have been taken, such as through the attacker stealing the weapon from a law enforcement officer, the system may treat that previously authorized firearm as an unauthorized firearm. That firearm may then be inoperable in the no-fire zone 112 or in the no-fire arc set for that firearm in the no-fire zone 110.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communications device 107 may be in communication via a connection 116 with the transceiver 130a of the target 101 and/or the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 via the connection 114. The mobile communications device 107, such as a vehicle, smartphone, or a compact portable computer may assist in geo-locating a firearm with a firearm-mounted locking system 106 at close range to the target 101. The firearm safety and dynamic variable defense system 100 can locate and store the geo-location of a firearm-mounted firearm. blocking system 106 close to target 101 using communication with GPS satellite 102 over connection 128, with cell tower 104 over connection 124, and with mobile communications device 107 over connection 154, as well as location information from the firearms blocking system , i.e., the readings of the induction compass located in the firearm. The system 100 may record the location of the firearm and its trajectory, as well as the location of law enforcement, emergency and security personnel, and guidance information transmitted to cell phones and smart devices, as well as their location, in the Disaster Safety System 103 related to with firearms, and/or at target 101 for archiving or forensic purposes.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart of an exemplary process 200 for activating a firearm-based firearm interlock system in a firearm safety and dynamic variable defense system. For convenience, process 200 will be described as being performed by a system of one or more computers located at one or more locations and appropriately programmed in accordance with the present specification. For example, a suitably programmed firearm safety and dynamic variable protection system, such as firearm safety and dynamic variable protection system 100 of FIG. 1 may carry out process 200.

This system begins the activation process by determining 202 that a firearm with a firearm-on-firearm locking device is within a predetermined distance of a target connected to a transceiver safety device. The system tracks 204 the firearm, including tracking the location of the firearm as well as the type of firearm and the owner of the firearm while the firearm is within a predetermined distance from the target. The system also determines 206 if the barrel of the firearm is relative to the target, ie, if it is pointing at the target. This determination may be automatic and performed using conventional computerized relative orientation coordinate calculations performed and re-executed at regular short nanosecond intervals with respect to the direction of the firearm's barrel as determined by the direction or orientation of the inductive compass in the firearm. The system calculates 208 the diameter of the protection ring for the target by determining the maximum range for the firearm ammunition and the predetermined safety margin range. The dynamic and changing diameter of the ring of protection outside the no fire and protection zone is greater than or equal to the maximum ammunition range for the most powerful ammunition for that firearm as recorded in the Firearms Disaster Safety System. The predetermined safety margin range can be pre-programmed and stored by the Firearms Disaster Safety System. In some implementations, Firearms Disaster Safety System programmers may define a safety margin as a percentage of the most powerful ammunition specified by the weapon manufacturer for a particular weapon. Thus, the margin of safety can be somewhere between 0% and 100% of the range of the ammunition.

The system also calculates 210 a dynamic no-fire arc on each side of the varying relative orientation of the firearm's barrel and a safety margin of a predetermined number of arc degrees. An interior arc is an arc with an active arrow at the center of the circle from which the arc originates. This arc includes a target 101 located within the interior of the arc. In some implementations, the system adds a safety margin in degrees/minutes/seconds, specified or dynamically defined as a percentage of the interior arc, to the interior arc to expand the interior arc on each side of the arc. The safety margin can be between 0 and 360 degrees/minutes/arc seconds, i.e., at 360 degrees of arc, an active weapon would be rendered inoperable in either direction.

When the firearm is within the no-fire zone surrounding the target and defined by the diameter of the calculated protection ring and the no-fire arc, the system sends a command 212 to the firearm-based interlock system to activate the interlock device located on the firearm to prevent the firearm from firing into the no-fire zone. .

Fig. 3 shows a micro-wiring card/board for a firearm-based lockout system 300. The firearm-mounted lockout system 300 includes a power supply 310. Power source 310 may be replaceable batteries or other rechargeable power source connected to an optional step-down transformer 314, if the charger does not have a built-in step-down transformer, with a power port 316 for recharging, such as a USB power port. The blocking system 300 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 308. The CPU receives information from the communication relay/receiver 312, the induction compass 304, the power supply 310, and the input port 318. The CPU then applies the data according to a set of rules programmed into the CPU. One set of rules may instruct the switching processor 302 to engage the safety lock/unlock switch 330 in the event of a power interruption, or when the capacity of the power supply 310 drops below a set percentage, such as 10% of capacity. Another set of rules may instruct the CPU to send information it controls and receives from other units to the memory component 306 to maintain an active history of actions. Yet another set of rules may allow the CPU to collect information pre-programmed in the CPU or memory component 306, or information loaded into the weapon by the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103, and then apply that information to another process defined by different rules. CPU. The CPU may also be programmed to send information from the inductive compass 304 or memory component 306 to the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 in real time. The CPU may also turn on the switching processor and the safety override switch when the communication relay/receiver 312 receives a signal to disarm or engage the firearm at the edge of the variable no-fire zone 110 within some no-fire arc, or when the active weapon is outside the variable. zone 110 non-defeat or is not within a certain arc of the prohibition of firing. The lockout system 300 also includes a communications relay/receiver 312 that receives commands to disable or engage the lockout device on the firearm. This repeater/receiver may include a built-in antenna. In some implementations, the firearm-based interlocking system receives these commands from the Firearms Disaster Safety System 103 or target 101. The firearm-based interlocking system also includes a memory component 306. The system 300 also includes an inductive compass 304 for determining location information associated with a firearm. The CPU sends commands to the switching processor 302 to activate or deactivate the locking device on the firearm. The system 300 further includes a wired or wireless connection 320 between the switch processor 302 and a remote trigger safety switch 330 located on the firearm proximate a conventional firearm-mounted manual safety switch.

In the preferred embodiment, all components, with the exception of the wired or wireless connection 320 and the safety lock/unlock switch 330, are miniaturized and mounted on a circuit board/board that can be integrated as original equipment mounted in a stock, buttstock, or pistol grip firearms. The circuit board in Fig. 3 can be made small enough to fit into a receiving handle or weapon grip. Alternatively, the mounting card/board may be retrofitted into the stock, buttstock, or pistol grip of a firearm, such as in the form of a pistol grip pad or interchangeable pistol grips applied to the pistol grip of a firearm.

A wired or wireless connection between the switching processor and a remote trigger safety switch proximate a conventional firearm-mounted manual safety switch may be installed within the interior of the firearm and proximate the conventional firearm-mounted manual safety switch so that, when the remote safety switch is engaged, trigger switch, the locking rod or bolt has been activated to block the release of the manual safety switch on the firearm. If the firearm-mounted safety switch is in the off position, making the trigger and hammer of the firearm active, when the remote trigger safety switch is engaged, the firearm-mounted manual safety switch will engage and move to the on position, making firearms are inoperable.

To prevent disabling the firearm's interlock system, the system is pre-programmed to go into a non-released lock mode when changes are made to the firearm's interlock system or an attempt is made to remove the system. In one implementation, the system renders the weapon inoperable upon a short or significant change in power supply. In another implementation, the system renders the firearm inoperable when the amount of electrical power falls below a set capacity, such as when the lockout system on the firearm has 10% or less of full battery power.

Fig. 4A shows an embodiment of a firearm-mounted lockout device of a firearm-mounted lockout system that is activated when it receives a lockout command from the safety lockout/unlock switch of FIG. 3. In this version, an irregularly shaped cam (i.e., rectangular, eccentric, or triangular) can be attached to the motor shaft. The system can rotate the cam and thus lock the safety rod. In FIG. 4A, the micromotor 401 is connected to a wired or wireless communication device 402 that communicates with a communication device on the CPU of an interlocking system, such as an interlocking system 300. The micromotor 401 is also connected to a power supply 403 that is connected to the power supply of the CPU or is self-contained. The motor rotor shaft 404 is connected to an irregularly shaped cam, such as a triangular cam 405, a rectangular cam 406, or a non-centered round or oval cam 407. When the cam rotates, the system locks the safety rod mechanism, thus blocking the firing of the firearm. When the micromotor 401 receives a signal to fire the firearm, the motor 401 rotates the cam and unlocks the firearm, allowing the firearm to be fired.

Fig. 4B shows a second embodiment of a firearm-mounted lockout device of a firearm-mounted lockout system that is activated when it receives a lockout command from the safety lockout/unlock switch of FIG. 3. In this stopping rod/ratchet/pawl version, a flywheel or similar disk may be attached to the motor shaft and may act as a locking mechanism like a cam to move an off-centered rod or piston into position against the striker in the weapon. The stopping ratchet/pawl or crank arm may be in the form of a toothed cam 408 that is mounted on a micromotor 401, or it may be engaged with the toothed cam 408 via another transfer plate 409 on which the rod or piston 411 is offset and the ratchet/pawl 410 installed in such a way that they prevent the transfer plate from reversing after it is in position. This configuration allows the system to convert the circular motion of the micromotor rotor into an angular vertical or horizontal motion of a piston that moves the locking rod like a cam that does so in close proximity to the locking rod. The ratchet/pawl is released when the safety is in the off position. In one implementation, when the locking bar is engaged, it prevents the release of the trigger guard, thus locking the trigger. In another implementation, the blocking rod prevents the striker from coming into contact with the charge. In yet another implementation, the blocking rod prevents the fall arrest rod from disengaging from the fall arrest block in the barrel.

Using either the version of FIG. 4A or versions of FIG. 4B, a cam or flywheel/disk is attached to the rotor of the micromotor to actuate the locking rod against the trigger safety mechanism or striker to prevent it from moving relative to the charge, or to prevent the block from moving, which in turn prevents it from moving into the firing position. protecting against the fall of the rod attached to the distal end of the striker shaft.

In another implementation, the micromotor engages with a housing containing a threaded rod or pin that unscrews and thus extends against the striker, trigger rod, or locking rod, preventing the rod from disengaging.

Fig. 4C shows the potential location of a safety on a firearm. The weapon barrel 420 includes a striker 422, a locking guard rod 423, and a locking mechanism 424, such as one of the locking mechanisms of FIG. 4A or FIG. 4B. In this implementation, the locking bar 423 protrudes into the path of the striker 422 to prevent (or enable) the striker when the locking mechanism 424 is engaged (or disengaged).

Fig. 4D shows an alternative location for a safety on a firearm. In this implementation, the locking mechanism 424 causes the locking bar 423 to engage with the trigger locking shield 428 to disengage/engage the trigger 427.

Fig. 4E shows yet another alternative location for a safety on a firearm. In this implementation, the locking mechanism 424 causes the locking rod 423 to engage the trigger 426 or trigger plate to prevent (or enable) the trigger lug or trigger plate to strike the charge.

Embodiments of the subject matter and functional operations described in this specification may be implemented in digital electronic circuits, in tangible computer software or firmware, in computer hardware including the structures disclosed in this specification, and their structural equivalents, or in combinations of one or more of them. Embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification may be implemented as one or more computer programs, i.e., one or more computer program instruction modules, encoded on a tangible, non-transitory storage medium, for execution by a data processing device or for managing its operation. The computer storage medium may be computer readable storage, computer readable storage, random access or sequential access storage, or a combination of one or more of these. Alternatively or additionally, program instructions may be encoded in an artificially generated propagating signal, such as a computer generated electrical, optical, or electromagnetic signal, that is generated to encode information for transmission to a suitable receiver for execution by a data processing device.

The term "data processing device" refers to data processing hardware and includes all kinds of apparatuses, devices, and machines for data processing, including, for example, a programmable processor, a computer, or multiple processors or computers. This device may also be or additionally include special purpose logic circuits, such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). This device may, but need not, include, in addition to hardware, code that creates an execution environment for computer programs, such as code that creates a processor firmware, a protocol stack, a database management system, an operating system, or a combination of one or more of them.

A computer program, which may also be referred to or described as a program, software tool, software application, application, module, program module, script, or code, may be written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted languages, or declarative or procedural languages; and it may be used in any form, including as a stand-alone program or as a module, component, subroutine, or other unit suitable for use in a computing environment. The program may, but need not, correspond to a file in the file system. A program may be stored in a portion of a file that contains other programs or data, such as one or more scripts stored in a markup language document, in a single file dedicated to the program in question, or in multiple coordinated files, such as files that store one or multiple modules, subroutines, or pieces of code. The computer program may be used in such a way that it runs on a single computer or on multiple computers that are located in the same location or distributed over multiple locations and connected by a data communication network.

The processes and logical sequences of operations described in the present description of the invention may be performed by one or more programmable computers executing one or more computer programs to perform functions by managing input data and generating output data. The processes and workflows may also be performed by special purpose logic, such as an FPGA or ASIC, or by a combination of special purpose logic and one or more programmable computers.

Computers suitable for executing a computer program may be based on general purpose and/or special purpose microprocessors, or any other type of central processing unit. In general, the CPU will receive instructions and data from ROM and/or random access memory. The essential elements of a computer are a central processing unit for executing instructions and one or more memory devices for storing instructions and data. The CPU and memory can be augmented with or built into special-purpose logic circuits. In general, a computer may also include or be configured to receive data from and/or transmit data to one or more mass storage devices for data storage, such as magnetic, magneto-optical disks, or optical disks. However, the computer may not have such devices. In addition, the computer may be embedded in another device, such as a mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile audio and video player, game console, Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, or handheld a storage device such as a flash drive with a universal serial bus (USB), etc.

Computer-readable storage media suitable for storing computer program instructions and data include all forms of non-volatile memory, storage media, and storage devices, including, for example, semiconductor storage devices such as EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices. memory; magnetic disks, such as internal hard drives or removable drives; magneto-optical disks; and CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs.

To provide user interaction, embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification may be implemented on a computer having a display device, such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor or a liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display). LCD) to display information to the user, and a keyboard and pointing device, such as a computer mouse or trackball, through which the user can provide input to the computer. Other kinds of devices may also be used to provide user interaction; for example, the feedback provided to the user may be any form of sensory feedback, such as visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback; and input from the user may be received in any form, including acoustic, speech, or tactile input. Additionally, the computer may interact with the user by sending documents to and receiving documents from the device being used by the user; for example, by sending web pages to a web browser on the user device in response to requests received from the web browser. Also, the computer may interact with the user by sending text messages or other forms of messages to a personal device such as a smartphone, launching a messaging application, and in turn receiving response messages from the user.

Embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification may be implemented on a computing system that includes a server component, such as a database server, or that includes an intermediate component, such as an application server, or that includes an input a component, such as a client computer having a graphical user interface, a web browser, or an application through which a user can interact with an implementation of the subject matter described in this specification, or any combination of one or more of such server components, intermediate components, or input components. The components of the system may be interconnected by any form of digital data transmission medium. Examples of communication networks include a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet.

The computing system may include clients and servers. The client and server are usually remote from each other and usually communicate through a communication network. The client-server relationship is established by means of computer programs running on the respective computers that have a client-server relationship with each other. In some embodiments, the server transmits data, such as an HTML page, to the user device, for example, to display the data to the user and accept user input from the user interacting with the device that acts as a client. Data generated by a user device, such as the result of a user interaction, may be received from that device on a server.

While this specification contains many specific implementation details, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of any invention or the scope of the claims, but rather as descriptions of features that may be specific to particular embodiments of particular inventions. Some of the features that are described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in one embodiment. In contrast, various features that are described in the context of one embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable subcombination. In addition, although the features may be described above as operating in some combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from this combination, and the claimed combination may be classified as a subcombination or variant of the subcombination.

Similarly, while the operations are shown in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as a requirement that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all of the operations shown be performed to obtain the desired results. Under some circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be preferred. In addition, the separation of various system modules and components in the embodiments described above should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and it should be understood that the described software components and systems may generally be combined together in one software product. or distributed across multiple software products.

Specific embodiments of the subject matter of the invention have been described. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. For example, the steps listed in the claims may be performed in a different order and may still provide the desired results. As one example, the processes shown in the accompanying figures do not necessarily require the particular order shown or sequential order to achieve the desired results. In some cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be preferred.

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1. A computer-implemented method for separately deactivating a firearm located at a close distance from the target, comprising the steps of: determining that the firearm with the locking system on the firearm is within a predetermined distance from a target connected to the transceiver safety device; tracking the firearm, including the location of the firearm, as well as the type of firearm and the owner of the firearm, while the firearm is within a predetermined distance from the target; determining whether the barrel of the firearm has a relative orientation to the target; calculating a target protection ring diameter by determining a maximum projection range for the firearm ammunition and a predetermined safety margin range; calculating a firing inhibition arc for the firearm using a safety margin of a predetermined number of arc degrees and a relative orientation of the firearm barrel; And sending a command to activate the locking system of the firearm on the firearm when the firearm is within the no-fire zone surrounding the target, determined by the diameter of the protection ring and the no-shoot arc, to prevent the firearm from firing into the no-fire zone. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the no-fire zone is defined by two zones, a no-shoot zone with a target in its center, and a variable no-kill zone for each particular weapon, which corresponds to a ring surrounding the no-fire zone. 3. The method according to paragraphs. 1, 2, further differing in the step in which: sending a command to deactivate the interlocking system of the firearm located on the firearm when the firearm is outside the no-fire zone. 4. The method according to any one of paragraphs. 1-3, further differing in the steps in which: tracking communication devices within a predetermined distance from the target; And sending messages to communication devices with safety instructions when the firearm is within a predetermined distance from the target. 5. The method according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, characterized in that the target is a cluster of communication devices identified in a particular geographic area. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the variable no-kill zone for a particular firearm is determined by adding a predetermined distance to the no-fire zone based on the characteristics of the particular firearm. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the predetermined distance to be added is calculated based on the type of firearm, the maximum ammunition for the firearm, the firing distance for the maximum ammunition, and a fixed safety margin expressed as an additional percentage of the maximum ammunition firing distances. 8. The method according to any one of paragraphs. 1-7, further differing, prior to sending a command to activate the interlocking system of the firearm located on the firearm, by the steps in which: determining whether the firearm is authorized to operate within a no-fire zone surrounding the target; And sending a command to activate the interlocking system of the firearm located on the firearm after determining that the firearm is not authorized to operate within the no-fire zone.

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