Patent ID: 9494686
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: F41G,G01C,G01S

Claim Text:
1. A laser-based target locator for determining absolute coordinates of a target, the laser-based target locator comprising: an observation scope configured to provide an image viewable through an eyepiece; an orientation sensor configured to obtain an angle of the target with respect to the laser-based target locator when the target is viewable through the eyepiece; a location system configured to obtain the absolute coordinates of the laser-based target locator; a laser range finder aligned with the observation scope and configured to measure a distance between the observation scope and the target when the target is viewable through the eyepiece; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the laser range finder, the orientation sensor, and the location system, the processing unit configured to determine the absolute coordinates of the target based on the distance, the angle of the target with respect to the laser-based target locator, and the absolute coordinates of the laser-based target locator; wherein the laser-based target locator is configured to optically receive information from an optical tag, the information including absolute coordinates of the optical tag.