Patent ID: 11927767
Assignee: VISTA OUTDOOR OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 19:
20. An optical aiming device operable with a client device, the optical aiming device comprising:
a housing extending from a forward bell portion including an objective lens to a rearward eyepiece portion including an ocular lens, the housing having a plurality of axially spaced lenses therebetween and defining an optical path therethrough;
a reticle pane positioned in the optical path in one or more of a first and second focal plane, the reticle pane at least partially defining a reticle display field including a zero point and viewable by a user;
a magnification sensor configured to produce an output signal that indicates a magnification setting for the aiming device;
a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled with the processor;
a display device positioned in the housing; and
a network adapter;
wherein the computer readable storage medium includes instructions, executable by the processor, to cause the optical aiming device to:
receive a first set of ballistics input data regarding a first ammunition and a range from the client device via the network adapter;
determine a ballistic trajectory for the first ammunition;
determine, using the ballistic trajectory, a BDC pattern including one or more holdover marks corresponding to the range along the ballistic trajectory greater than a range indicated by the zero point;
determine a first magnification setting;
determine a first design for the reticle display field based on the first magnification setting;
project, using the display device, the first design for the reticle display field and the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field including the one or more holdover marks; and
project, using the display device, one or more of status indicators displaying system information, environmental information, time information and orientation information onto the reticle display field.